The Most Ecologically Friendly Ways to Travel
Every traveler faces a difficult dilemma. On the one hand, travel is a way to connect with the world and all the richness of its cultural and natural diversity. At the same time, travelers have to face the reality that tourism can harm the places that they go so far to visit. Air travel adds to atmospheric pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, resorts have a large carbon footprint, and fragile natural environments like coral reefs and mountain valleys can be damaged by the presence of large numbers of tourists. The answer is not to stop traveling altogether, but to find...