Everywhere we go with leave a carbon footprint from exhaust from cars, planes, buses, plastic bottles, laundry services use gallons of water. Here are some tips for an Environmental Friendly or Green vacation.
- Use a reusable bag, not a plastic bag. Plastic bags last a long time to biodegrade. So carry bag that can be used time after time.
- Pack lightly, every pound adds more gas usage for the place to fly. So pack as lightly as possible.
- Take the bus. When you do this, you are not adding to the carbon footprint. Also when you take the bus, you get to speak to the locals.
- Pretend that you are home. Shut the lights off. Do not take extra long showers. Do not ask for extra towels when not needed.
- Do not drink bottled water. The plastic lingers, as I said before. A lot of hotels are offering a filtered water system, which you can refill your reusable water bottles.
- When hiking, stay on the marked path. If you leave the path, you might destroy the delicate fauna, or endangered plants.
- Be in smaller tour groups because they tend to have less of an impact on the environment,
- Go on walking/bicycle tours around the city. You will get some exercise and you will not add the carbon footprint also.
- Look for the recycling bins. The hotels usually have multiple ones and most cities offer them now.
- Use real tableware instead of plastic forks and spoons. Use real glass instead of the plastic or paper ones. Try not to use straws also.
So there are just a few tips to make your vacation environmentally friendly. You might try to go some of these tips when you get home also.
