Learn to travel the world better with our Green Travel Guides.
Our green travel guides feature eco travel activities, local recommendations, foodie insights into the best vegetarian cuisine and advice on locally-owned travel accommodation. To learn more about green travel in places around the world, take a look through our collection of Green Travel Guides below.
Rushing around famous sights and landmarks, and backpacking to the next destination every few days is exhausting and unsatisfying. We wanted deeper, richer travel experiences. That’s why we embraced slow travel.
The inescapable truth is that tourism leaves behind a carbon footprint, but we can all take steps to tread more lightly. In Europe, the eco-conscious traveller can search out sustainable travel accommodation that’s greener and reduces our carbon footprint.
House sitting is when you look after other people’s homes and/or pets while they’re away. In this house sitting guide, we explain how to find your first house sit and travel the world for longer.
As Brighton locals, we know what makes a great weekend in Brighton. We all need a weekend filling our lungs to the brim with salty sea air sometimes. If you’ve decided on a spontaneous seaside trip then our guide has all the best things to do in Brighton this weekend.
Our Plovdiv travel guide covers the best things to do in the city and the Plovdiv European Capital of Culture 2019 programme and plans.
A Barcelona cooking class is the best way to learn to cook tapas. Even better, you can learn to cook Spanish food from locals who live in Barcelona. We’re about the reveal Barcelona’s best cooking class…
Eating out is a huge part of the culture in Barcelona. The city is full of plazas and squares where friends meet for wine and tapas, and talk until the midnight hour. Most locals don’t even consider actually eating dinner until 9pm or later. Instead, Catalonians go bar-hopping in the evening and eat a different tapa at each stop.
For us early-eating Brits, a late dinner time can come as quite a shock. But it feels good to take your time, meet up for a drink, snack on tapas and unwind at the end of the day. After a while, Luke and I came to love it.
Wild elephants in Sri Lanka were a huge highlight on our trip. On our safari in Udawalawe National Park, we saw herds of elephants, baby elephants and elephants bathing in the mud. We held our breath, watching these magnificent creatures in silence. We’d thought we would be lucky to see just one elephant, but within twenty minutes of entering the park, we’d already seen ten or more.
Sri Lanka has many National Parks where you can see wild elephants roam free. When you think of safari, like us you probably think of Africa. But Sri Lanka is an excellent destination for wildlife safari. The country is home to Asian elephants, monkeys, marsh crocodiles, eagles, wild peacocks and wild leopards.
In this Sri Lanka travel guide, we share the best places to visit and the attractions which should be on your travel itinerary. Sri Lanka is an island of bustling cities, secluded tea fields, impressive National Parks home to wild elephants and leopards, sandy beaches and good surf spots. Sri Lanka has many beautiful destinations to visit — so where should you go?
Komodo dragons can only be seen one place in the world — in Komodo National Park in Indonesia and we were finally there. Luke was beside himself with excitement at the possibility of seeing Komodo dragons. On our trip to Komodo Island and our stay in the port town of Labuan Bajo on Flores, we saw Komodo dragons, dived with manta rays, hiked up Padar Island and sunned ourselves on Pink Beach.
In this Yogyakarta travel guide, I share the five best things to do in Yogyakarta, the best vegetarian restaurants in the city and the best hotels in Yogyakarta. This Yogyakarta travel guide focuses on local culture, vegetarian food and green accommodation, to bring you the best green and local travel advice about the city.
The best place to see orangutans in the wild is Tanjung Puting National Park on the island of Borneo. There are said to be 6000 orangutans in the park. Borneo is shared by three countries: Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei. Tanjung Puting is in Indonesian Borneo, which is known as Kalimantan. Wild orangutans are found only on Borneo and Sumatra.
In this Singapore travel guide, we share the best travel tips for a stopover in Singapore that takes in all of the city’s best sights without breaking the bank.
We’re Charlie and Luke — UK travel bloggers, adventurers and storytellers. We travel slow and write about sustainable travel. We want to make responsible travel choices and help you do the same. Get to know us.
