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Travel News - 624

Aug 20, 20191 min read

David Attenborough's new series will take you on a journey to every continent

The Old Town pier in Helsinki, Finland

Aug 20, 20191 min read

Here's how Helsinki wants to make your visit more sustainable

A young couple talking in the doorway of their tiny house

Aug 20, 20192 min read

Here's why your tiny home travel dream is also eco-friendly

Aug 16, 20194 min read

Explore the sustainable paradise of Lord Howe Island

Travel News - Reduce waste

Aug 9, 20194 min read

These are 7 simple ways you can reduce waste when flying

No swimming sign with flag at beach

Aug 8, 20192 min read

How to find out if your US beach is safe for swimming

A square sifter sits on the sand by the ocean with lots of small pieces of plastic stuck in its net

Aug 6, 20195 min read

How to visit Hawaii without totally destroying it

Butterfly Island: a crescent of beach with a single canoe moored on the sand, two more canoes are in the sea approaching the beach. Behind the beach is dense jungle.

Aug 5, 20195 min read

The world's best wild beaches and how to reach them

Travel News - piedmonthills

Aug 2, 20192 min read

These are the best rural towns in Italy for slow living and beautiful landscapes

Travel News - Puerto De La Cruz Tenerife November 2018

Jul 29, 20191 min read

Why Tenerife is saying adios to Instagram-friendly stone towers

Travel News - Virginia Raggi tests the new technology. The Mayor of Rome

Jul 27, 20192 min read

Trade plastic bottles for a metro ticket in Rome

Travel News - Bee stops

Jul 22, 20191 min read

Dutch city transforms over 300 bus stops into 'bee stops'

Human observing Milky way at Balanced Rock, Big Bend National park, Texas USA. Constellation and galaxy
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Jul 16, 20195 min read

Stellar views: stargazing in the Southwest USA

Features - OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA

Jul 10, 20195 min read

New Zealand Paparoa track: essential hiking tips for new trail

Travel News - GettyImages-585626202

Jul 8, 20192 min read

Here's why one airline is encouraging people not to fly

Sunset over cacti in the Sonoran Desert, near Phoenix.

Jun 21, 20194 min read

Under the radar USA: Tucson is more than its cactus

Travel News - reservebison

Jun 19, 20192 min read

Take an eco-tour around Chernobyl and see how wildlife and nature has rebounded

Travel News - Flying-V

Jun 5, 20191 min read

KLM reveals details of plans for a new v-shaped aircraft

Travel News - BigPicture: Natural World Photography Competition

Jun 3, 20192 min read

Jaw-dropping moments in nature captured in this photography competition

A mature male chimpanzee sits in dense green foliage atop a large rock with its legs tucked up and its forearms hanging over its knees - it is looking pensively up to the trees above© Bella Falk

May 17, 20196 min read

Why seeing chimpanzees in Uganda is one of the world's greatest wildlife experiences

Travel News - machu picchu airport

May 16, 20193 min read

Could Machu Picchu's new airport threaten sustainable tourism at the ancient Inca site?

Travel News - capri (1)

May 14, 20192 min read

This idyllic Italian island will fine tourists €500 for bringing single-use plastic

Travel News - eco friendly jeepney

May 10, 20192 min read

Philippines' colourful jeepneys are going green

Travel News - Greta Thunberg

May 4, 20193 min read

How to travel sustainably like climate change activist Greta Thunberg

Travel News - Green grass straws - Image provided by Zero Waste Saigon

Apr 23, 20191 min read

How banana leaves are replacing plastic packaging in Vietnam

Travel News - Joshua Tree National Park

Apr 13, 20192 min read

People who live near national parks are healthier and even wealthier

A hiker stands observing a view of a pristine forest, with craggy mountains in the background

Apr 11, 20196 min read

Authentic outdoor adventures in Bosnia & Hercegovina

Travel News - Macal River Camp

Mar 22, 20192 min read

Belize unveils a budget-friendly eco-resort in the heart of the jungle

Travel News - palau

Mar 20, 20191 min read

The world’s most sustainable tourist destinations named for 2019

Travel News - Closed for Maintenance 2

Feb 22, 20192 min read

The Faroe Islands will temporarily close to tourists

Travel News - nasa greening

Feb 16, 20192 min read

It’s official: the planet is getting greener

Travel News - belize

Jan 17, 20192 min read

We now know what’s at the bottom of Belize’s Blue Hole

Travel News - jellyfish

Jan 16, 20191 min read

Palau’s incredible Jellyfish Lake is once again welcoming travellers

Travel News - EXXpedition 1

Jan 11, 20191 min read

Women wanted for all-female sailing voyage exploring plastics in the ocean

Travel News - Recycled chopsticks tabletop

Dec 10, 20182 min read

How your used chopsticks are being turned into beautiful furniture

Travel News - ∏AndreaCherchi_foto_Biblioteca degli Alberi InsideOutside (10)

Dec 5, 20181 min read

Milan's Library of Trees is finally open

Travel News - Evolve 2

Nov 29, 20182 min read

A high school teacher has created the perfect, sustainable travel towel

Young family camping in the mountains, New Zealand. Sister and brother playing a game of balance, while mum cooks dinner, with the sun setting over the distance mountain peaks.
Family Camping In The Alps, Bealey Spur, New Zealand.
Young family camping in the mountains, New Zealand. Sister and brother playing a game of balance, while mum cooks dinner, with the sun setting over the distance mountain peaks.

Nov 21, 20185 min read

Best tips for free camping in New Zealand

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Nov 13, 20182 min read

Rome's newest mural doesn't just look good, it also purifies the air

Travel News - MilanoBoscoVerticale-StefanoBoeriArchitetti-ph.DavidePiras-0356

Nov 2, 20182 min read

Milan's high-rise Vertical Forest takes root

Traffic and pedestrians on Champs-Elysees and Arc de Triomphe during sunset.

Oct 25, 20185 min read

Greener Paris: how eco initiatives are changing the French capital

Travel News - horses

Oct 23, 20182 min read

You can break in a wild horse in the Australian outback

Features - Eki-Chat-Yurt-Camp_MUST-CREDIT-Nick-Wharton-Dariece-Swift-www-e7e698844921

Oct 22, 20184 min read

Best new places for travellers to stay in 2019

Travel News - Aerial View Of Lake Eyre

Oct 5, 20182 min read

Aboriginal culture and heritage of Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre Basin brought alive in new map

Travel News - Adult woman in bikini on tropical beach, Thailand

Oct 3, 20181 min read

Thailand’s most famous beach is now closed indefinitely

Travel News - komodo

Aug 13, 20182 min read

Indonesia moves to protect Komodo dragons as visitor numbers grow

Travel News - mex1

Aug 9, 20182 min read

Sleep inside the belly of a snake in this Mexican Airbnb rental

bridal falls in B.C Canada

Aug 8, 20185 min read

Five ways to watch wildlife in Colombia

Snow-capped mountains of the Paso San Antonio on the Huayhuash Trek in the Andes Mountains.

Aug 7, 20185 min read

The Huayhuash trek: a high-elevation Eden

Travel News - vail, colorado

Jul 26, 20181 min read

Vail, Colorado has been named the first sustainable mountain resort destination

Travel News - Recycled Park July 2 2018_04 (2)

Jul 23, 20181 min read

Visit Rotterdam’s floating park made entirely from recycled waste

Jul 16, 20180 min read

Mediterranean salt marshes look like abstract paintings from above

Jul 13, 20181 min read

Stunning coral forests discovered off Aeolian Islands of Italy

Travel News - 0162_cesar_david_martinez

Jul 6, 20181 min read

Colombia now has the world’s largest tropical rainforest national park

Brunei rainforest

Jun 19, 20182 min read

Why Brunei Darussalam is getting a reputation as an ecotourism destination

Travel News - olympic national park quiet place

Jun 13, 20182 min read

Is this the quietest place in the USA?

Two Komodo dragon's fight with each other on Komodo Island.

Jun 12, 20186 min read

Enter the dragon: exploring Komodo National Park’s wild attractions

Features - BoilingLake5-bef302577dc8

Jun 4, 20184 min read

Take a hike, Dominica: the Caribbean's most adventurous island

Rockhopper penguins climb a rocky hill on Saunders Island.

Apr 24, 20186 min read

An essential guide to the Falkland Islands

The Jill Strawbale House in Strontian, Scotland.

Apr 11, 20182 min read

An eco-friendly straw bale cottage in the Scottish Highlands could be your next weekend getaway

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