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Posted by Catherine Mack at 12:01 on Sunday 07 March 2010
The Knoydart Peninsula, west coast of Scotland, photo: Richard Hammond Choosing not to go abroad for your holidays can have some obivous environmental benefits, not least the... more...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 05:26 on Monday 08 February 2010
No matter how many wildlife documentaries you’ve seen, nothing can prepare you for the moment you first see a mountain gorilla in the wild. Squatting among the dense foliage, weighing some 200kg and nearly 2m tall (when standing upright), with deep... more...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 11:10 on Saturday 19 December 2009
Africa leads the world in the use of sustainable tourism to both conserve wildlife and empower local communities. And responsible safaris, often with a side order of luxury attached, are becoming increasingly easy to find...Getting stuck in a four-... more...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:22 on Wednesday 11 November 2009
The Cold Facts
With climate change already shortening ski seasons, it’s hard to ignore the fact that indulging our love of snowy holidays is hastening their demise. But there are ways to lessen your impact. Richard Hammond suggests how to make... more...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 04:26 on Tuesday 29 September 2009
As recreational scuba diving increases in popularity, the once-thriving coral reefs of the tropics are being put under pressure by the sheer number of divers who come to encounter the marine life that lives on them. Richard Hammond explains what... more...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 10:00 on Wednesday 02 September 2009
Increasingly, travellers are volunteering for placements abroad to work on conservation and development projects, thinking they will be benefit local communities while seeing some incredible parts of the world. But these trips can fail to live up... more...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 07:03 on Friday 24 July 2009
While hiking independently through some of the world’s most scenic terrain seems like the antithesis of a two week package deal in the Med, such tourism brings it own problems for the environment and the local populace. Richard Hammond... more...
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