Slow Travel – What, Why, Where, How?

What? Slow travel is the conscious effort to take more time when travelling, either to more fully experience the place your are visiting, or to try and reduce your carbon footprint. For example you may choose to take a longer trip trekking or cycling through a country or multiple countries, thereby practicing low carbon sustainableContinue reading “Slow Travel – What, Why, Where, How?”

Australia – Cairns

Location: City on the north-east Australia coastline, the main location for those wishing to explore the Great Barrier Reef. Climate: As with most of Australia, Cairns is hot almost all year round, with it being in a tropical climate. Temperatures usually range from 17 to 33 Celsius with the average being around 25C. Between JuneContinue reading “Australia – Cairns”

Conservation in Paradise: Grenada Week 1

Arriving in Grenada’s international airport marked the start of my five week adventure in Caribbean paradise, where I will be working with the Ocean Spirits Leatherback Sea Turtles project and on coral reef conservation in Carricaou. After a tiring ten and a half hour flight from London, I was pleased to be welcomed by a smiling face atContinue reading “Conservation in Paradise: Grenada Week 1”