A few ways to eco-travel
There are many ways to approach modern travel, and to keep it more eco-friendly than hopping on a plane every other week and jetting off for some time in the sun. Here are a couple of options if you want a great holiday. but you don’t want it to cost the Earth.
1 - Hire a canal boat. Britain’s inland waterways are definitely an underrated way to take a break. You can hire a canal boat for a week or a weekend from many places across the UK. The hire company will give you a quick lesson on how to handle the boat, how to tackle locks, and what to do if something goes wrong (call them, and wait for a nice man to come and fix it). Or if you’re interested in going further afield, boating holidays in Europe are also an eco-friendly way to have a relaxing holiday, floating down a major river such as the Danube. On this sort of holiday there is probably going to be someone else doing the work for you, and you can sit back and watch the scenery go by, maybe pop into some European towns and cities before returning to your floating hotel.
2 - Or if you were looking for something a bit more active, why not throw on some brooks running shoes and take a cycling holiday? To reduce your carbon footprint as far as possible, you could catch the ferry over to Calais and head down through France by bike. Or if you wanted to head further afield, help the environment by taking the train to you region of choice - I hear Croatia is a beautiful destination for cycle tourists. Cycling is a great way to see a place, as you don’t have the buffer of a window between you and the outside world as you go past, you can really experience everything as you travel through. The only downside is that you don’t have as much space to pick up souvenirs for family and friends!
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