Dear earth warriors, conscious travellers, tree-huggers, earth activists, and other pilgrims of Mother earth,

The earth is precious and sacred to all forms of life, for life itself is of the earth. The Earth is you. You are the Earth.

The idea of Green Travel invites you to "go green" on your travels and to create a travel experience that respects and protects the earth through responsibility consumption of resources and sustainable practices. It is about respecting the local communities, their culture and honouring their ways of life. Green Travel is also about giving back to the local people to support their local economy. You can and do make a difference in the world!

Green Travel Tips:

• Book a green friendly hotel (one that recycles, is chemical-free, energy efficient, uses bio-degradable soaps; and social and community responsibility).
• Shop till you drop at local markets where you can find local products that support the community (avoid purchasing imported products)
• Use "Green" transport: ride a bicycle, walk, commute, travel by bus
• use "paper-free" guide books (e.g. tripadvisor.com), or search using your iPad or eBooks
• Avoid use of plastic bottles! Carry a canteen and refill at local refill stations
• Dine in organic restaurants
• Use paper or cloth bags, not plastic bags
• take shorter and cooler showers to help preserve water
• do like the Indians do in the toilet! save paper!
• Never buy products made from animals or tested on animals
• Drink organic products and locally brewed drinks
• Do not throw garbage anywhere, even if there is garbage everywhere!
• "Take only pictures and leave only a footprint".