2020-03-01_Wanderlust

GOING GREEN

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5

alternative

ways to

get around

1

Takearivercruise

WendyWuTours’neweco-friendly

vessel,VictoriaMekong,isnow

o‰eringfournewgrouptoursand two

privatetoursthroughCambodiaand

Vietnambyrivercruise.Theboatboasts

anadvancedwaterpuriŠicationsystem,

usessolarpowertoheatwaterand aims

toreduceitsplasticusage.

2

Travelbyferry

Ferriesaregenerallyagreener

optionthanŠlying.Norwaywill see

Šivenewelectricpassengerferrieshit

thewaterin2021.Thenewvesselsbeing

launchedbyBorealSjøwillrunbetween

OsloCityHallandtheOslofordislands.

3

Rideinanelectric

safaricar

AtOlPejetaBushCampinKenya’s

OlPejetaConservancy,Asiliaisone of

theŠirstsafarioperatorstolaunch an

electriccarsafari.Notonlyisthe

vehiclemorequietandsteady,italso

emitslesspollutionintotheparkthan

atypicalsafarijeep,foramuchmore

sustainablewildlifeexperience.

4

JourneybyEurail

Travellingbytrainalreadycuts

carbonemissions,soifyou buy

aEurailPass,anall-in-onerailticket

thatgivesŠlexibleaccesstomosttrains

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

LiquiŠiedNaturalGas(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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