I have just discovered that my blog was a finalist in the travel section of the Tripbase ‘Low Carbon Blog Awards.’ Along with some more well known websites such as Treehugger.com – the winner of the award and long term friend of Babs2Brisbane. And some other less known, but dedicated souls like this guy who is unicycling across Canada to raise awareness of the plight of child soldiers in Uganda, Africa.
Mark Boyle was up first and talked about his slow life journey, beginning with his attempts to live for a year without money. He showed a really lovely film about his first few months of this challenge, in a caravan in the snow and cold and trying to hitch to northern Ireland to visit his family for Christmas. He very kindly referred to me as a successful eco-traveller, and then modestly talked about his ‘failed’ attempts to walk to India without any money.
Living off grid, I am so much more aware of where my resources come from and the fragility of these life-supporting reserves. If I want to be warm I must gather and chop some wood and if I want water there needs to be sufficient water falling into the river nearby. Although here we have the pleasure of life without utility bills, it sometimes means putting in a bit more time to make things work. (more…)
Mark Boyle was up first and talked about his slow life journey, beginning with his attempts to live for a year without money. He showed a really lovely film about his first few months of this challenge, in a caravan in the snow and cold and trying to hitch to northern Ireland to visit his family for Christmas. He very kindly referred to me as a successful eco-traveller, and then modestly talked about his ‘failed’ attempts to walk to India without any money.