Sustainable travel is not a fad – it’s a thoughtful way of living your life that is thankfully here to stay. Question is – how on earth do you begin to become a better traveller? Knowing where to start can seem extremely daunting at first (here are some great tips for becoming a greener traveller,…
The world sure is a beautiful place. And we travel to experience this beauty for ourselves – to breathe it in, photograph it, or lock it away inside our memory, for those times when life is lacking excitement. Yet, travel can wreak untold devastation on destinations. People litter. They take more than they give. They…
Monthly cycles generate a heck-tonne of waste, that gets sent straight to landfill. Here are some tips on how to have a zero waste period, saving you money in the long run, too! In all my years on earth, I’ve never heard anyone say: “You know what I really look forward to? My monthly period.”…
It’s been three months now since I stopped washing my very long, very thick hair with shampoo and conditioner. Your first question might be very simply and quite rightly, why? What kind of a person doesn’t wash their hair? Am I some kind of dirty hippie, or something? Hippie yes, dirty – well I like…
There are both highlights and lowlights to packing up your life and moving from place to place. Moving to a new country or city offers up the opportunity to grow your career, meet new people or simply try out a different walk in life. On the flip side, it’s hard to get settled in a…
Saturday morning was the last I spent at my parent’s house, after three months of living there. They live by the water and I have been getting up early some mornings to go for kayak on the lake. It ain’t a half bad way to start the day. I was paddling down my favourite creek,…
This is the last post in my plastic-free travel series, which is aimed at helping you green up your travels, with as little effort as possible on your part. I’ll also be posting tips on the Birdgehls Facebook page – give it a like and follow along. Feel free to sign up to my newsletter…
Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Clicking through for additional information or to make a purchase may result in a small commission. Thank you. Updated February 2019 Want to live a greener existence, but not sure where to start? In 2016 I went full-throttle in trying to give up plastic for a year. I…