Eco-Christmas

Yes, it's Christmas. Everybody has got their christmas tree, their house decorated, many gifts to give and receive... In this time of the year we care about everything, except the environment. But there are many tricks and tips to have an eco-Christmas, and we all are able to at least try them. So eat the chocolates you want, laugh, be in the company of those you love and try to be eco-friendly, so you can enjoy the same or better Christmas next year!

Rita

Surfers' marks

Surfers are permanent travellers. What defines us is the search for the perfect wave. In my case, I’m still looking for the correct position in the surfboard and the suitable timing to stand up… I’ve only surfed in two beaches yet, but millions of surfers in the world have already visited Australia, Hawaii, Indonesia, Maldives, Morocco, among other places also desirable. But at what price do they go to these spots?
Today, unfortunately, surfers tend to leave behind an incalculable amount of garbage, like empty water bottles, packages of cookies, broken ropes, etc. Will the man be someday able to preserve what he so admires? Maldives, for example, is hugely polluted because some surfers don’t care about what is done with their trash.
How to avoid it, how to prevent it, is something to which I have no answer. I think that our environmental and collective consciousness should work. We never ask ourselves about the impact that many surfers may have in certain areas of the planet. We have to rethink what we want from surf in the future. Sometimes, the problem may not be the increasing of surfers, but the impact that each surfer has in the places they travel.

Rita