Whether you are on a day trip to the beach or spa, or traveling across the world, there are dozens of ways to make your travels more eco friendly. With green travel websites, eco mobile apps, and holistic spas, Izzit is en route to make your summer getaway just a little more sustainable.
Beach Trip: Apps & UV Monitoring Wristbands
iPhone App for EWG’s 2010 Sunscreen Guide
You’ve heard it a million times before, but you really do have to pack the sunscreen. And to help you pick the best sunscreen the Environmental Working Grouping (EWG) just launched a free iPhone application for their 2010 Sunscreen Guide. The guide includes more than 500 beach and sport sunscreens analyzed by EWG. Their app makes it easy to find a safe and effective sunscreen for the beach.
UVSunSense UV Monitoring Wristbands
If you are unsure when to reapply sunscreen, there are nifty little tools out there to help you monitor your exposure to harmful UV rays. The UVSunSense UV Monitoring Wristband is engineered to be used in conjunction with a sunscreen of SPF 15 or higher to alert you to potential excessive exposure. Everyone can use a little reminder.
Destination Vacation: Sustainable Accommodations & Eco-Cities
Sustainable Accommodations: Whole Travel
Looking for sustainable accommodations around the world? Whole Travel claims to have compiled the most complete collection of sustainable accommodations available on the Internet. This beta website is pretty cool, helping you greenify your travel plans by directing you to the world’s best green hotels and resorts.
Explore an Eco-City: Time’s Green Design 100 Top Three Eco-Cities
If you are looking to explore an eco-city, visit one of Time’s Green Design 100 top three eco-cities: Tianjin Eco-City, Zira Zero Island, and Gwanggyo Power Center.
Tianjin Eco-City utilizes waste heat from a nearby power plant and emphasizes green modes of transport and water recycling. At Zira Zero Island each mountain is a residential development lined with strategically placed photovoltaics. Photovoltaics, or PVs, are arrays of cells that convert solar radiation into direct current electricity. Wind farms also help power the island. Gwanggyo Power Center builds green space upward instead of using valley-based designs that create smog.
Bike Trip
If you have been considering a road trip this summer consider turning it into a bike trip. You can save gas, save money, embrace nature, reduce your carbon footprint, and get a little exercise in. Plus, some big name brands like REI have a ton of eco-conscious bike gear and clothing. And who knows, this bike trip might motivate you and your friends to continue on the bike path for your commute and errands.
Day at the Spa
If a day at the spa to refresh and rejuvenate is in the cards, check out Organic Spa Magazine’s Top 10 Green Spas and Resorts. From a holistic spa to an organic farm and cooking school, one of their picks is sure to revitalize your spirit in an earth friendly manner.
