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  • Europe,  Hungary,  Travel

    Beyond Budapest: 7 places you must visit in Hungary

    Hungary is so much more than its capital. So why not spend some more time in Hungary, instead of just whizzing around Budapest and calling it a day with these 7 places you must visit in Hungary!

    By Alice
  • Europe,  Hungary,  Travel

    Hungry in Hungary: Your Guide to Veg-Friendly Hungarian Cuisine

    Language barriers, cultural differences... plant-based travel can be really hard. Let me help you avoid going hungry in Hungary with this guide for vegetarian and vegan travellers!

    By Alice

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Tuesday coosday! ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ Here's some friends I me Tuesday coosday! ๐Ÿ„๐Ÿฎ Here's some friends I met in the Highlands. #tuesdaycoosday #coosday @visitscotland #visitscotland #visithighlands #scotland #roadtrip #highlandcow #highlandcattle
Let me interrupt the travel pictures with a travel Let me interrupt the travel pictures with a travel book! If you're looking for something to read about Afghanistan right now I want to recommend Shadow City by @_tarankhan. As the UK media continues to channel Afghan narratives through the white gaze and strip away the humanity of Afghan refugees, this book gives a unique view of Kabul and the narratives, identities and people of Afghanistan. Each human fleeing Afghanistan is a person with hopes, dreams and aspirations for the future. Not a statistic. We all need to remember that. Well worth a read. Grab it at your local bookstore now ๐Ÿ“š #bookreview #bookrecommendations
Welcome back normality! Road trips, activities wit Welcome back normality! Road trips, activities with strangers, being able to warm up in the pub afterwards. Happy days. โžก๏ธ Swipe to see my stupid expression after falling into freezing cold Scottish water! If you can't tell, I'm the one on the right Thanks to @climb.ride.explore for an awesome afternoon! ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ๐ŸŒŠ #scotland #scottishsummer #scotlandroadtrip #highlands #scottishhighlands #cove #coasteering #adventuretravel #sustainabletravel #lovescotland #adventuregirl #wildswimming #wildswim #travelblog #travelbloggers
HANDS UP IF YOU'VE EVER TRAVELLED SOMEWHERE AFTER HANDS UP IF YOU'VE EVER TRAVELLED SOMEWHERE AFTER SEEING IT ON INSTAGRAM? ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™‚๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹โ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ™‹ Instagram has a huge impact on where we travel, with destinations 'going viral' in the same way memes did 10 years ago. This can lead to overtourism which is hugely unsustainable and can make the destination way more unenjoyable for locals and visitors. Look at Iceland, Bali and Venice, locations struggling to deal with the effects of too many tourists. Additionally, filters, hyperediting and Photoshop can give you false impressions of a location. The famous #gatesofheaven in Bali are an illusion tourists queue hours for. Instagram photos are carefully curated and just too perfect! I've been thinking a lot recently about how posting on Instagram during a trip can cause me to enjoy my experience less. The pressure to get the perfect shot, followed by hyper-fixation on how I look, editing, and posting can completely take me out of an experience. It distracts me from simply enjoying myself and this wonderful world. Now, I take regular social media breaks and make sure to go through my photos after a trip, not during. This means I have way more fun! I make memories instead of 'content'. What's your relationship with social media? Do you post during or after trips? Let's talk about it below! #thoughts
Feeling cute in my new @patagonia fleece and @sead Feeling cute in my new @patagonia fleece and @seadon.co trousers! Buy well, make it last! A lot of my travel, hiking and outdoors gear is many years old with most of it holding up since my first big expedition to Canada, age 16. But as with all things, gear reaches the end of its life. There's only so often you can patch things up before they stop fulfilling their purpose: to keep me warm, dry and comfortable! Its not always easy to find quality outdoor gear second hand, which is why choosing sustainable and ethical brands is really important. I'm highlighting some of my favourite ethical outdoor brands here! Waterproof jacket is @alpkit, a certified B Corp company with high ethical and environmental standards. Its made from recycled polyester ๐Ÿšดโ€โ™€๏ธ Fleece is @patagonia, one of the original ethical and sustainable fashion outdoor retailers. ๐Ÿ”๏ธ Trousers are @seadon.co. They're made from recycled ocean plastic, like fishing nets! ๐ŸŒŠ Shoes are @allbirds. They're biodegradable and carbon neutral. When my gear is at the end of its life, I send it to @alpkit continuum project where it can be patched up and passed to people who need it, or recycled. #outdoorgear #adventuretravel #travelblog #discovenyblog #discoveny #sustainablefashion #sustainabletravel #climateconscious #buywellmakeitlast #goniceplacesdogoodthings #buybetter
Do you offset your lifestyle? Carbon emissions a Do you offset your lifestyle? Carbon emissions are a part of being human. It's hard to have zero impact, we all need food to eat, clothes and heating to stay warm, transport to get around. Even living a minimal-impact lifestyle will still have a carbon footprint. Here at Discoveny, we've been thinking about carbon offsetting. Is offsetting our emissions actually enough to slow climate change? What more can we do? Carbon offsetting has become a wildly popular but controversial way to fight climate change. Its a way of paying to fund projects that reduce CO2 emissions elsewhere. Sounds great, right? But its not without problems. Here are some of them. ๐ŸŒฑ Carbon offsetting doesn't always do what it promises. Let's say you pay to plant some trees. How can you guarantee those trees will survive long enough to remove the promise amount of CO2? ๐ŸŒฑ It puts the blame on the consumer! Personal offsets were actually invented by oil giant @bp_plc as a sneaky grenenwashing marketing ploy to distract you from their unsustainable practices. ๐ŸŒฑ Its cheaper to offset in developing countries. This can lead to local and indigenous people being displaced at the cost of our overconsumption. ๐ŸŒฑ It can't replace cutting emissions. We need to be offsetting AND working towards lasting change, not using offsets as an excuse not to take action. Want to learn more? Hit my link in bio for the full article! What's one thing you're doing to be kinder to our planet? Inspire others by sharing this in the comments! . . . . . #discoveny #sustainabletravel #climatechange #sustainabletravelblog #travelblog #lowimpact #carbononeutral #carbonoffset #carbonemissions #offsetyourtravel #discovenyblog #savetheplanet
Can we have summer back please? Missing those blue Can we have summer back please? Missing those blue skies! #scotland #scottishsummer #scottishweather #scottishhighlands #highlands #roadtrip #discoveny #discovenyblog #adventuretravel #sustainabletravel #kayaking #kayaktrip #westcoastscotland #scotland #scotlandroadtrip
My climate anxiety is at an all time high. Coupled My climate anxiety is at an all time high. Coupled with anxiety for those fleeing Afghanistan and other countries. There's so much going on right now in the world. The recent UPSC climate report. The crisis in Afghanistan. The pandemic still affecting many people around the world. And all the news that slips under the radar. The news that doesn't make headlines. I can't be alone in just wanting to give the world, and everyone in it, a hug. #thoughts
"If you don't like the weather in Scotland, just w "If you don't like the weather in Scotland, just wait 10 minutes" Moments before this photo we'd sat in the sunshine and watched three separate rain showers make their way up the valley and eventually to us. The next day we had hail, fog and sun within an hour. Scottish weather is unpredictable. Most days have a forecast of rain, cloud and sun. Scotland will dump snow on you in June but you might get sunburn in October. You can't let it stop you from getting outdoors. Make sure to save this post and head to the blog for my top tips for wet weather hiking in Scotland! Link in bio ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ Also a little note for those of you wild camping this summer. Please be responsible and respectful. Don't litter. Stay away from settlements. And remember the access code doesn't apply to motorised vehicles so if you're a car or campervan it isn't your right to park up in any old layby for the night, it can be dangerous as many roads in Scotland are single track and people need these places to pass! ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ๐ŸŒฒ #scotland #visitscotland #cairngorms #highlands #scottishhighlands #scottishweather #wetweatherhiking #discovenyblog #discoveny #ecotravel #sustainabletravel #wildcamping #wildcampscotland #hiking #adventuretravel
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