Responsible Family Vacations
Responsible Family Vacations  
Podcast: Sustainable Minimalists
Published On: Wed May 18 2022
Description: If you are fortunate to embark on vacation with your family this summer, your children will undoubtedly benefit from the experience. There's the need for them to practice flexibility and problem-solving in real-time; there's also the fact that seeing more of the planet will encourage your children to care for its future. Yet there's an elephant in the room, and it's this: vacations often come with a hefty carbon cost.  On today's show - and just in time for summer! - we discuss tangible ways to make your summer holiday more sustainable. Today I speak with travel blogger Samantha Runkel. Samantha has been to a whopping 80 countries and counting and so she's on the show to offer the knowledge she's gained from boots-on-the-ground experience as to how we can be responsible travelers this vacation season and beyond (while also infusing a heavy dose of memory-making!).   Here's a preview: [4:00] Put your money where your (suitcase) is: Reframing the assumption that long-distance is always eco-unfriendly [8:00] Carbon offsets: Yay or nay? [10:15] Where to find green booking options for your next getaway [11:45] What participating in active regeneration looks like for families with children [14:30] How and why you should intentionally spread your dollars around on your next holiday [17:45] Family road trips that aren't completely wasteful * Join our (free!) community here. * Watch the extended version of this interview on Youtube. * Find your tribe. Sustainable Minimalists are on Facebook, Instagram + Youtube. * Email me and say hello! MamaMinimalistBoston@gmail.com Our Sponsors:* Thank you to LifeStraw! https://lifestraw.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/sustainable-minimalists/exclusive-content Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices