Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ticketing agents
routes and stopping points is on
p.344. For further insight from other
cargo-boat travellers see
W
www.
geocities.com/freighterman.geo.
UK
W
www.ecoescape.org
A comprehensive list of green
accommodation in the UK and Ireland.
Has recently added a “tours” section
for low-impact adventures.
UK
W
www.raileurope.co.uk
For all rail tickets within Europe,
including interrail passes.
Booking agents
UK
W
www.strandtravel.co.uk
UK-based site offering freight trips all
over the world.
Europe
W
www.tgv-europe.com
Rail Europe Continental's portal:
select your home country and you're
directed to a specific website for
booking European high-speed trains.
EUROPE
W
www.sawdays.co.uk
The website of book publisher
Alastair Sawday (who champions
owner-run, characterful places
to stay mainly in Britain, France,
Ireland, Italy and Spain) includes
an “ethical collection” of over three
hundred accommodations that
score well in one or more of the
publisher's self-administered criteria
for “environment”, “community” and
“food”.
US
W
www.freighterworld.com
Worldwide trips, categorised by
durations, ranging from fifteen days
or fewer to journeys lasting over three
months.
Boat
UK
W
www.electric-boat-association.
org.uk
The website of the Electric Boat
Association provides a list of
companies that run river cruises on
electric boats in the UK.
W
www.waterscape.com
Discover Britain's rivers and canals,
including how to book barges, find
riverside pubs or where to go fishing.
Work for free passage
Find yacht owners and skippers
looking for crew:
W
www.crewile.com
W
www.crewsearcher.com
W
www.cruiserlog.com
W
www.indacrew.net
W
www.loatplan.com
W
www.partnersandcrews.com
agriturismi and farmstays
Some are working farms, others are
farms that have been converted to
lodgings. All should offer an escape
from the city and a chance to get
closer to rural life.
UK
W
www.farmstayuk.co.uk
Accommodation in and around
working farms all over the UK.
ferry
flying
Flying is the fastest-growing
contributor to climate change. You
can see how the different airlines
are responding to this, and choose a
cleaner airline by checking
W
www.
seatguru.com/articles/green_
aircraft_and_airlines.php
. You
can also consider “offsetting” your
emissions: it's not a solution but if you
are taking any form of polluting journey
(particularly flying), why not pay a little
more and contribute to projects that try
to balance the equation? See p.186
for further info on carbon offsetting.
EUROPE
For a map of ferry routes to the
Mediterranean Islands see p.90.
W
www.aferry.to
For booking ferry trips throughout
Europe and across to North Africa.
W
www.greekferries.gr
For booking
inter-island ferries and from the Italian
mainland to Greece.
EUROPE
W
www.agritourismeurope.com
Individual entries of farmstays with
pictures, mostly European.
W
www.ecvc.eu/agrotournetwork
A huge country-by-country network
linking to regional and national sites.
CARIBBEAN
W
www.travellerspoint.com/guide/
Caribbean_ferries
Has links to ferry operators running
services throughout the Caribbean.
US
W
www.agritourismworld.com
Find farms (categorized by what they
grow or rear) and vineyards across
the US, as well as ranches.
W
www.ruralbounty.com
As well as finding farm
accommodation all across the US,
this site allows you to search for
wineries, farmers' markets and farm
shops.
aCCommoDatioN
WORLDWIDE
W
www.youra.com
Worldwide ferry links - particularly
good for the US, Canada and Mexico.
Cargo boat
A world map showing the major cargo
General
The following websites include
reviews written by inspectors
who have visited the featured
accommodation.
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