If you are concerned about the implications of travelling, in particular flying has on the environment then there are alternative means – although none are as inexpensive and fast as flying.

• There are companies who travel as far as Australia overland. They aim to make the journey part of the holiday experience, helping the environment at the same time. odysseyoverland.co.uk , oz-bus.com and eoe.org.uk all offer adventure tours worldwide.
• If you prefer to travel by train seat61.com~ is a website giving advice on how to get anywhere in the world by train. The website is run by a train enthusiast and is free to use providing information on all journeys starting from anywhere in the UK. The site estimates that taking the train to Paris, instead of flying, reduces emissions by 90%
• There are some travel agents and companies which seek to find ethical travel packages for consumers:
• Responsibletravel.com^ has a directory of specially screened eco-friendly holidays which meet a number of different requirements, for example provision of benefits to the local community. The company provide holiday packages across all genres – including gap years, honeymooners and normal short-term holidays.
• Greentourism.org is a website promoting sustainable and eco-friendly holidays within Scotland
• Bespokeexperience.com is an ethical travel agency which has fair trade resorts making use of local skills, workers, produce and buildings.
• Freight travel is another option for travelling across the world for those who don’t want to fly. Every commercial liner that sails can have up to 12 non-employee travellers on board. Passengers who travel in this way eat with the ships employees and staff in officer accommodation but in every other respect are left to their own devices – for more information consult  freighterworld.com, and freightercruises.com .