Is Travel Really Necessary?

Is our lust for adventure a good thing?

A few years ago at a sustainability design conference I attended, speaker after speaker shared their ideas on how to reduce the carbon impact of our everyday lives. Only one man stood out for me. His message was simple: to reduce our footprint we need to demand less; less products, less travel, less power. Only by creating a reduction in demand and subsequent consumption will our society really make the changes required.

So it was interesting to read on the BBC website this morning that the New Economics Foundation are advocating a switch to a 21 hour working week (worth a read). They argue that a shorter week would reduce unemployment, but the main benefits are far more widereaching than that. We would enjoy more time with families, more opportunity to contribute to our communities, while the lower income that results would stem our insatiable demand for consumer goods that is responsible for so much of our carbon use.

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Plan to ban bed-hopping blokes backfires!!!

Our motto at Adventurous Women is that men are an 'optional extra', even though we love them dearly, we don't always wish to be in their company....let's face it, men and women ARE DIFFERENT and have DIFFERENT NEEDS.

However I do think this lady has possibly gone to far by asking for an exemption. Love to know your thoughts so please read on and make comment.


ABC News Online - "Plan to ban bed-hopping blokes backfires"

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Egypt 28 Feb 2009 - Fully Escorted Women Only

Follow the golden footsteps of ancient Egypt's most famous Queen, Cleopatra on a classic cruise up the River Nile, explore the great Pyramids of Giza, and cross the Sahara desert to the beautiful coast of the Red Sea. This magical adventure ensures you have plenty of time to embrace the major sites of Egypt, grab a bargain at the local markets, relax at the beach, scuba dive in the sea or ride a camel in the desert. read more