Many people today are trying to go green in effort to reduce their harmful effects on the planet. Going green to reduce your carbon footprint is a commendable and great thing to do while you are at home. While it may seem harder to do, there are ways that you can continue being green while you are traveling or on vacation. These are a few ways which can help you to go green while you are on a vacation in Asia.
Use the concept of zen and Asian minimalism when you are packing for your trip to Asia. Pack lightly and wisely, and pair your outfits together in a way which you can make several outfits out of just a few different pieces of clothing. The less you pack, the less your bag will weigh, and that means the less fuel the airplane needs to keep it in the air. The heavier the airplane is, the more fuel the plane will use while flying, so packing light will reduce your carbon foot print. Packing light will also reduce the costs of your airplane baggage fees, so packing light is not only easier on the planet, but also easier on your wallet.
Instead of renting a car to get around Asia, get around the way that thousands of Asians get around, by walking. Walking leaves no carbon foot print behind whatsoever, it is great exercise, and it allows you to see more of the sights and culture of Asia when you are slowly strolling by on foot and not zooming by in a car. If you do need to take public transportation, there are very good systems of public transportation to get around on. Resist the urge to rent a car, but if you need to rent a car, try renting a hybrid car. Hybrid cars are much better with fuel economy and therefore they leave less of a carbon foot print. If the rental car place does not have hybrid cars, your next best option is to rent a small car which is always better on fuel economy than larger cars.
Instead of bringing travel sized disposable toiletries on your vacation to Asia, try buying your toiletries in bulk and filling up small reusable travel sized bottles to bring on your vacation. Disposable toiletries add a lot of garbage to landfills that could be prevented by using these reusable travel toiletries bottles on vacations and trips.
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