Shades of Green Travel: Transportation
If you already make efforts to be a “green” traveler, what does it take to be even greener? This week we will explore various ways to step up your green travel efforts using our shades of green travel spectrum. If you’re not familiar with the spectrum, it ranges from “pea green” travelers who [...]
A Bicycle Built of Bamboo
Have you always wanted a bamboo bike, but just didn’t know where to get one? Probably not, but if you have you’re in luck - a new line will be on the market soon. I’d never even heard of a bamboo bike until someone mentioned one on my bike co-op listserv last week.
My research brought [...]
Airplane Cabin Air: It’s Toxic
Nausea, headaches, memory loss, neurological illness, paralysis… from flying?
Indeed. When you’re on a plane, you’re likely breathing in toxic fumes from the cabin air.
According to the Daily Mail, half of the air in your plane “comes from the blisteringly hot heart of its engines… [and] once it has been cooled down, that air, together with [...]
Where to Rent a Hybrid Rental Car
Looking to rent a hybrid car? I wish I could say “look no further.” But unless you’re traveling to the West Coast in the U.S., you’re likely to be out of luck. Most of the big car rental companies currently don’t stock hybrids, but there are a few that do:
Of the major online [...]
