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Enjoy visiting London with the kids
Visit a gallery, take in a show, have a nap.
London is a fantastic place to visit with children, with so many options it’s sometimes hard to cho...
McKinley Park ice skating, Chicago
Are you experiencing the winter blues? You're wanting to get out of the house but don't know what to do. McKinley Park has what yo're looking for! ...
Top Twitter Travel Tips
I asked some Twitter friends yesterday to share their travel tips, here's what I got sent:
@travelogged: Museums tend to be less crowded in the late ...
Airlines to cut emissions in half by 2050?
The Guardian is running a travel article today about the airlines' new agreement to cut carbon emissions by 50% before 2050. I believe this is greenwa...
Tour around five family friendly Leeds parks
While the summer may have come and gone, there’s still plenty of time to organise a family day-out at one of the many parks in and around Leed...
Back from Sweden
The last five days I've spent in Sweden together with my wife, visiting family and friends.
That, as always, means no updates on eyeflare.com for the...
Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Kanab, Utah
TripAdvisor presented a list of 5 top attractions according to travelers which are mostly unknown. Near the beautiful Angel Canyon in Utah, we can vis...
Hawaii's Big Island's eco-tourism website
Anyone looking for eco-travel resources for Hawaii's Big Island would do well to click over to BigIsland.org/Ecotourism. The website showcases all the...
Valentine’s Day in London
Bustling London is perfect to celebrate a romantic Valentine’s Day with a wife or girlfriend. Whether it’s making chocolate, going to a co...
Green travel getting crunched?
With the credit crunch, it seems that ’green travel’ isn’t getting us to open up our wallets. Travelers aren’t taking the typi...
Eco-friendly travel not a priority for UK travelers
Out of 1,000 UK travelers, 55% pay no attention to the environmental impact their travel plans have. Out of the 45% that does care, just a minuscule 2...
Travelers make more eco-friendly decisions according to new survey
Whether it's sharing rides to and from
the airport or printing only essential pages of their itineraries,
travelers are casting a critical eye on ea...
Eco-travel resources for your trip planning
The rising cost of oil, continuing depletion of natural resources, and climate change are on everyone’s mind. The travel industry has taken not...
Broadway Hostel, New York City
Hostels might be a great choice if you're in New York City and don't have friends you know well enough to crash on their sofa. Hotels here are often g...
4 more cool green getaways
Watching wildlife in an African nature reserve, learning about the plight of polar bears, kayaking a Latin American jungle river, or staying in a trad...
Green travel guide to Edinburgh launched
Organic porridge, iPod tours and a carbon neutral hostel are just a few of the eco-friendly highlights uncovered in the first ever green travel guide ...
Hire a minibus and roadtrip through Australia
If you're planning a great Australian roadtrip with your friends, you should consider a bus hire to get around in. With the massive distances between ...
4 exciting green getaways
Trekking through the high passes of Tibet, exploring wildlife in Ecuador's jungles, or canoeing down a river in Utah. Here are 4 very cool and eco-fri...
'Checkpoint friendly' laptop bags now allowed
To speed up the security process and better protect laptops, starting August 16 the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will allow passengers...
Eco-travel seals of approval
There's no convenient 'green pages' directory for eco-lodges, eco-friendly tour companies, or eco-travel destinations. Instead, there are dozens of pr...
Velib’ bike rentals in Paris
It’s been a year since the introduction of Velib’, Paris’s bike rental system and they are being used by people all over Paris! The Velib’ program w...
New bid to globalise sustainable tourism certification
Clearly, 100 different global sustainable tourism certification schemes is too much for the beleaguered consumer. In an effort to make the situati...
Carbon offsetting programs
A single long-haul flight between London and Los Angeles will rack up 2.6 tons of carbon emissions in your personal pollution account.
Most airl...
Eco-travel destinations no longer
Eco-travel has gone through a honeymoon period and become a mainstream trend. It's easy to find information about where to go and where to stay if you...
Cheap and simple green travel
Would you travel greener if it were simple and inexpensive? 90% of travelers in a recent survey indicated that they would like to have less of an impa...
Train travel around the world
Train travel is fast, convenient, and usually cheaper than flying. As an added benefit, you get to see the beautiful countryside you're traveling thou...
Great reads #16
Is that great American tradition - The Road Trip - be in danger? With gas hitting $4 per gallon and only rising, it certainly is costing more each day...
Bus travel around the world
Bus travel is economical, eco-friendly, and sometimes much faster than other options. In Mexico and Brazil for example, it's the cheapest way to get a...
Obituary of the late Mr Common Sense
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years. No one knows for sure how old he was, since his...
Minestrone soup and pesto
Soup is one of the best one-pot meals. This hearty minestrone makes a perfect feast if you're staying in a hostel with friends or even cooking for you...
ecoescape UK handbook for eco-friendly travel
A new series of eco-travel guides has launched for the United Kingdom. These ecoescape guides to "responsible escapism" feature 'slow travel...
Strata with tomatoes, herbs, and goatcheese
This simple one-pot meal is originally a peasant's meal. It's quite hearty and very simple to make while on the move, whether in a hostel kitchen or a...
Sausage and sage with white beans in Tuscan style
Italian food can be as easy as this one-pot dish from Tuscany. This sausages, sage, and white beans dish is hearty, easy to make, and feeds all your n...
Carpool for eco-friendly commuting
Not all travel involves jetting off to exotic places (or Cleveland...). Most of our miles and co2 emissions are caused by our daily commute - usually ...
Chinese New Year in London
London's Chinese New Year celebrations are a great, free, day out for visitors and Londoners alike. It's also one of the most child-friendly events: W...
Extravagant chocolate in New York
Here's a tip for an extravagant New York treat: Buy your girlfriend chocolates from Debauve et Gallais on Madison Avenue.
The choccies from here are ...
What to pack: Aquapure Traveller water bottle
If you're heading for the farthest reaches of Earth, or five minutes away from the corner store, clean drinking water becomes a priority. With an Aqu...
Why I won't join Facebook
First of all, this is not an endorsement for MySpace.
MySpace has provided me with numerous pet peeves all on its own. I find many of MySpace's pract...
Make your luxury travel budget friendly
Champagne taste on a beer budget? Try out Luxury Link to score a true luxury holiday on the sort-of-cheap.
Luxury Link auctions top trips
Luxury L...
Ultimate hangover prevention tips for travelers
Life as a frequent traveler, with boozy business meetings or nights out with long-missed friends, means you'll suffer from hangovers on a regular basi...
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5 sites give 322 tips for eco-friendly travel
Eco-friendly travel is vitally important as we jet about the planet. Here are 5 pages with 322 tips to help you do that.
Travel with a carb...
Freecycle your way to being green
Need furniture for your pad? Get it free by a webswap. Got a spare vacuum cleaner or computer monitor? Give it away to a new home. Cut down on your ...
Five eco-friendly travel habits
Travel means CO2 emissions unless you walk or cycle everywhere. While we all should reduce our travel miles, some of us have the bug and can't help ou...
Fernwood Resort, Big Sur, California
I recently married my wife in Big Sur and we needed to stay somewhere comfortable and with good value. A friend of Lauri's found the Fernwood Resort a...
I am now a married man
It's a week on and I am still pleasantly shocked about how happy I am about the last two month's events. Last Sunday, 28 January, was both m...
Canela, Portuguese and Brazilian Cafe, London
This friendly Portuguese and Brazilian café on Earlham Street, just off Covent Garden’s Neal Street, has a simple and straightforward vibe. The dining...
Hotel Eldorado, Paris
I stayed at this charming hotel in the 17th for two nights with an American friend. After a mix-up of the booked days/type of rooms we had a very plea...
Hostel Cuernavaca, Guerrero, Mexico
Hostel Cuernavaca sells itself as a family-run hostel, and that's exactly what it is. Run by Alicia and her husband, this is a converted family house ...
Hostal San Sebastian, Mexico City
For a friendly place to stay in Mexico City, pick the Hostal San Sebastian located just north of Zona Rosa in the Colonia Veronica Anzures. While bein...
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