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Posted by Catherine Mack at 09:54 on Wednesday 17 March 2010
Happy St. Patrick's Day to all greentraveller readers and, if you haven't travelled to Ireland yet, I hope that as an Irish writer and co-editor of the website, I can do my little bit towards enticing you to the truly Emerald Isle. We have many... more...
Posted by Catherine Mack at 08:38 on Wednesday 17 March 2010
Like most fellow Irish people at this time of year, I was recently musing over my St. Patrick’s Day break (traditionally a long walk and a get together with good friends and a few pints), when an invitation to a knitting weekend landed on my doormat... more...
Posted by Jeremy Smith at 08:15 on Wednesday 17 March 2010
Often the hardest thing about a walk is getting started. Take too long admiring the view from Tawny Lust, especially if you’ve come for a break from a... more...
Posted by Catherine Mack at 09:37 on Tuesday 16 March 2010
They say the camera never lies and the website photos of these designer wooden lodges, tucked into the Yorkshire Dales like birds nests were, indeed, enough to make my jaw drop. As we approached along an almost deserted road in one of England’s... more...
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Posted by Catherine Mack at 03:05 on Monday 15 March 2010
The ninth annual Herefordshire Walking Festival is scheduled to take place between Saturday, 19 June and Sunday, 27 June.As in previous years, the 2010 programme of walks will offer walkers of all levels the chance to don their boots and... more...
Posted by Anouk van den Eijnde at 05:23 on Thursday 11 March 2010
Holidays aren't just about kicking back on a beach anymore. These days, there's a big trend for self-improvement, from yoga retreats in Tuscany and cooking lessons in the Loire to photography holidays in Scotland... and of course, WWOOFING (... more...
Posted by Philippa Jacks at 07:36 on Monday 08 March 2010
The Champagne-Ardennes region of France is making it even easier to holiday there by bicycle.The tourist board has set out a list of criteria that guest houses, campsites, and hotels must meet in order to gain a 'La Champagne a Velo' or 'Les... more...
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...
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Posted by Catherine Mack at 11:24 on Thursday 04 March 2010
Charles Plunkett, who manages this estate on behalf of The Duke of Abercorn, has done a green and good thing. He replaced an oil burning boiler, with running costs of £22,000 a year for the castle alone, with a state-of-the-art wood pellet... more...
Posted by Richard Hammond at 03:25 on Monday 01 March 2010
Mountain Living Residence Hotel Lagació, photo Tim Martin/ green traveller.co.ukWhat can beat the exhilaration of downhill skiing, the crisp alpine air, the vast mountain panoramas and the... more...
Posted by Lucy Bruzzone at 02:16 on Monday 01 March 2010
How to get to the DolomitesTravelling to the Dolomites overland has never been easier with numerous companies now offering direct transfers from a number... more...
Posted by Catherine Mack at 11:37 on Monday 01 March 2010
Ireland has plenty of ferry services to and from Scotland, Wales and England... and indeed France, many of which link in with bus and rail services. I am Irish, based in London, and... more...
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