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Sep 26, 20192 min read

New data helps carbon-conscious travellers choose when to take a train

Sep 25, 20192 min read

Switzerland holds funeral for glacier lost to climate change

Sep 24, 20192 min read

Airbnb is sending travellers on an all-expenses paid trip to Antarctica

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Sep 23, 20196 min read

How to photograph Yosemite like Ansel Adams

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Sep 23, 20191 min read

Costa Rica recognized by the UN for its efforts to combat climate change

James on board Bark Europa, one leg of his fossil-free journey from London to Santiago de Chile. Photo Fiona Flores Watson..JPG

Sep 20, 20193 min read

A fossil-fuel-free journey from London to Chile

Sep 20, 20192 min read

World's largest private sequoia grove needs your help to open to the public

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Sep 20, 20191 min read

The world takes part in the global climate strike

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Sep 20, 20191 min read

Stay in a chic eco-friendly hotel in Brazil that has a moving façade

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Sep 19, 20193 min read

Get the best of Seattle without leaving the waterfront

Sep 19, 20192 min read

Paris tests 'flying water taxis' as eco-friendly public transport

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Sep 18, 20192 min read

Are these edible meal trays the future of in-flight dining?

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Sep 18, 20192 min read

Discover why this airline is replacing its Brussels flight with a high-speed train

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Sep 18, 20192 min read

You can reduce your carbon footprint and travel light with this self-cleaning t-shirt

Sep 18, 20192 min read

Get ready to stay in the first underwater rooms on the Great Barrier Reef

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Sep 16, 20194 min read

Alone with the river: the world's best places for fly fishing

Sep 16, 20192 min read

This Austrian stadium has been turned into an incredible forest

Sep 16, 20196 min read

The rewards of visiting Uganda's Batwa tribe

Sep 13, 20196 min read

The wild east: adventures in Québec’s backyard

Sep 13, 20191 min read

Lost continent discovered beneath Europe

Sep 12, 20196 min read

Going green in Germany's Black Forest

Sep 12, 20192 min read

How Barcelona's car-free 'superblocks' could save lives

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Sep 12, 20192 min read

This interactive map puts climate change into perspective

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Sep 11, 20192 min read

New York Halloween party pays homage to Hitchcock with three nights of dancing and debauchery

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Sep 11, 20193 min read

A more peaceful National Park experience could be coming soon

Sep 11, 20191 min read

These Tokyo buildings look like green and glass-covered pergolas you can walk on

Sep 11, 20192 min read

The Bahamas urges tourists to visit areas unaffected by Dorian

Sep 10, 20191 min read

Enjoy a tiny adventure with a twist in these eco-friendly micro homes in Glacier National Park

Travel News - smoking beautiful young woman

Sep 9, 20191 min read

Will Venice ban smoking in its historic centre?

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Sep 8, 20192 min read

The couple travelling all over the world - without ever boarding a plane

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Sep 6, 20192 min read

Strap in: a "polar coaster" could be heading for the US

Sep 6, 20191 min read

Explore Earth's ecological threats in a brand new way

Sep 6, 20195 min read

The 'Place of Elephants': why Gonarezhou National Park is Zimbabwe's rising star

Sep 5, 20195 min read

Experience the mysteries of Chachapoya

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Sep 4, 20192 min read

Marriott bids adieu to mini toiletries

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Sep 4, 20192 min read

US Virgin Islands bans sunscreen containing these three ingredients

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Sep 3, 20192 min read

Experience rural life in Japan’s Oita Prefecture with these tranquil farm stays

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Sep 3, 20192 min read

Prince Harry defends use of private jets at the launch of his sustainable travel program

Sep 3, 20192 min read

Indonesia to build a new capital city in Borneo jungle

Aug 30, 20195 min read

Hit O‘ahu’s highlights on a day trip from Waikiki

Aug 30, 20192 min read

Great Barrier Reef's outlook downgraded to 'very poor'

Aug 30, 20192 min read

What travellers need to know as Hurricane Dorian intensifies

Aug 29, 20197 min read

Reaching new highs in the mountains of Malawi

A surfer, with board under his right arm, walks alone along a beach at Robertsport; the beach is backed by verdant forest, while rolling waves crash on the beach

Aug 29, 20196 min read

A guide to Liberia – West Africa's least explored state

Aug 29, 20192 min read

This scientific breakthrough could save 'America's Great Barrier Reef'

Aug 29, 20192 min read

Heat from the London Underground will be used to heat 1350 homes

Aug 29, 20191 min read

Why dermatologists say you shouldn’t rely on aftersun

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Aug 28, 20194 min read

How Burning Man plans to become more sustainable

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Aug 28, 20195 min read

Why carbon offsetting is not going to solve the problem of climate change

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Aug 28, 20191 min read

These silent luxury yachts run on solar energy

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Aug 27, 20197 min read

Malawi's wildlife renaissance

Aug 27, 20195 min read

Is Vancouver the world’s greenest city?

Aug 27, 20192 min read

World's first solar-powered trains are coming to England

Aug 26, 20192 min read

Single-use plastics banned in Everest after major trash haul

Aug 25, 20195 min read

Unmissable experiences in the Brazilian Amazon

Aug 23, 20194 min read

The Amazon rainforest is under threat: here’s how you can help

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Aug 23, 20195 min read

Iberá National Park: Northeast Argentina's wetland wonderland

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Aug 23, 20191 min read

California is building the world's biggest wildlife crossing

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Aug 23, 20194 min read

Ethical flying in the age of the climate crisis and flygskam

Aug 21, 20192 min read

French tourists could face six years in prison for taking sand from a Sardinian beach

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