The Green Travel Sourcebook
A Guide for the Physically Active, the Intellectually Curious or the Socially Aware
Published on 17. January 1992
Book
Paperback/Softback
312 pages
978-0-471-53911-7 (ISBN)
Description
For the new breed of traveler who wants to get personally involved with nature, people and cultures. Provides guidelines, resources, precautions, hints and tips on travel adventures to match every budget's taste and level of physical ability. Gives detailed information on hundreds of groups that organize and run vacations and travel adventures in places near and far, familiar and bizarre.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Illustrations
Ill.
Dimensions
Height: 230 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
486 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-53911-7 (9780471539117)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
GOING GREEN. The Green Traveler. Types and Styles of Green Travel Programs. Strangers When We Meet. Take Nothing but Photographs, Leave Nothing but Footprints: Guidelines for Responsible Travel. Practicalities. Collateral Issues. GREEN TRAVEL PROGRAMS. All Things Wild and Beautiful: Experiencing the Wonders of Nature. By Your Own Steam: Travel for the Physically Adventurous. The World Is My Classroom: Vacations for Which You'll Want to Pack Your Mind. Field Research: Vacation Ideas for the Archeologist or Explorer Within You. People-to-People Programs: Meeting Your Neighbors in the Global Village. Reality Tours: Travel Ideas for the Socially Aware. Needing to Be Needed: Programs for Those Who Want to Give of Themselves. Green Cruises: From Small Sloops to Stately Ships. POINTS OF REFERENCE. Afterword. Geographic Index of Programs. Subject Index.