Tag Archive | "Travel"
Posted on 13 April 2010. Tags: New South Wales, pictures, Round Up, Tourism, Travel
Holidaying in New South Wales is the perfect way to enjoy the three Rs we all need – rest, recreation & rejuvenation! From surfing, swimming, hiking, shopping and much more, My Green Australia is here to help you find some of the best eco holiday spots around! Read the full story
Posted in Entertainment and Travel, Features
Posted on 12 April 2010. Tags: Bottled Water, carbon footprint, pictures, Tips & Tricks, Travel, Water
We all know that bottled water is the absolute scourge of the earth and we really need to start cutting back on buying these products – but how do we do that while travelling? Read the full story
Posted in Entertainment and Travel, Features
Posted on 09 April 2010. Tags: pictures, Round Up, Tourism, Travel, Victoria
Victoria, Australia is home to white sandy beaches, rainforests, deserts, and snow covered mountains. It is also the place I grew up in and love! My Green Australia is here to help you find some of the best eco holiday spots around! Read the full story
Posted in Entertainment and Travel, Features
Posted on 25 March 2010. Tags: Animals, Entertainment & Travel, Environmental, pictures, Tips & Tricks, Travel
I love scuba diving – being under the water and seeing amazing creatures is fantastic, but as a diver we have to be very careful with our marine playground! Read the full story
Posted in Entertainment and Travel, Features
Posted on 21 March 2010. Tags: Children, Design, Food, pictures, Style, Travel
Get back to basics with Kids Konserve version of the good ol’ brown paper bag. Read the full story
Posted in Design, Family, Style
Posted on 16 March 2010. Tags: Animals, Conservation, Environmental, pictures, Travel
The breathtaking wonder that is the Republic of Maldives really believes in eco-tourism. So much so that they have declared the entirety of its 90,000 square mile Exclusive Economic Zone a shark sanctuary, banning all fishing as well as imports and exports of shark fins. Read the full story
Posted in Green News and Issues
Posted on 06 January 2010. Tags: Energy, pictures, Transport, Travel
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. Read the full story
Posted in Green News and Issues
Posted on 23 November 2009. Tags: carbon footprint, Health, pictures, Travel
This article is for the ladies mainly! I am not one to discriminate against men, but let’s just assume Read the full story
Posted in Features, Health
Posted on 17 November 2009. Tags: carbon footprint, Conservation, In the News, pictures, Reduce, Save Money, Travel
Yes - Buy Nothing Day is coming up again on November 28 (or November 27 for our USA visitors). This is a great time to practice a little restraint Read the full story
Posted in Events, Green News and Issues
Posted on 15 November 2009. Tags: pictures, Reduce, Technology, Travel
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!! Read the full story
Posted in Technology
Posted on 06 November 2009. Tags: carbon footprint, Garden, pictures, Travel
I was pretty pleased when I took delivery of my compost bin and though I am still trying to get the mixture right, I have hopes for the future as we have plenty of fruit peels and leaves around here. I am still grappling with the lack of earthworms here. Read the full story
Posted in Garden
Posted on 02 November 2009. Tags: Animals, Conservation, pictures, Travel
The Military Macaw (Guacamaya) is a magnificent bird and is endangered because it, and its close relations, macaws of other colours, are so beautiful that they are in demand as pets, despite this being illegal. Read the full story
Posted in Green News and Issues
Posted on 29 October 2009. Tags: Animals, Conservation, In the News, pictures, Travel
I was shocked and dismayed when I found an article about the gloomy prediction for the worlds Tigers Read the full story
Posted in Features, Green News and Issues
Posted on 23 October 2009. Tags: pictures, Travel
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. Read the full story
Posted in Entertainment and Travel
Posted on 21 October 2009. Tags: carbon footprint, Green Tips, pictures, Reduce, Save Money, Tips & Tricks, Travel
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. Read the full story
Posted in Entertainment and Travel, Family