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replying to @AliasElenita They work hard for sustainability are responsable of a great Amazon area and a Sanctuary to rescue animals and send them back to the wild. #PTTravel
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RT @kate_frankie: @RTWBarefoot This is so important and part of the problem. That discussion doesn't even come up very often and is huge. I…
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@kate_frankie Two billion people don't have that access.
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Two. Billion.
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replying to @findinganeish @findinganeish @kate_frankie @Stromfieldadvs Why “desperately irresponsible”? #PTTravel
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RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie Two billion people don't have that access.
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Two. Billion.
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FACTS...that a lot of governments in the Western world want to ignore! #pttravel https://t.co/koZNCPYXcU
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RT @5to9traveller: FACTS...that a lot of governments in the Western world want to ignore! #pttravel https://t.co/koZNCPYXcU
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot Agree! If clean water is accessible to everyone around the world, this will fix so many problems. #pttravel
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A3- Visit places in the offseason. It helps the local environment by not adding to the peak season trash and locals appreciate the business. Plus it can save you some cash.
#pttravel #travelingsession
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@kate_frankie A4 #PTTRavel
My general answer is the colder the country or region - the more responsible, while the hotter the less so.
Compare Canada to India, or Alaska to Panama.
Of course exceptions (Singapore !) But then again there is China. 50% of all the world's plastic pollution
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A4 Norway, Iceland, some places in Belize, New Zealand and Slovenia were places that had great examples of eco accommodation, walking/hiking activities, reusable items and supporting local suppliers and businesses
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RT @Stromfieldadvs: A2 - Wearing strappy tops and shorts in muslim countries makes me really, really cross! Just stop it! #pttravel
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RT @Pinkzenjoy: @Stromfieldadvs Yes, respecting local customs and traditions are also important. #pttravel
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot My wife (who is Indonesian) was amazed when she found out that there are places in the world where you CAN drink the tap water! #PTTravel
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Q5 How can we care for places, heritage of local people and still explore the world? How do we balance regular travel with some of the negative impact of tourism?
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RT @jasontravelblog: @kate_frankie A4: Follows on from @Txiki_Tales answer on the complimentary beer but I think Germany is really good in…
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replying to @TinyTrekkers @TinyTrekkers @kate_frankie @Masdar Is there anything really going on there Stuart or is it a bit of a white elephant? I was going to look around a few years back but other things got in the way. #pttravel
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replying to @Stromfieldadvs @Stromfieldadvs @kate_frankie True travel should teach us to respect other cultures and traditions. Good point #PTTravel
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#pttravel Also note the largest plastic polluters are countries who ... have a lax attitude to regulation and no real accountability. I'm looking at you, China. Also Philippines. "If in doubt, chuck it out." - there's a lot of water around both of those countries.
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replying to @Travel_Session @Travel_Session And it's so nice and quiet! we have discovered the joys of the off season! #pttravel
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replying to @jasontravelblog @jasontravelblog @Txiki_Tales Imagine if politicians were secure enough to share best practice and take good elements from other parties and countries to implement #wishfulthinking #PTTravel
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RT @StuartMHurlbut: @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot My wife (who is Indonesian) was amazed when she found out that there are places in the world…
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RT @RooLovesTravel: @kate_frankie A4 This is going to be very controversial - Japan burn their non-recyclable plastic. This will shock some…
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4: Personally I can’t say I’ve visited anywhere that appears leaps and bounds ahead in this regard #pttravel
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4) I am yet to visit but Costa Rica is a perfect example of this #PTTravel
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RT @Travel_Session: A4- I found that most of Europe does a good job of recycling. Better than the US anyway. Even the packaging of goods…
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RT @AliasElenita: A3 - Another outstanding place: Amazon Planet #PTTravel https://t.co/y8dpNV9Lx2
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RT @AliasElenita: They work hard for sustainability are responsable of a great Amazon area and a Sanctuary to rescue animals and send them…
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RT @TinyTrekkers: @kate_frankie @Masdar the most sustainable place I’ve ever been. Oddly nestled in a country that bases its economy on fos…
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replying to @StuartMHurlbut @StuartMHurlbut @kate_frankie Some places have their own alternative developments. You can, for instance, drink the tap water in remoter parts of Vanuatu - because the water is piped in from huge vats in the villages, that are filled with rainwater. #pttravel local, and, weather-permitting, sustainable.
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RT @Pinkzenjoy: @kate_frankie A4 I think many countries seem to be doing a good job. This one's from Hong Kong #pttravel https://t.co/MexcJ…
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A5- When you go someplace, don't go as a tourist. Try to immerse yourself in the culture and do what the locals do
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RT @kate_frankie: #PTTravel Chat
Q5 How can we care for places, heritage of local people and still explore the world? How do we balance re…
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A5) As a content creator, I can add sustainable/eco-friendly points to all my content going forward #PTTravel
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replying to @RTWBarefoot @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie So true. We are so wrapped up in things that directly affect us, we fail to remember that much of the world faces destitution, misery and poverty on a scale we can’t imagine. We complain about the internet being down, kids are dying because they can’t get clean water 😢 #Pttravel
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A5 #PTTravel A difficult one indeed. Try to imagine how you'd like people to behave when visiting your country ... then act likewise.
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RT @NomadKeith: @Travel_Session @AliasElenita #pttravel They don't in Cumbria; they exhort you to take your litter home. At a food caravan…
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie #pttravel A5: pre-education - teach people about the whole world rather than just little bits of it. Places like Machu Picchu are so popular because people have heard of them and not heard of, for example, Great Zimbabwe. Spread the load.
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@kate_frankie A5 #PTTravel
Best thing to do is pay attention to tours / guides/ companies and only hire and use the local ones.
There's no need for tourists to be hiring as a driver in St Martin a French kid who is on the island for a gap year, when local kids who live there need the work.
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RT @Pinkzenjoy: @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot Agree! If clean water is accessible to everyone around the world, this will fix so many problems…
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RT @RTWBarefoot: @kate_frankie Two billion people don't have that access.
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Two. Billion.
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RT @Txiki_Tales: @findinganeish @kate_frankie I really like that - moderating your impact. That's a great and achievable philosophy to trav…
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RT @StuartMHurlbut: @kate_frankie @RTWBarefoot My wife (who is Indonesian) was amazed when she found out that there are places in the world…
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A5: Talk with those who live there how they want their heritage site to be treated. The disrespect given to the Aborigines and alot of their spiritual land and people just climbing all over Uluru made me angry. #pttravel
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RT @RTWBarefoot: @StuartMHurlbut @kate_frankie Some places have their own alternative developments. You can, for instance, drink the tap wa…
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @jasontravelblog #wishfulthinking indeed Kate. Unfortunately the blonde buffoon in charge here would still want to plough his own, world-beating furrow #pttravel
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RT @5to9traveller: FACTS...that a lot of governments in the Western world want to ignore! #pttravel
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RT @Travel_Session: A3- Visit places in the offseason. It helps the local environment by not adding to the peak season trash and locals ap…
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replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4. As a Scot, I am incredibly proud of the Right To Roam legislation that encourages responsible access to the countryside. And North Sea oil may be important to the economy but it hasn’t stopped us exceeding renewable energy targets. #PTTravel
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