[For the full article, visit The Green Travel Guide on Substack] A Winter Slow Train Journey: Prague → Vienna → Graz → Ljubljana There is a rhythm to slow travel that no flight can replicate. It allows you to connect to journey and place in an entirely present way. I have long loved train travel: …
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On the ferry across the Guadiana, I hesitate over a greeting. It lasts just long enough to notice – that half-second between switching from Spanish to Portuguese. The man checking the tickets is looking toward the other side of the river. I say bom dia, then immediately soften it, Andalusian-style, consonants slipping away before they fully …
The Business Case for Sustainable Tourism: Why It’s Essential for Long-Term Success “Investors are looking for companies with clear sustainability commitments because they understand these businesses are lower risk and positioned for long-term growth.” For decades, sustainability in tourism was often dismissed as a “nice to have”- an optional add-on embraced mainly by a handful …
The Art of Slow Travel Slow travel isn’t about moving at a snail’s pace – it’s about traveling with intention. It’s not measured in miles or ticks checked off on a list of must-sees, but in meaningful moments and deeper connections. In a world obsessed with speed, instant gratification, and “seeing it all,” slow travel invites us to pause, …
This article was originally published in The Green Travel Guide. For many, the idea of going on an African safari is a bucket-list travel experience. Watching a lion pride at dawn, following the rumble of elephants across the savanna, or witnessing the great wildebeest migration—these are moments that linger in memory for a lifetime. Yet …
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Roadmap to 2030 – Green Travel Initiatives from Thailand to the Nordics If 2024 was the warning shot, 2025 is the year destinations started hard-coding sustainability into tourism. From Southeast Asia’s route certifications to the Nordics’ regional plan—and the EU’s new strategy in the works—here’s what’s changing and how to travel better right now. Thailand’s …
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[This Article originally featured in The Green Travel Guide. For the full article visit here.] Early last summer I spent time in Athens staying next to the ruins of Hadrian’s Library and the Roman Agora. The heat was brutal. Intense 40C+ heatwave days. We would rise at dawn, venture out early, then spend most of …
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[This article was original published in The Green Travel Guide – subscribe for weekly slow travel stories, destination guides and recommendations. See The Green Travel Guide for access to the full article (including slow itineraries, stays, eats & more).] “Istanbul is a book that is never finished; it is a novel that keeps writing itself, …
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It was Tove Jansson’s classic, The Summer Book, that first introduced me to Scandinavian summers and archipelagos strewn confetti-like with tiny islands, those in turn dotted with brightly painted wooden cabins. The all-too-brief passing of the northern summer months, the sense of urgency to seize every moment of sunshine and dappled light, before “it is still …
La Serenissima has always entranced me. There are few places I have visited that hold the same captivating allure – the city seems to float on inky canal-ribboned waters. The patina-rich buildings in earthy shades of ochre, terracotta, dusty pinks, and soft cream walls with winking green or blue painted wooden shutters, showcase the remarkable …
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