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ecoescape: Ireland is a new handbook
to green travel in Ireland.
Written by Irish travel writer, Catherine Mack, this
new guide follows the recent launch of ecoescape:
UK.
In this groundbreaking book, Catherine gives a personal
insight into her top 50 ecoescapes in Ireland which
she has visited over the last six months.
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Full of practical details - including a Slow Travel Toolkit
- ecoescape: Ireland helps travellers find ways
to responsible escapism closer to home and provides international
visitors with greener options for their travels around Ireland
- both North and South.
Eco-travel begins at home. Which is why ecoescape
promotes travel in the UK and Ireland. Here, tourism businesses,
including hotels and attractions, are cutting emissions, sourcing
locally, generating their own energy, moving off-grid and
encouraging travellers and visitors to do the same. Through
the books and ecoescape’s website, ecoescape
provides a platform for Irish businesses to shout about what
they do and to connect ecoescapers to the changes that are
making the world a greener place.
ecoescape: Ireland offers insight into the
people behind the green businesses. “I wanted to make a guidebook
to share the stories of great people who are, quite simply,
trying to make a difference” - says author Catherine Mack.
“They are striving to make a living out of Irish tourism,
but taking responsibility for the impact it might have locally.”
ecoescape promotes slow travel. This involves using
our cars less and avoiding flying. Instead, we take the train,
the bus or the boat and use our bikes and our legs more. Each
ecoescape book includes a Slow Travel Toolkit which
shows the reader how to enjoy travelling slowly - and, in
the process, discover a new way of taking a holiday. The author
travelled slowly and has included details of her cycle, bus
and rail routes, so readers can do the same. There are also
practical tips on how to travel sustainably to Ireland from
the UK using the ferry.
As ecoescape: Ireland covers the island of
Ireland - North and South - it also explores the concept of
crossborder tourism in a country that has, in the past, been
divided by conflict. Catherine Mack explains - “If you are
visiting Ireland, you will quickly discover that natural beauty
such as the Mourne Mountain range does not stop at the border.”
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