Travelettes

Five Tried and Tested Eco-Friendly Travel Products

01/12/2020

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Is your New Year's resolution to become more eco-friendly and minimise your impact on the planet? Mine too! Truth be told - I've actually been trying to live more environmentally conscious for a while now. But with the out-of-control bushfires here in Australia and a climate crisis in full force right around the world, this year I need to get even more se[...]

Leave only footprints...eco-friendly luxury in Thailand.

08/09/2019

Annika

Hotels, Thailand

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Thailand has no shortcomings of beautiful resorts and islands and after traveling here for countless times I have been lucky enough to have quite a few. But on my most recent trip, it was time to try something new and when Soneva Kiri on Koh Kood invited me to stay I couldn't say yes fast enough. Staying at Soneva Kiri in Koh Kood I make no secret of m[...]

Lessons from the world's most sustainable country: Slovenia

08/03/2019

Maria

Slovenia, Travel Prep

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Sustainable Tourism Sustainable travel is increasingly becoming an important theme, not just for travelers but also on a much more global scale. With the monumental dangers of climate change, environmental degradation and decreasing numbers of endangered species, the travel industry and tourists themselves have a big role to play in reducing our ecological [...]

Hotels we love: The Arosea in South Tyrol

07/22/2019

Katja

Mountains, South Tyrol, SPONSORED CONTENT

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We've all been there. Life gets hectic, time gets short, the to-do list keeps growing. As a business owner, single mom and city girl I know this all too well. Every once and so often things get especially tough and my whole body is aching for some time off. So when the opportunity rolled around to check out the Arosea Life Balance and Nature Hotel in South T[...]

The Rise of â€˜Eco-Anxietyâ€™ and How It Could Shape the Future

05/14/2019

Tamara

Personal Stories

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For me, it struck hardest watching David Attenborough's latest series 'Our Planet'. The polar bears struggling to survive, the altered migration paths of whole species and the devastating decline of wildlife by 60% across the world. It filled me with overwhelming guilt and disgust at not only myself, but the whole human race. However it was one of Attenb[...]

Hikers On Mt. Everest Now Have To Carry Their Own Poo - Here's Why It's A Great Idea

03/22/2019

Tamara

hiking, Mountains, Nepal

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Let's talk poo. We all produce it. We've all got to go when we've got to go. Though I doubt many of us want to think too deeply about it. But I'm sorry, just this time we really need to. Hear me out for two minutes. On average, us humans produce roughly a pound of poo a day (which, if you really want to know is about 28,800lbs in a lifetime based o[...]

8 Easy Ways To Reduce Your Environmental Travel Impact (From Home!)

01/05/2019

Tamara

Travel Prep, Travel Tips

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We've all heard about ways you can minimise your impact on the world whilst actually travelling, but do you know that there are many ways to reduce and counteract your own carbon footprint even before you leave your front door? Even from the way you research your travels, how you book your trip, the way you go about preparing and of course what travel[...]

The Travelettes Guide to independent and sustainable trekking in Nepal

03/16/2018

guest

Mountains, Nepal, Travelettes Guide

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In order to go trekking in the Himalayas you don't necessarily have to book a tour through an agency way in advance - you can in fact also arrange everything spontaneously in Kathmandu. This guide to independent and sustainable trekking in Nepal is full of tips to ensure that your trekking experience has only positive impact on you, the locals in Nepal and t[...]

Traveling sustainably: A Green trip to Hamburg

08/13/2017

Tabea

Cities, Food & Drink, Hamburg, Wanderlust F

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We all know it: traveling is a wonderful thing. Period. But it is often also full of contradictions and dilemmas. To me, some of the biggest of theseÂ are to justify all the pollution and problems it can cause. To put it bluntly, I wonder oftenÂ if we have to harm our planet in order to discover its beauty. I donâ€™t know; one sounds antithetical to the othe[...]

Is it still ethical to travel to Iceland?

06/09/2017

Kathi

Iceland, Inspiration, Personal Stories, popular posts

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Iceland - barely any other destination is currently as hot and hyped as this little island in the north Atlantic. Only 300,000 people live on the island, and yet, over 1,000,000 travelersÂ visit Iceland every year. Since the economic crash in 2008, the Icelandic currency has lost a lot of value - suddenly a trip to Iceland became affordable luxury. The co[...]

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