Green vacations

Now that it is June, you are probably thinking about where you want to go on vacation this year. If you care about the Earth, then you should consider leaving behind less carbon, regardless of where your vacation takes you this year. This is not as difficult to do as you may think. There are a lot of inexpensive ecotourism options available. Here are some of the things that you need to keep in mind whenever you begin planning your carbon-reduced vacation. Most of these tips will also reduce your credit card bill.

Whether you are going to or coming from your vacation destination, you should try not to fly or drive. Instead, you should travel by either electric train or bus. If this is not a viable option for you, then you should at least fill up your car with ethanol-blended fuel. Once you get to your destination, make sure that you walk or bike to places as much as possible.

Regardless as to where you stay on your vacation, you should try to make your accommodations at least as low-impact as they are at home. You could even make them even more low-impact than they are at home by camping out. This is about as eco-friendly as you can get. However, you do need to make sure that you do not start a forest fire. On the other hand, if camping just is not for you, then you should try to stay in an eco-friendly hotel or bed and breakfast. You can find these places by looking at the Green Hotels Association.

Whenever it comes to purchasing souvenirs to bring back from you vacation, make sure to support the local green economy. You can do this by making sure that the items that you are purchasing are putting at least some money into the pockets of local people who are working to build up low-carbon or carbon-neutral businesses in the state.