http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk Is budget travel the answer? Mon, 28 Dec 2009 12:04:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The final of my Top Ten Winter Sports Tips will look at Safety. It may not be as sexy as saving money or the environment, but nevertheless it is important.  It is a controversial subject following the untimely death of the actress Natasha Richardson earlier in 2009. However, safety is ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/12/28/10-winter-sports-safety-tips/ Following on from my Ten Tips to save money on a Winter Sports break. Here are my Top Ten Tips for protecting the environment when taking to the slopes [caption id="attachment_234" align="alignright" width="225" caption="Avoriaz Shuttle"][/caption] on skis or snowboards. Winter Sports are one form of travel most under threat from Climate Change. ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/12/13/10-tips-for-protecting-the-environment-on-a-winter-sports-break/ Winter sports vacations can be expensive, so I thought I'd post ten of my favourite money saving tips. Book in advance, you can often get a good discount. If staying more than 3 weeks in a ski area it can sometimes work out cheaper to buy a season pass with a ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/12/04/10-tips-for-saving-money-on-a-winter-sports-holiday/ To travel to Chamonix, from Brussels, I booked a seat on a Eurolines coach, boarding by Gare du Nord. One of the main advantages of travelling by bus, is the low carbon footprint. Buses are generally light and do not use much fuel per person. They can also be quite ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/12/02/brussels-to-chamonix-via-eurolines/ I wrote an earlier post to voice the things that annoyed me most on Twitter.  The new Lists function allows me to create my own targeted streams. If find that a member of that list is publishing spam, being offensive, or just tweeting multiple Tweets that are not of interest ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/11/02/twitter-lists-where-next/ [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Pembrokeshire Coast path"][/caption] Last week in Wales, while walking parts of the Pembrokeshire Coast , I took along a 2008 edition "coast to coast" a free newspaper published by the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. It has the bus timetables and other very useful information for anyone walking ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/08/11/travel-and-farming-in-pembrokeshire/ While waiting to be served at a Cardiff Restaurant last week, I couldn't help overhearing the large party on the adjacent table, discussing the merits of European cities they had visited. They were talking loudly, probably because they wanted the rest of the group to hear. One woman said ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/08/08/i-did-prague/ Currently, I am spending a lot of time in Brussels. You could say I am on permanent vacation here. You do not need to travel far to gain a rewarding travel experience. To illustrate my point, this last weekend, there was two Street parties within 200 metres of my apartment ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/06/30/enjoying-the-local-scene/ Twitter is an excellent tool if used responsibly. I am fairly new to the Twittersphere, but already I am finding some activities very annoying. Here is my Top 10 Terrible Tweets on Twitter. [caption id="attachment_148" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Spoof Twitter profile"][/caption] 10. I am not going to start with Tweets but Profiles. How ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/05/04/top-10-terrible-tweets/ Thirty nine years ago a number of organisations with diverse goals, yet all concerned with a sustainable future on this planet got together. The first Earth Day was held in in 1970. The event has become mainstream.  It has been interesting reading surfing the net today as some of the ... http://www.travelcrunch.co.uk/2009/04/22/happy-earth-day-2009/