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Today is Earth Day. My personal wish for Earth Day is for transparent, understandable sustainability metrics introduced for the travel industry. It would allow me, or any other like minded consumer to assess the full ecological, cultural and socio-economic impact of our travel plans before we commit to buying. I am [...]

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Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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Just before Christmas 2011, there was a series of posts by Travel Bloggers on the theme “Travel Bloggers Give Back”. I’m not sure what they take in the first place. That aside, anyone who has scanned through these posts will find the water plays a big role. My favourite type [...]

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Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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This is a short photo essay of part of a day trip to Llandudno and Anglesey on a Sunday in February. The first part of the day was spent walking around the Great Orme at Llandudno, but this post will concentrate on the afternoon spent in Anglesey. Crossing the Menai [...]

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Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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One of the added bonuses of a Chamonix Season Lift Pass, is the chance to discover three other winter resorts in Haute-Savoie, so decided I’d like to explore Evasion Mont Blanc, a series of linked resorts including St Gervais, Megeve, Combloux and La Giettaz. In all 445 km of pistes. [...]

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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A photo essay of the Udal Peninsula on North Uist, Western Isles, Scotland.

About John Williams

Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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While walking the streets of Brussels, I am often aware that I am following in the footsteps of Georges Rémi, better known as Hergé, creator of Tintin. From where I type this article, I can see both of the schools he attended in his youth. He left his mark in the form [...]

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Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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It is the overhead snippets of conversation, that tells me that Winter Wonders or Plaisirs d’Hiver in French, is popular with visitors. “I was like…” the repeated “like” in twenty something females’ conversations. The oral version of a Facebook Wall. Or “I am lucky, as I can catch a train [...]

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Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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The theme for the photo sharing day on Twitter on Friday 18 November 2011 was Flags. If you look at my Twitter profile you will see that I tend to spend time between three locations. In this piece, I will include photos, including flags from each of these places. Wales [...]

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Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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There are a lot of widely held views  built on hearsay and misinformation. The deeper I look, the more  complicated the story seems to get. One of my aims is to educate myself on travel environmental issues. Then to share my findings on this site and hopefully start a discussion [...]

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Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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#FriFotos is the weekly photo sharing day on Twitter. On Friday November 11, the theme is “Fall”, but as is usual, it is open to interpretation. Fall is the term used for Autumn in North America. However, the eleventh of November is Armistice Day and a Public Holiday in much [...]

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Hi, I'm John, Travel Crunch is my Travel Blog. The way we travel today will affect the travel aspirations of future generations and quite possibly their quality of life. TravelCrunch will discuss issues and share experiences and tips for travellers who want keep the cost of their travel to themselves and the environment to a minimum. Please feel free to challenge any of my views on here, I don't profess top be an expert and I'm certainly not 'holier than thou'.

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