I have traveled quite a bit over the years for work and for holidays, study and cultural exchange. Note that I have probably planted enough trees in my life to balance this activity’s carbon spew quite nicely. Continue Reading

Leaving in a few days for a trip of a lifetime to Nepal and India, I have had an awakening.  I realised I would finally be free of the dreaded (but much loved and needed) Lonely Planet Guide book! And really, can you blame me – the guidebook for India is about the same weight as my backpack!! Continue Reading

I was shocked and dismayed when I found an article about the gloomy prediction for the worlds Tigers Continue Reading

With the focus on climate control and the ever changing environment around us, we are becoming more aware of ways we can be “greener” and one of the biggest growing areas for change is in travel. Continue Reading

There’s only so much you can do to be a totally green traveller unless you emulate Cliffy Young and do the gumboot shuffle to Sydney and back. Continue Reading

Using bottled water is an ever increasing problem – and being Australians we all realise how devastating drought is to many people around the country.

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