Responsible Travel

Every January sees the web fill with articles on the best places to visit in any coming year. But does any of it make any sense?

I first wrote about the importance of doing nothing while travelling alone. Now, as a mother of a toddler, alone time is scarce. Doing nothing seems positively criminal. So, I’ve caught up with the neuroscientist in me and reminded myself why it’s important. Is it time that you did too?

For years, environmentalists have urged us to travel less. But what if the solution is actually to travel more?

What is sustainable food tourism and how can we support it?

Heritage Resorts in Mauritius have a brilliant new initiative which will help answer those questions.

Here’s what it’s all about.

It’s not the equivalent of yesterday’s soggy, soy-soaked bran, mashed into an unappealing travel package. It’s the best, if not the only, way for us to continue to enjoy travelling and living on this planet. My recent trip to the UNESCO HQ in Paris to talk about sustainable tourism left me with plenty of ideas I want to share with you.

Allow me to explain…

Sometimes called thanatourism or black tourism, so called dark tourism is on the rise. From concentration camps to disaster sites, the question arises: is dark tourism ethical? Trigger warning: this blog post discusses subjects which some may find distressing. Is dark tourism ethical? Few things compare to the sticky, raised purple of clumped blood on … Read more

Make better choices and stay entertained with our collection of the best sustainable travel blogs for 2022.

Here we discuss an important question: how to be a responsible tourist.

Home is where the heart is, right? Not quite. Here’s why it’s worth taking a look at the deeper meaning of home. The emotional meaning of home.

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The cork trees in Portugal offer more than just a “pop” at wine time. These natural phenomena underpin centuries of tradition along the Alentejo and Algarve. Here’s why cork forests – or montados – matter – and why you should care.

Where are the best ethical travel destinations? And what is ethical tourism? The results are in.