Back on the rails.... we're travelling by train to Spain this week to visit a range of sustainable travel initiatives. Breakast in Paris, lunch in Barcelona then arriving in Madrid late afternoon ✍️📸🎥 #sustainablespain

“Keswick becomes virtual railway station to support sustainable journeys in the Lakes” Excellent idea. (Why has it taken until now?) newsdesk.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/news/keswick-b…

A 'carbon squeeze' is coming, and travel won't escape its grasp ttgmedia.com/fairer-travel/…

A little-known jewel to Extremadura's crown is the secret natural swimming pools hidden across the lush wooded valleys of this wild region. Charco Calderon is a series of pools and cascades in oak woodland outside the village of Garganta La Olla. #sustainablespain

London and Glasgow to Edinburgh just got FASTER💨 Our new fast service means London - Edinburgh in less than eight hours. Affordable, sustainable travel just got quicker too! flixbus.co.uk

Utterly tragic news. Melissa was a trailblazer and I feel privileged to have worked with her in recent times. My heart goes out to her family & colleagues. Her passion for sustainable travel and brilliant sense of humour will be sorely missed travelweekly.co.uk/news/tour-oper… #TravelWeekly

German green rail hydrogen plant completed, which will be used "in a variety of projects, including H2goesRail, the joint venture between DB and Siemens Mobility", reports Mark Simmons in IRJ railjournal.com/infrastructure…

Fabulous day filming new content from East Sussex to add to Experience Sussex Partnership when we launch new website. Brilliant day out at Buzz Active, Visit Eastbourne Towner Eastbourne and Seaford Head. Can’t wait to see the pro shots from Green Traveller and Dienson.

We’ve created a newsletter to keep people up to date with what’s happening in the Forest of Bowland National Landscape. The main focus is on wildlife, conservation and nature recovery, plus details of events, activities and opportunities to get involved. Sign up here: discoverbowland.uk/love-bowland-n…

🌍NEW REPORT OUT TODAY! 🌍 ‘Climate justice in tourism: An introductory guide’ highlights the importance of integrating climate justice into the travel and tourism industry’s response to climate change. climatejusticeintourism.org

We’ve also put together 10 case studies to help inspire and support you in taking the next steps to a more #sustainable future. 🌿 Stay tuned for more.

Same coastline, same campsite, same tides. The joy of returning to familiarity, year after year. Except this year the sun shone ☀️

Wow. Fascinating research by Welsh PhD student finds six-tonne Altar Stone at the heart of Stonehenge came from the far north of Scotland

BREAKING: European Sleeper to launch a Brussels-Venice train twice a week in February & March next year via the scenic Brenner Pass, with couchettes, sleepers & (yay!) dining-car. Fares tba, booking opens next month. Recommended Eurostar connection leaves London St Pancras at 11:04.

Europe’s best no-fly mini breaks you can do in a weekend Whether you fancy bathing in Belgium or jazzing it up on the French Riviera, these 10 trips in Europe and the UK are a rail or ferry trip away 🖋️ Richard Hammond trib.al/RDh9Y8N

Our fabulous family trip in the southern French Alps (there and back by train) organised by the brilliant Undiscovered Mountains, by Rhiannon Batten theguardian.com/travel/article…

My video of our multi-activity trip (by train to and from the UK) with Undiscovered Mountains in the Southern French Alps vimeo.com/976861554

The epitome of slow travel: Paul Miles's epic journey travelling by boat along England's canals: theguardian.com/travel/article…

Mind the gap: fascinating report by Tandem, highlighted in today's missive from Ben Spencer of The Sunday Times, revealing a 34 point ‘green gap’ between consumers’ plans to move to a green way of living, compared to their actual actions tandem.co.uk/newsroom/the-g…

Campaigners call for unlimited ‘climate card’ UK rail pass, reports ⁦Fiona Harvey⁩ in The Guardian theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/s…