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Code Green is all about travel experiences that will challenge, change and inspire you. It s about making a connection with people who lead very different lives to you, and connecting in a sustainable way, so that the same opportunities will be there for the future. Code Green draws together almost 100 responsible travel experiences from across the planet, all linked by three defining principles; tread lightly on the environment, immerse yourself in the culture and have a positive economic benefit for the local community. Buy Code Green holiday wales

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Loved to death. These days it s a phrase that more and more travel possibilities get tarnished with. We scratch our heads and wonder just when Bali s Kuta or India s Goa morphed from quiet surfer escapes or laid back hippy hangouts into international resorts of wall to wall shops, restaurants and package hotels. Cities the world over worry about how they re going to cope with ever increasing flows of tourists. caravan holiday in wales

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At Lonely Planet sustainable and responsible have always been parts of our vocabulary. In our early days, those key words had yet to be irrevocably linked with tourism. But looking back at our earlier books it s pretty clear that we realised from the start that making a connection to the places we visited was a vital part of the sage message we wanted our guidebooks to carry, right down to how they are produced. camping holiday wales

Today, more than ever, we re utterly convinced of the incredible importance of travel. It s only through travelling, through meeting people that we begin to understand that we re all sharing this world. We are all coming along for the ride, despite the barriers which governments, religions and economic and political beliefs often seem to build up between us. accommodation holiday wales

With information on this website and in our books, we hope to inspire you to try a new, far more rewarding, way of travelling. So how do we make that ride not just a quick fairground twirl, but something that we can enjoy for our travelling lives and pass on to our children and future generations By changing our travel habits and thinking differently about how, where and why we travel. Responsible travel means assessing our impact on the environment and local cultures and economies - and acting to make that impact as positive as possible. We re including more information in our guidebooks and on this website on how you can personally travel more responsibly. holiday last minute wales

Responsible tourism has incredible potential to have a positive impact on some of our most pressing global issues: peace and poverty, not to mention the influence it can have on biodiversity conservation. As a company, we have committed to ensuring all our staff travel is carbon neutral by paying to offset the carbon emissions of our airline flights through the pro-environment projects of climate-care. catering holiday self wales

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By 2020 it s estimated that 1.5 billion people will be travelling each year. It s not hard to understand how each one of us needs to consider our personal contribution (as Lonely Planet does) to sustaining the natural and cultural wonders of our planet so that future generations can enjoy the same life-changing adventures we have shared. holiday wales walking

Today there s no way of avoiding the importance of travelling responsibly. With the information on this website and in our books, we hope to inspire you to try a new, far more rewarding, way of travelling. family holiday wales

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Lonely Planet works hard to reduce waste in the production and distribution of our books. This means more than just sourcing environmentally friendly paper. Many of the steps we take may be invisible to the untrained eye but, as travel publishers, we realise the world is a fragile place and that environmentally responsible production is the only real option. We ve already put some really great initiatives in place, and we ll be continually looking for ways to improve, but so far, here s what we re doing: adventure holiday wales

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• We have gotten smart with our forecasting, to ensure fewer copies are left over at the end of an edition s life. Some of those left-overs are donated to charities, although the time-sensitive nature of the information in our books means they are not that useful to schools and libraries. holiday park south wales

• Our detailed forecasting system and flexible printing schedule means Lonely Planet has a returns rate which is well below the industry average. cottage holiday wales

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Lonely Planet launches The Africa Book

SEPTEMBER 30, 2007 The Africa Book celebrates the magic of this fascinating and vibrant continent. Following on from The Travel Book and The Cities Book in Lonely Planet% best-selling series, this inspirational book explores Africa in all its extremes and contrasts, delving into its incredible diversity of wildlife, landscapes and cultures. Lonely Planet Travel Editor Tom Hall says: % he launch of the The Africa Book coincides with the 30th anniversary of Lonely Planet% fi rst guide to the continent. Africa is a place that has always been close to the hearts of adventurous and independent travellers so it was a natural step for us to bring out a pictorial dedicated to this amazing region.% br / camping holiday wales

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Posted Tuesday, October 16, 2007, 5:01 PM by Lonely Planet London s not all about shopping, exhibitions and partying. I was lucky enough to work voluntarily for Azafady for a few weeks in their Kilburn office. My job was to make their website more user-friendly. Or so I thought... holiday wales walking

On my arrival, Mark the director had me writing emails, answering the phone, posting voluntary positions on university websites, scanning applications, running to the post office, making tea and contributing to the madness that is the office of Azafady. You think London is glam Well Azafady s office is quite the opposite. And for good reason - 90% of the donations they receive go straight to Malagasy communities. family holiday wales

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Posted Wednesday, November 21, 2007, 7:17 PM by Lonely Planet Australia: blue skies, big open brown spaces, lots and lots of minerals and one, particularly nasty one... holiday in wales

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was once mined to make asbestos - a popular, cheap housing material used in Australia in the 50s, 60s and 70s. Now, it s widely known that asbestos is highly toxic and leads to nasty lung related diseases, including cancer. holiday wales

The mine site was in Wittenoom; a town by the same name servicing the workers of what was a booming industry. But since discovering the hazardous effects of asbestos, Wittenoom s been deserted. Situated in the Pilbara region in northern Western Australia the area still appeals to many travellers - and quite rightly. The gorges and waterfalls of nearby Karijini National Park are naturally spectacular. cottage holiday in wales

Iconic 80s Australian rock band, Midnight Oil released the album Blue Sky Mining in 1987, featuring a track, Blue Sky Mine which cut to the core of the mining industry and made Wittenoom infamous. Its lyrics still resonate with miners and their families who ve lobbied their incredibly wealthy ex-employers for justice and compensation to cover medical costs and damages. caravan holiday in wales

So I m caught at the junction still waiting for medicine The sweat of my brow keeps on feeding the engine Hope the crumbs in my pocket can keep me for another night... And the company takes what the company wants And nothing s as precious As a hole in the ground... Where as once curiosity may have seen you risk a side trip to Wittenoom it s no longer possible. It doesn t exist. It has been decommissioned, taken off the maps, the electricity - switched off. camping holiday wales

So if you re looking for somewhere to stay try the two campsites in Karijini National Park or the Auski Tourist Village on the Great Northern Highway And in an interesting aside, if the Labor party (currently in opposition) wins government at the Australian election this weekend, then ex-Oils frontman, Peter Garrett (member for Kingsford Smith) will be the new Minister for the Environment. It will be interesting to see if he stays true to his activist roots. accommodation holiday wales

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Stays true to his activist roots! ! I think Garrett has already come to far for that what with supporting the Gunns mill in Tasmania. catering holiday self wales

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On a family trip round Australia in the 80s, our car broke down in Wittenoom and we were stuck there for nearly a week. I loved the t-shirt I bought: Wittenoom is Gorge-ous . But the thing I remember most is Karinjini Gorge, mindblowingly beautiful even for a 13-year-old. holiday wales walking

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I also went to Wittenoom with my family in the 80s. We visited the mine and I was terrified that my dad was going to catch cancer because he found the deadly blue stuff so interesting and picked it up. Interesting place, a shame it s been shut down. holiday riding wales

As for the Karijini - I ve been back since and it lived up to all of my memories. Definitely one of the most beautiful places in Australia. adventure holiday wales

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I now live in Wittenoom and have read all the Government and scientific reports which show that there is minimal risk to humans in the town now that the mine has ceased operations. This beautiful place needs now to be cleaned up by responsible Governments so that future generations can enjoy this piece of paradise. But Governments are dancing to mining companies tunes who want to mine this region, so Garrett time you vocalised the truth and conservation is what is needed here not blind ignorance and lies. holiday park south wales

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Posted Thursday, November 22, 2007, 2:31 PM by Lonely Planet Unless they ve been on the moon for the last year no Londoner could have escaped the hype and publicity surrounding the launch of Eurostar s first carbon neutral service from its new home at St Pancras International on Wednesday 14th November 2007. holiday wales

Not being able to turn down the chance of being whisked off to Paris for the day, we jumped at Eurostar s invitation to join other Green Pioneers on its first service and test out the super fast way of getting over to magical Paris. Plus, Eurostar offset all their carbon emissions, so apart from the (large) chocolate bar we shared on the train over, the trip was practically guilt-free. cottage holiday in wales

We excitedly checked in at the recently refurbished and renamed St Pancras International station, which has been fully restored to house the 400-metre-long Eurostar trains. With a crowd of media and trainspotters looking on the 11.07am train pulled away from its glorious new home on the first ever 186mph (that s a whopping 300kph) Eurostar to Paris. As we sped to Paris s Gard Du Nord we watched the blurred scenery rush by before descending into the Channel Tunnel for the 20 minutes stretch under the English Channel. The buffet car was a disappointment - we would have to take out a small loan to purchase a few snacks to see us through the journey. As we emerged from the Tunnel there was a good old British round of applause, everyone seemed to be enjoying themselves, although this could have had something to do with the free champagne. caravan holiday in wales

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