One of the most important things to know when traveling is the mode of transportation to use. Nowadays, airplanes and cars lobbies are so important in our lives that you feel you must use one of them to travel, mostly if you want to go on a world trip.
Fortunatly, it's not an obligation. In Europe, for exemple, you can take a bus or train which would be cheaper than planes tickets and give you a great opportunity to explore the world.
Have you heard of Interrail ? Or do you know that it is possible to take the Trans-Siberian / Mongolian to go to Mongolia / China from Europe ? Did you know that it is possible to join a crew on a sailboat to cross the oceans ? In 7 months, we will show you how to travel differently, on a common budget and taking care of our planet. Do you want to understand what you consume ? It's here

Tourism has increased in recent years, and the activities offered by agencies or large cities to attract people are more and more diverse. At what cost. In 2016, tourism has created 7000 billions of Dollar worldwide. But what they offer don't really respect the local environement or local culture.
The disappearance of marine life in Australia or the destruction of the Amazon rainforest are examples of overexploitation of our natural resources all over the world so that tourism can develop at the expense of the environment in logic of short-term returns.
As Eco-trotter you must:
Think outside of the box : travel to learn about the place you are traveling in. You should visit museums, historical sites, and wander in the streets to discover urban art for exemple. Leave room for improvisation: during the visit, do what you want. Eating at a local restaurant you just found, even if you don't see it in your book, visiting an ecological farm or buying a product made by a craftsman, all of this is an experience that will enhance your trip. Ask local people for information: this is the best guide you will find for an authentic trip. Thanks to them, you can explore places that tourists have not heard of, such as restaurants, bars, beaches, hiking trails and many other secret sites they want to protect from tourism. Disconnect from the Internet a bit so that you are not influenced by what you see and what people tell you what you should see or do, most of the time it will take you to a very touristy place.
These actions are the keys to travel in a less conventional way and will guide us during the trip that we will share with you. We are convinced that there are many things to see in addition to the most popular places. .

At the time of travel 3.0 and social media, everybody long to share what they do and see when traveling by sharing pictures of all the amazing places they went to. What you may know but may not have really understood are the consequences of using social media on our environment. Here few data about how much social media consume in terms of energy: a Tweet consume 0,02g of CO2 per year, an email abandoned in your mailbox, 10g per year, a Google research, 7g, a streaming video, 0,5g each hour, etc. Individualy it is not significant but worldwide it is outrageous.
So, how to balance this consumption ? How to minimize the impact of your trip in Internet.
First, if you are creating a blog or website to share information and news, try to choose the one that has the least impact. For example, this WebSite is Green, with French WebHost. Then, try to put as few pictures as possible, just one picture per day/places and it's better for your followers. Soon, our article "Internet while traveling" will explain you how to use it responsibly while traveling. Read and share.

Nowadays, because of all the tourism advertisements promoting large luxury hotels with many low-cost options included. This becomes even "simpler" with the development of internet bookings and online "promotions". Although convenient, these web giants are beginning to destroy the tourism market by offering poor wages and working conditions. Yield, added value, optimization, they all want to develop the activity to the maximum, sometimes forgetting the history of the place where they are located. Machu Pichu in Peru, the temples of Angkor in Cambodia, Venice in Italy or Barcelona in Spain represent quite well the evils of today's tourism. Overpopulation in the summer season, desertification in the off-season and degradation of these places that were not designed to accommodate millions of tourists.
The Eco-Trotteur thinks before acting and reduces its impact on society. Here are a few tips to blend in with the culture.
Travel in a different way, travel with the locals. And even if you don't dare to knock on people's doors, then use CouchSurfing for example. If you're open to meeting the locals, this is for you. They can guide you, welcome you, help you, party with you, travel with you, or just talk about their culture, their country, and always in a very enriching way.
You can always travel outside the high season to avoid overcrowding. This also gives you the possibility not to book months in advance, but directly on the spot. Soak up the local way of life so as not to irritate the population, stay respectful of the cities, don't pollute and above all don't get (over)noticed, the locals rarely like that.