Travel Smart pledge by WWF

I care about my impact on this planet, not just at home, but while I’m away. This is why I’m pledging, whilst on vacation, to:

• Respect the local environment and leave it just as I found it 
• Respect local guidelines, recommendations, regulations, and customs. 
• Take vacations nearer to home and avoid travelling by air where possible. (*)
• Say “No” to Bad Souvenirs including products made from any endangered species, including animal hides and body parts, tortoise-shell, ivory, or coral
• Support reputable, conservation-minded tour operators and suppliers. 
• Stay in locally owned hotels, support local businesses, and hire local guides and services. 
• If a tour, tourist service, or supplier was environmentally sensitive and informative, or if it could have been better, I will tell the owner or operator.

We agree with WWF’s Travel Smart pledge, it is really the way we travel. Us Voyagers are Green!

When you are traveling in a country where you don’t trust their pipe’s water, try boiling your own water, and re-utilizing plastic bottles, instead of buying new ones all the time. 

(*) We disagree with “Take vacations nearer to home and avoid travelling by air where possible.” (cuz the world is ours to discover) But you can ride a bus wherever possible, instead of taking a plane, and for short distances walk or ride a bike, you can enjoy the scenery and really discover new places, even if it is in your own city.

Stay in locally owned hostels, you’ll gain the chance to discover their people and their places

And remember, leave no trace :)