GOING GREEN
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5
alternative
ways to
get around
1
Takearivercruise
WendyWuTours’neweco-friendly
vessel,VictoriaMekong,isnow
oeringfournewgrouptoursand two
privatetoursthroughCambodiaand
Vietnambyrivercruise.Theboatboasts
anadvancedwaterpuriicationsystem,
usessolarpowertoheatwaterand aims
toreduceitsplasticusage.
2
Travelbyferry
Ferriesaregenerallyagreener
optionthanlying.Norwaywill see
ivenewelectricpassengerferrieshit
thewaterin2021.Thenewvesselsbeing
launchedbyBorealSjøwillrunbetween
OsloCityHallandtheOslofordislands.
3
Rideinanelectric
safaricar
AtOlPejetaBushCampinKenya’s
OlPejetaConservancy,Asiliaisone of
theirstsafarioperatorstolaunch an
electriccarsafari.Notonlyisthe
vehiclemorequietandsteady,italso
emitslesspollutionintotheparkthan
atypicalsafarijeep,foramuchmore
sustainablewildlifeexperience.
4
JourneybyEurail
Travellingbytrainalreadycuts
carbonemissions,soifyou buy
aEurailPass,anall-in-onerailticket
thatgiveslexibleaccesstomosttrains
acrossEurope,you’llbemakingone of
thegreenestchoices.Theaverage C02
emissiononatraintripisaboutthree
timeslessperpersonthantravelling by
carandfourtimeslessthanbyplane.
5
Boardagreen
cruiseship
Hurtigruten’sMSRoaldAmundsen
hasbeendubbedtheworld’sgreenest
cruiseship.Thecombinationofdiesel
andelectricmotorsallowsittosailpurely
onbatterypowerinsensitiveareaswith
muchlessnoiseandloweremissions.
MSCCruisesrecentlyannouncedit will
bebuildingtwonewshipspowered by
LiquiiedNaturalGas(LNG).
TOP TIP
Save money on
hotels by travelling
cross country by
campervan or
use a liftshare
service like
BlaBlaCar to get to
your destination
more cheaply.
AWL; Claire Boobbyer
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