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  • How I got into sustainable travel
  • Eco hotel review: The Usual
  • Hiking in La Palma
  • Travel the Scottish Highlands on the Ember bus
  • Is the Caledonian Sleeper train worth it?

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Changing the way we travel

Something a little bit different today! ✍️ I wrot Something a little bit different today!

✍️ I wrote an in-depth blog about how my travel style changed over the years to become more sustainable.

⌛️ The most important conclusion: changing how you travel takes time!

Here’s 2 things that help:

1. 🌱 Focus on improving an unsustainable aspect of travel that makes you most uncomfortable: e.g. unethical animal encounters, flight shame, rushing through destinations.

2. 🌱 Don’t strive for perfection! You will never live or travel 100% sustainably so just try to do better where you can.

🌎 Which trips have changed how you travel?

#SustainableTravel #EcoTourism #ResponsibleTourism #FlightShame
Have you heard of… 🏛️ The only Roman spa town in Have you heard of…

🏛️ The only Roman spa town in Britain besides Bath?

Here’s what you need to know:

🚆 Direct train to Manchester
🚆 Very scenic train to Sheffield with 1 change

🥑 The Herb Garden Vegetarian Bistro for amazing vegan cakes and brunch options
🥑 @chakraloungeofficial for authentic Indian flavours

🌳 Pavilion Gardens Park
🌳 Buxton and Poole’s Cavern Country Park
🌳 The Slopes Park

🎁 @galleryinthegardens for postcards and prints by local artists
🎁 @islafineart for carefully selected art and jewellery

⛰️ Solomon’s Temple
⛰️ Corbar Cross
⛰️ Burbage Edge

♻️ @dayzeroshop zero waste groceries
♻️ Repair Café Buxton
♻️ Buxton Library of Things

This is 📍 Buxton, Derbyshire

Save for your next England trip!

#SustainableTravel #VisitBuxton #PeakDistrict #TourismEngland #RomanSpaTown
[ Sustainable travel | Less visited destinations in England | English countryside travel | Roman spa town visit | Alternatives to Bath | What to do in Peak District National Park ]
Have you considered La Palma as your next hiking d Have you considered La Palma as your next hiking destination?

Yes? Check out the easy, moderate & hard hiking routes on my blog 🥾

No? Let my latest blog convince you it’s worth it 😉

✅ Direct ferry connection from mainland Spain to La Palma (it takes long but it’s a fun experience)

✅ Plenty of buses to get you around the island

✅ Variety of landscapes and climates

✅ Nicer than Tenerife (in my opinion) due to less crowds, less litter and better views

Would you go to La Palma?

#SustainableTravel #CanaryIslands #LaIslaBonita #LaPalma #HikingLaPalma
[ Sustainable travel to the Canary Islands | Visit La Palma | La Isla Bonita | La Palma hikes | European hiking destinations | Volcanic island walking routes ]
How often do you revisit places? ✅ Modern society How often do you revisit places?

✅ Modern society pushes a mindset of more, more, more that reinforces checklist tourism rather than travelling to places you actually like.

💚 Altough I also love going to countries/regions I haven’t been to before, I think it can be just as nice to revisit somewhere you know you love.

🌍 Some of the countries I’m most eager to visit are ones I’ve been to before, such as Italy and Germany.

❔How do you feel about revisiting places? Where do you keep coming back to?

#SustainableTravel #ResponsibleTourism #FavouriteDestinations #EuroSummer
[ Sustainable travel | Revisiting the same travel destinations | Travelling responsibly ]
Would you stay here? 💚 It’s not often you come ac Would you stay here?

💚 It’s not often you come across a truly sustainable hotel, but @theusual.social is one of them! Or rather, 2 of them: there is a location in both Bruxelles and Rotterdam (with a third opening in Firenze in 2027).

👌 Instead of seeing sustainability as an add-on, The Usual took sustainability as a starting point.

Find the full review on my blog!

🛏️ I personally really like the design of the rooms. The smallest room felt cozy without being cramped. And the bed was comfy, with a good view from the window!

#SustainableTravel #EcoHotel #TheUsual #TheUsualRotterdam #TheUsualBrussels
[ Sustainable travel | Eco hotel review | The Usual hotel Brussels Rotterdam | Europe hotel sustainbility | Euro summer destinations ]
I would have liked to know these things before try I would have liked to know these things before trying to get on a train in Spain! 🇪🇸

🎟️ Just a ticket is not enough… I didn’t expect needing to show my passport before boarding the train from Barcelona to Madrid. 

My passport was of course all the way at the bottom of my bag, so I held up the entire queue of people, which I found super embarrassing. 🙈

🧳 Madrid Atocha station looked to me like an airport in terms of layout. Here, I also had my bags scanned. Luckily I didn’t need to take devices or liquids out, so it was quick & easy!

Then lastly, a movie being played on the screens on long distance trains made me feel a bit nostalgic. It reminded me of school bus trips abroad. 

🎧 To get the full experience, you need to plug in earphones for the sound. I didn’t bring earphone cables with the old AUX plug, but I would have if I knew.

Have you had the same experiences with Spanish high-speed trains? 🇪🇸

#SustainableTravel #SpainByTrain #HighSpeedTrain #EuroSummer #SpainTrip
[ Sustainable travel | Train travel in Spain | Euro summer | Public transport | Spain tourism ]
✨ Time for a reintroduction ✨ If you’re new here: ✨ Time for a reintroduction ✨

If you’re new here: welcome! And if you’ve been following me for a while – THANK YOU 💚💚

The Sustainable Travel Guide is all about inspiration and tips for more sustainable travel. This means trying to travel in a way that does as little harm to the environment as possible, as well as boosting local economies and small businesses at your destination.

It’s not about being ‘perfectly sustainable’ (spoiler: that’s impossible), but about making a positive impact where you can. 💪

On here and on my blog, I post sustainable travel tips, highlight flight-free routes and anything else related to responsible tourism. 🌍
 
If you want to make sure you never miss anything, you can subscribe to my monthly newsletter via my website. Or comment ‘newsletter’ and I’ll send you the link. 🌱

x Lotte 🫶
Let me convince you… ⚡️ Ember is a 100% electric Let me convince you…

⚡️ Ember is a 100% electric bus operator in Scotland, and this is why you should choose their buses over renting a car:

💚 It’s cheaper, as you can get from for example Oban to Inverness for only £2
💚 It’s more sustainable
💚 You can fully focus on the views
💚 Using Ember supports these bus routes to remain available to locals
💚 Frequent services, also overnight
💚 Children under 5 travel for free and those between 5 and 18 travel for half price
💚 Scottish bus passes apply, too
💚 Generous luggage allowance
💚 You can bring a bike or pet for free
💚 Onboard toilets, USB chargers and WiFi
💚 Wheelchair spaces on every bus

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 The £2 fare cap is subsidised by the Scottish government and will last at least until March 2027.

#NoSpon #EmberBus #ScotlandRoadtrip #SustainableTravel #BusTravel
[ Sustainable travel | Scotland roadtrip | Ember bus Scottish Highlands | Affordable public transport in Cairngorms National Park | Car-free travel through Scotland ]
New guide on positive impact tours in Europe 🇪🇺 ✨ New guide on positive impact tours in Europe 🇪🇺

✨ Newsletter subscribers will know already: I published a list of impact tours in cities across Europe!

🗺️ It will forever be a work in progress, where I add new tours I come across and delete ones that are no longer running. 

😇 It looks similar to my guide full of independent gift shops. You can find both under “guides” on my website.

👉 Head over to thesustainabletravelguide.com for the full list.

Which positive impact tour would you add?

#SustainableTravel #PositiveImpactTravel #CityTours #EuroSummer
[ Sustainable travel | Positive impact travel | Responsible tourism | European city trip ]
My honest opinion 👇 Is it a cool experience? Yes. My honest opinion 👇

Is it a cool experience? Yes.
Is it (too) expensive? Also yes.

💶 I think efficient train journeys do not need to be luxury experiences, especially since Highland residents also use the Caledonian Sleeper to get to other parts of the UK.

🛌 That’s not to say the luxurious feel of the Caledonian Sleeper isn’t nice, it’s just that I’d rather see a cheaper overnight service I wouldn’t hesitate to take more often.

So is the Calendonian Sleeper really worth it? That depends. 😬

🚅 For most people, the price makes it a once-in-a-lifetime journey, whereas it has potential to be a convenient train for everyone to use regularly. 

What are your thoughts? 🧐

Read my full review on the blog (thesustainabletravelguide.com)

#NoSpon #SustainableTravel #CaledonianSleeper #ScottishHighlands #SleeperTrain
[ Sustainable travel | London to Inverness on the Caledonian Sleeper train | Overnight train | International train travel in Europe | Visit Scotland | Cairngorms | Scottish Highlands experience ]
Are museums sustainable? 🏛️ Happy International M Are museums sustainable?

🏛️ Happy International Museum Day! Museums are popular tourist attractions, but how do they relate to sustainability?

🌿 Aside from incorporating sustainable practices into their operations, museums play an important role in education, conservation, community building and research. 

💚 Different types of museums contribute to society in different ways, but all of them have to carefully consider their ethics and potential negative impact. Overall, in my opinion, museums are often a force for good and therefore worth visiting.

👇 What is your favourite museum?

#SustainableTravel #InternationalMuseumDay #SustainabilityMuseum #VisitAMuseum
Where to find the best (vegan) food in Rotterdam? Where to find the best (vegan) food in Rotterdam?

📥 Save this for your next trip to the Netherlands

🌱 From cheap & cheerful to fine dining and everything in between — Rotterdam has it all!

💚 My favourite places that I keep coming back to are Backyard, Rozey, Spirit & SUE, but there are plenty more vegan-friendly places worth a visit.

🥦 Head to my blog to find the full A-Z list.

Which restaurant in Rotterdam would you like to try?

#SustainableTravel #VisitRotterdam #VeganInRotterdam #RotterdamVegan #FoodieTravel
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