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Because we believe ethical living goes much beyond ethical travel, here are a selection of organisations that we feel are doing a fantastic job and contribute to enabling you to live an ethical lifestyle.

TOMS Shoes

For every pair of their funky shoes you buy, TOMS Shoes will give a pair to a child in need. Simple as that. From time to time, you can even have the opportunity to travel with them to give out the shoes to these children, in places like Argentina and South Africa.

Click here to be taken to this website to read more, and where you can order online.

Nigel's Eco Store

Nigel's Eco Store is an award winning site that sells eco-friendly stuff to help anyone live in a more sustainable way, and so make a positive contribution to a better and brighter future. The range includes, eco gifts, eco cleaning, eco furniture, eco kids and more...

Click here to be taken to this website to read more and order ethical products online.  

The Black Sheep Inn

A fabulous eco-inn in an amazing part of Ecuador: the Andes. From here you can discover ancient cultures and diverse eco-systems. Hiking, horseback riding and mountain bike riding are all on offer.

Click here to be taken to this website to read more.





Make Poverty History

This is a campaign near to our hearts, as we firmly believe that debt is crippling many nations and having adverse consequences on the lives of ordinary citizens, and we wealthy nations can demonstrate grace and make the world better for all.

Click here to get involved.

 

 

 

Bradt Travel Guides

For years Bradt Guides has actively promoted giving something back as an extension of responsible travel. However, as one author points out, this suggests that travellers have taken something in the first place, and since we believe that travel is – or should be – a force for good right from the start, Bradt Guides feels that travelling positively sums up their ethos more accurately.

Click here to be taken to this website to read more.

The Nag

The Nag is a fabulous site for making it easy to do one thing a month to make your lifestyle more sustainable.

Click here to be taken to this website to read more...and sign up.

 


 

 

 

 

Eco Ideas

Eco Ideas is a magazine for green living, including travel, fashion, beauty, homes, gardens.

Click here to view this site.





Climate Stewards

Besides being our partner for our Carbon Offsetting initiative, Climate Stewards is a site where you too can get involved in caring for our planet.

Click here to be taken to this website.


Trees for Cities

This site aims to tackle global warming, create social cohesion and beautify our cities through tree planting, community education and training initiatives in urban areas of greatest need.
Click here be taken to this website to read more.

Global Angels

Global Angels believes that everyone can be an angel - by putting your compassion into action, and help meet the needs of children around the world.

Be an angel here.



Eat The Seasons

Eat the Seasons aims to raise awareness and understanding of seasonal food: the benefits of eating seasonally and when different foods are in season.

To be taken to this website to read more, click...and eat here.

Optimist Travel

A site telling you about good news stories in travel - to read and have a lift in your day, click here.








Convivial Connections

A personal introductions site for mature  professionals in the UK...if that is you, click here.

I am an Activist

I am an Activist was inspired by Dame Anita Roddick, and you can be inspired by this site to help bring about change in the world...standing up against injustice, speaking up for those who have no voice...being heard and being counted. As Betty Reese said "If you think you are too small to make a difference, you have never been in bed with a mosquito"

To be an activist, click here

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