11 Eco-Friendly Bikes To Put The Pedal To The Sustainable Metal
On your mark, get set, bike! When it comes to pedal power, we’re some of the biggest spokes-men for eco-friendly bikes. And beyond sustainable…
Sustainable Travel
9 Sustainable Luggage Brands To Pack For The Planet
By choosing sustainable luggage you can put a whole new meaning on packing lightly. Prioritizing sustainable travel mitigates the impact of your…
The Rise of Regenerative Travel: Redefining Tourism For A Sustainable Future
When travel was halted in 2020, the New York Times heralded a new phase of sustainable tourism: regenerative travel. Flash forward to…
13 Eco-Friendly Travel Products To Jetset Your Sustainability
Leave your eco-woes at home and pack wisely for your next low waste adventure with eco-friendly travel products. From coffee mugs to toiletries…
13 Eco-Tourism Companies To Help You Book Your Next Sustainable Adventure
Eco-tourism companies turn unsustainable travel into eco-friendly adventuring. They find the best environmentally friendly experiences, accommodation…
7 Sustainable Sleeping Bags For More Conscious Camping Comfort
For something that allows us to sleep out in nature, sleeping bags should be eco-friendly, right? Yet oddly enough, sustainable sleeping bags are…
5 Eco-Friendly Tents You Can (Sustainably) Sleep Under The Stars In
Pitch a tent and save the planet? Now, there’s an idea worth putting some (tent) stakes in—but eco-friendly tents are almost as hard to come by as…
Eco Camping Tips: The Lowdown on Low-Impact Sustainable Camping
Eco camping means you leave nothing in Mother Nature’s backyard but footprints and take nothing but memories—except mosquito bites, lots of…
Zero Waste Travel: 11 Tips, Tricks & Hacks For Low Impact Traveling
Zero waste travel isn’t about perfection, but it does take a little bit of sustainably savvy know-how. As travel ramps up around the globe…
10 Sustainable Travel Tips For The Eco-conscious Traveler
Traveling is undoubtedly one of life’s greatest pleasures. But it comes at a cost. So, to make sure it’s sustainable, here’s 10 travel-specific tips…
Wildlife Tourism: The Cruel Reality Behind Thailand’s Popular Animal Attractions And The Man Trying To Change It
Wildlife tourism affects us all. Over 100 million people visit wildlife tourism attractions every year. Sadly, the vast majority of us who make up those stats are completely unaware of the cruelty that takes place behind the scenes
Birding In Faia Brava: A Vulture Experience With Wildlife Portugal
Fernando Romão is the founder of Wildlife Portugal, a specialist nature and eco-tourism business offering various activities in Portugal’s National Network of protected areas. We were lucky enough to spend an entire day with Fernando bird watching from his hide…
The Faia Brava Tale: Building A Private Nature Reserve From Scratch & Empowering Rural Portuguese Communities
We met Ana in her guesthouse in the beautiful town of Castelo Rodrigo where she gave us an overview of the area and how it supports the local community. We then went on to spend a full day with Fernando Romão from Wildlife Portugal…
A European Safari And The Rewilding Of The Abruzzo National Park: An Ecotourism Success Story
Stumbling across the ecotourism company, Wildlife Adventures was a bit of a serendipity. In 2017 on a flight, Joy found an article on the successful rewilding efforts in Europe and the positive impact ecotourism (and ecotourism companies like Wildlife Adventures) were having on conservation, especially in relation to larger predators like the lupo (i.e. Italian for wolf) who were not so long ago (circa 1970s) reviled and hunted nearly to extinction in that part of the world.
Our Minimalist Travel Wardrobe: Packing For 6 Months Around The World
We’ll be travelling for 6 months through 4 continents including Europe, North America, South America and Africa. We’re obviously passionate about living more sustainably and constantly feel like we have too much stuff in our lives so we thought it would be “fun” to find a way to combine all of these thoughts and ideas together when packing for 6 months on the road… Time will soon tell if this is a crazy idea or not?!