green travel

A hiking trail in Taiwan has been given the honor of being the world’s first “certified quiet hiking trail.” This means that to hike Cuifeng Lake Circular Trail, you need to use more than your ears and eyes. You must literally shut up while…

It was recently reported that Venice in Italy is introducing a tourist entry fee in an effort to reduce overtourism. Now, the trend is continuing on a number of Italian beaches. Changes are being made to not only avoid overtourism, but to…

These days, many travelers are experiencing the joys of rail travel, getting from A to B with no flights involved on comfortable sleeper trains. Just at the right time, France has announced its new sleeper trains, built from upcycled…

When people think of South Korea, they think of the modern megacity of Seoul, the country’s K-pop and K-dramas. However, for a small country, it has an amazing number of national parks – 22 to be exact. In fact, 6.7 percent of the country’s…

It was recently reported that Venice was planning on launching an entry fee scheme in an effort to solve the Italian city’s overtourism problem. The city has officially announced that from January 16, 2023, visitors to Venice will need to…

While Japan is relatively small, it offers an amazing array of beautiful ecosystems set in beautiful national parks across the country. What with gorgeous coastlines, idyllic islands, dense forests and towering volcanoes there is plenty to…

Prince Harry is doing his bit for the environment and has been visiting New Zealand to launch an eco-travel campaign. The campaign is inspired by Maori values of sustainability, manaakitanga (love and compassion) and kaitiakitanga…

A poll recently conducted by Opinium Research for UK’s High Speed 1, revealed that 81 percent of those polled would prefer to travel in Europe by train. Whether for work or on vacation, they would choose the green travel option, if only…