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Monday, August 31, 2009

Clean Breaks -new rough guide features greenbox members



Clean Breaks unearths 500 unique experiences and new ways to travel that make a real difference to the lives of local people and the planet. Discover a wealth of new adventures from sleeping in houseboats in Kerala and witnessing the zebra migration in Botswana to taking the train-hotel from Paris to Madrid. Whether you fancy living like a local in a tipi with Native American Indians, riding with cowboys in Venezuela or staying in a bunkhouse barn in the Brecon Beacons, this guide is packed with the how, where and when to plan your next extraordinary experience.
Authors Richard Hammond, Green Travel Correspondent for The Guardian, and Jeremy Smith, former Editor of The Ecologist Magazine, combine cultural sensitivity with practical advice, hand-picking the best hotels, resorts, and tours run by earth-friendly people who are passionate about what they do, assuring a spectacular choice of inspirational travel ideas without compromising on the quality of your holiday. Whether you wish to experience a climate-friendly home-stay or simply want to see the world in a new light; make your next trip a Clean Break

We were fortunate to have Jeremy Smith visit Greenbox in late july and was very impressed with his time here and all our members he met .
See also http://www.greentraveller.co.uk/

Friday, April 11, 2008

Greenbox profile

Greenbox Profile news

Network members have been popping up in key places:

Here are some in the Guardian; This month’s Food and Wine Magazine features Ard na Breatha and Lissadell gardens as regional hot spots for food; the Irish Tatlier featured the Organic Centre

So have we:

At home: have a look here: why not leave a comment on the Co2.ie blog? The Irish Times have featured us in their new ethical traveller column - no weblink I'm afraid!

Further afield:

National Geographic’s adventure magazine and website features us this month (mag’s circulation is over ½ million);

The region's EU flowers have this great document to promote themselves