Welcome to the eco-logue
Dear firstname,
Hello and welcome to the first issue of the eco-logue - ecoescape’s letter home in a virtual bottle.
We called it eco-logue for the simple reason that we’re fusing a travelogue – a place to recount our adventures – with our concern for the environment.
We're dedicating the first issue of the eco-logue to introducing you to our new online adventure at www.ecoescape.org.
I hope you are able to join us. We’re not going too far as our explorations begin at home in the UK and we’ll see where we get to in due course.
If you feel like jumping off at any moment, unsubscribing is easy. We’ll write home no more than once a month to keep in your good books.
Laura Burgess, Founder
ecoescape
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The book
ecoescape offers ideas and inspiration for some of the greenest and most inspiring places to stay and visit in England, Wales and Scotland. You'll find quirky campsites, boutique hotels, cosy B&Bs, eco days out and organic pubs and restaurants, as well as national cycle network routes and rail links.
We published the guide earlier this year as we believed that there is a way to minimise the impact of our travels on the environment without flying. We search high and low to find ideas that are inspiring and often unique and intriguing. We travel slowly; by this we mean that we travel by bicycle, train or bus - forms of transport which are sustainable. You'll find more ideas about slow travel on our website over the coming months.
ecoescape has been featured widely in the media including the Guardian, Times, BBC, New Consumer, Junior Magazine and many more. We have been touched by the level of support we have received as a result of putting the guide together, without which, we couldn't of course continue.
You can order your copy of ecoescape for just £4.99 (inc. P&P) from our website - a perfect stocking filler for Christmas.
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The new website
We've enjoyed putting together an online version of ecoescape. We'll regularly update the website and feature YOUR stories and reviews.
ecoescape.org will be your first point of call to help you plan your green travels in the UK. You can:
The website is 100% wind-powered and put together by the people at Make Hay Ethical E-media. It has been part funded by the Co-operative Bank and Big Lottery Fund.
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Your ecoescapes
You can read about the ecoescapes of other travellers on our website. Every month, we'll feature a selection in our newsletter (below).
If you've been on a no-fly ecoescape in the UK or abroad we'd love to hear all about it. Email us a brief description to tellyourstory@ecoescape.org. Any ecoescapes that make it on the website will be entered into a monthly draw for first class rail tickets and vouchers and you'll receive a copy of the latest guidebook.
If you have visited any of the places featured on ecoescape.org, you can also add your comments and rating in their guestbooks.
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The slow route to South Africa
By Alex Butcher
Only a few months after I signed an online pledge to stop flying unless absolutely necessary, my girlfriend received a job offer to work in Malawi. We were both keen to go, but I was determined to try and get there without resorting to a flight. Having no job to start at the other, time was fortunately on my side. A plan started to form, and I decided to take a low emissions journey from London to Malawi, travelling by ship from Europe to Cape Town, and mountain biking the remaining 5000kms to Malawi. continue...
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The wild North of Scotland
By Deborah Benham
What images does the north of Scotland evoke for you? Castles.. tartan... haggis... whisky... golf? If so you’re not alone. To many people these are iconic representations of Scotland. But did you know that northern Scotland is also one of the best places in Europe for wildlife? Golden eagles, pine marten, red deer, red squirrels and the rare capercaillie and wildcat can all be spotted on land. While on the coast and at sea, dolphins, whales, harbour porpoises, seals, otters, basking sharks and many seabird species can all be enjoyed. continue...
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