Sustainability
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NomadKeith
A2 #pttravel (further) Cruise ships, especially, seem to be making the effort. One line in particular, the Italian Costa Cruises, has won 'green awards'
kate_frankie
RT @NomadKeith: A2 #pttravel (further) Cruise ships, especially, seem to be making the effort. One line in particular, the Italian Costa Cr…
NomadKeith
replying to @vickyinglis13 @vickyinglis13 @kate_frankie #pttravel Likewise! My car is 6 years old, but only has about 25000 miles on the clock. (Having a bus pass helps, too)
kate_frankie
RT @JKatzaman: A2 Eco-friendly places would be interesting, but I couldn't name one. #PTtravel
kate_frankie
#PTTravel Chat
Q3 Share photos of any places you've been to that are trying to implement sustainable practices & tell us about them
kate_frankie
RT @NomadKeith: @vickyinglis13 @kate_frankie #pttravel Likewise! My car is 6 years old, but only has about 25000 miles on the clock. (Havin…
Morology
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A2: Have seen some advertisements for eco-travel & eco destinations. They seem to spend a lot on on these adverts letting one know how "green" they are. #pttravel
Txiki_Tales
replying to @Txiki_Tales Once benefited from swapping in-room cleaning for a couple of free beers at the @HIExpress in Nurnberg! #pttravel
aok_NW
A3 #pttravel I have very few pictures of green things, but this may qualify. This is a picture of a hydrogen powered car in the BMW Museum in Munich. I look forward to the day hydrogen is finally perfected.
Txiki_Tales
RT @kate_frankie: #PTTravel Chat
Q3 Share photos of any places you've been to that are trying to implement sustainable practices & tell us…
NomadKeith
A3 #pttravel I think it has to be Iceland. Geothermal energy, a robust tree-planting programme ( most houses are made of wood.
TravelAtWill
Many things to see and do on a visit to Austria. https://t.co/J01SazRKxi Don't miss a chance to spend several days in Salzburg and the Austrian Alps. #PTTravel @salzburg_info @Salzburgerland
kate_frankie
#PTTravel Chat
A2 I'm not sure enough marketing is done. I'm not really aware of eco places. I'd have to do a fair amount of research & I'm a bit skeptical about how much gravitas the various awards have.
I do want to support more local sustainable businesses
kate_frankie
RT @Morology: @kate_frankie A2: Have seen some advertisements for eco-travel & eco destinations. They seem to spend a lot on on these adver…
kate_frankie
RT @Txiki_Tales: Once benefited from swapping in-room cleaning for a couple of free beers at the @HIExpress in Nurnberg! #pttravel https://…
Txiki_Tales
A3 This is one of the main intersections in Bilbao. There are very rarely traffic jams as it is such a walking-friendly city and the integrated public transport is clean, dependable and cheap. #pttravel
kate_frankie
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales @HIExpress I would 100% go for the beer too! #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @aok_NW: A3 #pttravel I have very few pictures of green things, but this may qualify. This is a picture of a hydrogen powered car in th…
kate_frankie
RT @NomadKeith: A3 #pttravel I think it has to be Iceland. Geothermal energy, a robust tree-planting programme ( most houses are made of wo…
Txiki_Tales
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie @HIExpress It’s so simple yet so effective. 😉 #pttravel
JKatzaman
A3 This was an impromptu sightseeing stop last month that shows how to be sustainable using the wind. #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @Txiki_Tales: A3 This is one of the main intersections in Bilbao. There are very rarely traffic jams as it is such a walking-friendly c…
findinganeish
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A2. I’m a little sceptical to be honest. I’m never sure how much of it is honest environmentalism and how much is a marketing ploy. Also, there’s often a whiff of exoticism and privilege about it. #PTTravel
vickyinglis13
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A2. It's a real challenge to sort the genuine from the greenwashed without experience. Are they just making a token effort, like a notice about clean towels in a bathroom? #PTTravel
kate_frankie
replying to @Txiki_Tales @Txiki_Tales I'll go. I'm sold already. Do they fly from NE? #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @JKatzaman: A3 This was an impromptu sightseeing stop last month that shows how to be sustainable using the wind. #PTTravel https://t.co…
kate_frankie
RT @findinganeish: @kate_frankie A2. I’m a little sceptical to be honest. I’m never sure how much of it is honest environmentalism and how…
kate_frankie
RT @vickyinglis13: @kate_frankie A2. It's a real challenge to sort the genuine from the greenwashed without experience. Are they just makin…
NomadKeith
replying to @aok_NW @aok_NW #pttravel Remember the 'Hindenburg'? I do wonder if there's any way hydrogen can be made safer? However, having saud that, petrol/gasoline is equally flammable and explosive.
Txiki_Tales
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie Manchester is the nearest, but even those flights have been significantly reduced until next year. #pttravel
aok_NW
replying to @JKatzaman @JKatzaman There’s a lot of wind power in Eastern Oregon/Washington. The Oregon Legislature actually mandated the local utility to have a certain amount of wind online. #pttravel
NomadKeith
replying to @flholst @flholst @kate_frankie #pttravel We've all come across them in hotel corridors. They tend to go out before you've reached your door!
JKatzaman
replying to @aok_NW @aok_NW We'll pause for a moment to think of politicians endorsing wind. #PTtravel
kate_frankie
RT @NomadKeith: @aok_NW #pttravel Remember the 'Hindenburg'? I do wonder if there's any way hydrogen can be made safer? However, having sau…
vickyinglis13
replying to @NomadKeith @NomadKeith @kate_frankie My car is Y-reg (2001). It's the newest car I've ever owned. 😂😂😂 But I drive for work a lot, with no public transport alternative possible. My employer does pay mileage for cycling, but as I usually walk 10-15km on an average day, it's usually a bit too much. #PTTravel
kate_frankie
RT @aok_NW: @JKatzaman There’s a lot of wind power in Eastern Oregon/Washington. The Oregon Legislature actually mandated the local utilit…
kate_frankie
RT @JKatzaman: @aok_NW We'll pause for a moment to think of politicians endorsing wind. #PTtravel
Txiki_Tales
RT @kate_frankie: #PTTravel Chat
Q4 How will your trip affect the local ecosystem/local economy? https://t.co/7l7kNXUQw7
kate_frankie
RT @vickyinglis13: @NomadKeith @kate_frankie My car is Y-reg (2001). It's the newest car I've ever owned. 😂😂😂 But I drive for work a lot, w…
vickyinglis13
replying to @NomadKeith @NomadKeith I think it's a hard industry to make some changes. A ship I was on last Antarctic season had signs about towels in the bathrooms, but provided each cabin with bottled water + a Nespresso machine. #PTTravel
NomadKeith
A4 #pttravel Depends what I'm doing. The choice of hotel isn't always mine, but, if it is, I'll choose a local one rather than an international chain. And, if I can, I'll eat at local restaurants, and seek locally-made souvenirs.
Txiki_Tales
A4 I can’t calculate how much I’ve added to local economies on local food and especially drink! 🥴#PTTravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @kate_frankie
@kate_frankie #pttravel A4: generally when I travel I stay in B&Bs/guesthouses/spare rooms in people's houses via AirBnB.
The other aspects of travel are quite ... vague & varied; I tend to go to places where there isn't much of an alternative to community-based infratsructure!
findinganeish
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A3. I went to an “eco cafe” in the Great Glen once. They had planned to use spring water but couldn’t get permission, so had resorted to using bottled Evian instead. #PTTravel
RTWBarefoot
replying to @RTWBarefoot @kate_frankie #pttravel A4: like - I need to catch a bus halfway across the country - it just happens to be a minibus or share taxis filled entirely with local people and driven by a chap down the road who also runs the local shop.
aok_NW
A4 #pttravel Some like to argue you aren’t being green when you travel & they’re right, but the planes & trains are going whether I’m on them or not & I’m being more green using them than driving myself. I try to use public transportation traveling & refrain from rental cars.
Morology
replying to @kate_frankie @kate_frankie A4: Have purchased rice sacks and joined a local communities "clean up our beaches" a couple times. Great fun had by all :-) #pttravel