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Discover a lot of useful information, tips and ecological ideas for living and traveling green. In this section you can find news about the ecology, but also many suggestions and ideas to make your way of life and travelling in harmony with nature.
Flowers: What is the environmental cost of them?
Flowers are common gift in almost every culture. Either it is for your love, mother, sibling or colleague. There are always occasions, where a bunch of flowers sounds like a good gift. But is it ecological? Lately, I had my b-day party and I received a lot of flowers. Only one bunch made me truly […]
Continue readingPlastic all around… and inside us as well: Recent study by Orb Media
Plastic is really all around you. It is in your phone, clothes, or fridge. Oceans, rivers and lakes are full of plastic waste. Not to mention hundreds of tons of waste ending up on a rubbish dump. We live in a plastic age. And plastic is slowly getting into our bodies. How? By water, we […]
Continue readingThe World’s Most Cruel Wildlife Attractions to Avoid
Have you ever thought about riding an elephant or holding a sea turtle? Or wanted to see performing dolphins or dancing monkeys? Then you are in the right place. Considering tourism’ worldwide, between 20% to 40% of it is considered to be from wildlife attractions, from which almost 75% have a negative effect on wild […]
Continue readingFood Waste: A Huge Problem of Nowadays
Most of us are food lovers. We buy, we cook, we eat, we waste. But have you thought, where all the food waste ends up? And what is the environmental footprint of it? Food waste is a major problem of this age. On one side of the world, starving children are begging for a piece […]
Continue readingA Short Guide to Carbon Offsetting
Today I’m going to be chatting about Carbon Offsetting as a way to make your travel more sustainable. I want to stress that whilst carbon offsetting is a good way to help reduce your environmental impact on the earth, or to make it a net positive, it shouldn’t be used as a way to live […]
Continue readingZero-Waste Travel Tips
‘Zero waste’ is one of the biggest goal of the 21st century. But is zero-waste travelling a realistic possibility? Discover 4 tips for reducing consumption, minimising waste and maximising recycling when are you travelling Traveling can be a very unorganized process that often leaves you tired and feeling exhausted. Traveling shouldn’t be a burden, so […]
Continue readingGreat Ideas For Eco-Traveling With Kids
Eco travel might seem like an oxymoron because we humans impact the environment. And it could be somewhat a difficult job to travel or plan a trip without adding to our environmental footprint. This impact could either be negative or positive. If you are conscious about the environment, your traveling would positively impact the communities […]
Continue readingCovid-19 and Climate Change: are we at a crossroads?
The lockdown in Italy begins on 9 March. The government has taken extraordinary measures to counter the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic. Within a few weeks, nature has shown us its strength, returning to invade the territory and making us understand what impact we have on the planet. But now we are at a crossroads: […]
Continue reading8 Things to Look for in an Environmentally Friendly Apartment
Choosing to live in green spaces not only minimizes the strain on the environment, it delivers a host of health, economic, and social benefits. According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), some of the benefits are enhanced comfort, reduced operating costs, and higher productivity levels—improving the overall quality of life. It is no wonder that […]
Continue readingSlovenia virtual walk: Top 10 natural attractions for eco travelers
Enjoy the most beautiful panoramas of Slovenia through virtual technology. Use it to take a virtual walk in Slovenia and to plan your future trips. Discover the top 10 natural and cultural attractions we have chosen for sustainable eco-travelers. Julian Alps In Julian Alps, you will find magnificent peaks that reach over 2,500 m in […]
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