Posts in Green Travel

Sponsored Video: Are 3-Wheel EVs The Answer To Urban Gridlock?

Toyota I-Road

The car is still king when it comes to how most of us get from place to place, but with more people moving to towns and cities then ever before (5 billion people are expected…

New Peugeot Hybrid Technology Puts The Wind Up Competitors

Air Hybrid

French car make Peugeot has unveiled plans to mass produce a car that uses compressed gas as a hybrid fuel source in a move that is likely to concern existing battery-based hybrid manufacturers such as…

You Have Legs – Use Them!

walking

I came across a statistic the other day that should be quite shocking but I actually wasn’t surprised at all. Here it is: Roughly a quarter of all car journeys are less than 2 miles…

BlaBlaCar – Journey Sharing Made Easy

BlaBlaCar

I don’t usually write about specific services but I was introduced to one recently that does look pretty good. I have mentioned car pooling before but it was in relation to regular journeys that were…

Reconciling Sustainability & Experiences of a Lifetime

Machu Picchu

I’ve never really had the urge to travel the world before and it hasn’t really played on my mind that I might be missing out…until now that is. There is a certain level of inspiration…

On Ya Bike, Take A Hike & Other Green Travel Tips

Boris Bikes The Future?

While my previous post on deforestation might have made it sound like we’ve got nothing to worry about in terms of the carbon footprint of travel (it makes up 13.5% of the global total), it…

Buying A New Fuel Efficient Car – A Common Eco Error

Fuel Efficient Cars

Even if I had passed my driving test all those years ago, I don’t think I’d have a car right now because of where I live in central London. But I obviously know a load…