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4 Oct
Travel – home or away… Balancing the costs and benefits
Posted by environmentaleducationuk in Africa, Carbon offsetting, Comments, Economy, Endangered Species, Geography, Guiardian newspaper, Local, Mark Carwardine, National Parks, New Zealand, Stephen Fry, Stonehenge, Sustainability, The Independent, Tourism, United Kingdom, Wildlife, World Heritage. Tagged: Africa, Carbon offsetting, Local, Mark Carwardine, National Parks, New Zealand, Spain, Stonehenge, Travel, United Kingdom, World Heriage Sites. Leave a Comment
The Independent Traveller yesterday featured New Zealand – my home (see below) – with its unique wildlife as see on Last Chance to See http://www.bbc.co.uk/lastchancetosee/ where two British presenters enjoy other countries and we watch.
The Guardian included a special promotion on Spain’s World Heritage cities. http://www.guardian.co.uk/spanish-tourist-board/spanish-heritage-rome-renaissance-spain.
The Independent Traveller a promoted a competition for Stonehenge http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/uk/best-of-the-stones-the-ancient-structures-at-stonehenge-are-truly-rocks-of-ages-1796727.htmlTnhe
My wife (Aussie) and I (NZer) arguably came to the UK from NZ as a result of wildlife safaring/travelling across East Africa and Western Europe, and we plan to visit Asia in the future. For a number of reasons, we did not travel overseas (from the UK) for more than a year, and then recently visited Athens, renowned for its World Heritage Sites including the Pathenon.
Wishing to be ‘patriotic’ and see more of the UK, we have undertaken some camping breaks in a couple of British and Welsh national parks and hoped to do so again this year, but the cost of rail travel and other things have got in the way…
Should we concentrate on local holidays and breaks, or travel abroad to experience the nature and culture everywhere..and book with companies with green credentials and offset our carbon emissions? Or should we stay in our country and get to know it … and save the environment?
Weblinks
http://whc.unesco.org/ World Heritage Sites
http://www.jpmorganclimatecare.com/ Carbon offsetting
http://www.responsibletravel.com/ Travel with a green edge
http://edu-tourism.blogspot.com/ Green tourism blog
http://www.independent.co.uk/travel/ausandpacific/feather-report-nature-and-nurture-in-new-zealand-1796725.html A rare flightless parrot, ancient reptiles and some of the world’s largest trees are among the wonders to be found in New Zealand’s spectacular landscapes