Dear GreenPickers,
We hope this blog will inspire you and answer some of your questions about sustainable tourism.
Why The GreenPick?
The idea of a green travel blog was born during a trip to Vietnam. We traveled from Hanoi to Nha Trang by bicycle and during our journey, we were both amazed and shocked. As every country, it had wonderful and unique places, some of which remain very well preserved and pristine . But it was also striking to see that in some areas toursim is developing wildly , in a non-ecological way and without the much needed preservation effort.
Most probably all of you had this sentiment sometimes during your travel around the world. But what can you do about it?
We think that the most important action is the individual choices we make as travelers:
- sleep in a hotel which cares about its ecological footprint by for example reducing the waste or investing in led lights
- eat in a restaurant which promotes sustainable fishing and does not serve endangered species,
- visit – and by doing so – promote the natural and cultural sites which invest in sustainable development
- use eco travel gear and minimise your own waste etc…
It is also important to raise the awareness in our social circles about the places which have irresponsible and damaging environmental attitude.
What is The GreenPick?
The GreenPick is the inspirational and informative portal for a better tourism. It is as a tool for everyone to promote tourist attractions, various sites of interest and activities, restaurants and hotels , that share best practices around the world regarding ecology and sustainable development.
For hotels and restaurants we are doing our best to interview them and to conduct a survey identifying the key points for a more sustainable tourism. This questionnaire can be sent to any conscious GreenPicker who wishes to be part of this challenging adventure.
Finally, these hotels and restaurants reviews will of course be discussed on this blog, and we hope to attract many GreenPickers to send us their own opinions about hotels and restaurants that we will be happy to integrate to this site.
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