Tag: sustainable travel

The day a Mungo swallow ‘slapped me in the face’

As I was coming up the rickety steps of the Zanci Homestead dugout in Mungo National Park several years ago, something slapped me in the face and squeaked. My head snapped up to see, 10cm from my face, a welcome swallow defending its nest site. I was definitely not welcome!

Leaps and bounds

I’ve travelled the world and had some spectacular wildlife encounters. But having a kangaroo leap over me tops the lot.

River of Mirrors

On the bustling Sunshine Coast, the Noosa Everglades offer a pocket of serenity.

Can air travel ever really be sustainable?

A raft of new technologies promise to make jetting off on holiday less damaging to our planet, but what difference will they really make, and should we all be ditching the departure lounge for the railway station and the bus depot?

Leave only footprints

More Australians want to reduce their environmental impact and travel with purpose. But working out how sustainable your holiday might be is far from easy.

Travel for good

As consumers increasingly make more efforts to travel sustainably, we take a look at the phenomenon of conscious travel and what’s behind its rise.

Sustainable voyages with Coral Expeditions

There’s more to sustainable travel than refillable toiletries and eradicating plastic. Although both are a great start, sustainability in the tourism industry can go much deeper, offering travellers the chance to leave the places they visit better than when they arrived.