Traveling the Green Way

Welcome to the latest edition of the Green Travel Carnival.

Grab a coffee and stay awhile. You’ll find plenty to read.

Melissa Evans from Green Travel Blog looks at why Green Travel Is Important, saying, “as the number of people traveling each year increases, it’s important to know that there are ways to ensure the amount of carbon emitted along with them actually decreases”

Elizabeth at Go Green Travel Green offers The Extreme Hypermiling Guide: 450+ Tips to Increase Your Miles Per Gallon and Save Gas, a comprehensive guide to covers not only what hypermiling is but also how to utilize it to the best advantage.

Or you could skip the car altogether and get on your bike. R.Pettinger from Cycling Info has come up with 10 Reasons to Take Up Cycling | Cycling UK, all of which are good for not only your health but also the environment.

AdmirableIndia.com takes us along on their travels to the Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, Brindavan gardens and Krishnarajasagara or KRS dam in Bangalore to Mysore on Bike: Day 1: Part 2 Head over and check out some of the videos they posted of their trip.

More on India’s green hubs of lush green forests and variety of wildlife can be found at bangalorebeats post on a bangalorebeats » Blog Archive » Trip to Dharmasthala, Kukke Subrahmanya and Mangalore

Nick at EcoFuss Green News looks at the Rothbury Music Festival in Going green at summer music festivals saying, “Summer music festivals make a great option for summer green traveling”

Intelligent Travel also wrote about The Rothbury Music Festival in their post Michigan’s Sustainable Music Festival.

Andrea Kirkby from The London Traveler looks at Green tours in London, interviewing Cate Trotter who is the instigator and leader of Green Tours of London.

Mary Jo Manzanares from Flyaway Cafe takes us on the Oahu Dolphin Cruise: Hoku Nai’a Wild Dolphin Watch, saying, “it’s a tour that allows you to view, yet still respect, the fabulous marine life of Hawaii.”

The Seattle Traveler writes about how Seattle residents are Saving the World Planting One Tree at a Time.

Sherry at Geeky Traveller keeps us up-to-date with hotel news, writing that The Fontainebleau goes paperless with iMacs. posted at saying, “Hotels are going the paperless route by offering iMacs instead.”Fontainebleau Hotels are located Miami Beach and (soon) Las Vegas.

Those who are mechanically inclined will want to read Hilary Green’s post over at The Green Motorist about how to Convert Your Vehicle to Run on E85 for $400.

Not sure about what drinking bottle to use? Then have a read of Matthew Philip’s post at EnviroHumanImpact for a Sigg Water Bottle Product Review | EnviroHumanImpact. Here’s what he has to say: “We recently did a product review of the Sigg metal water bottles as an alternative to typical Nalgene plastic water bottles. Many people have made the switch after it has been found that Nalgene style bottles tend to leech nasty chemicals into the water inside them. Our health conscious readers have made this one of our most popular articles to date.”

Greg Laden writes about Vicarious Travelers and the Poison in the Gift over at Greg Laden’s Blog, suggesting that ” the only value of a trinket from abroad is the thought that counts behind the gift and that the cost may be higher than the worth.”

And for anyone thinking of heading to the Caribbean, Linda W. from The Eclectic Female offers tips on Picking The Right Caribbean Hotel

Well, that’s it for this edition of The Green Travel Carnival.

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