Categories: All - reflection - responsibility - tourism - economy

by Mira L 3 years ago

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Lapland and Norway

Reflecting on past travel experiences can reveal important insights about sustainability and responsibility. Initially, there was little consideration for the impact on local communities or the environment, with trips often planned to be as inexpensive as possible.

Lapland and Norway

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After the trip

+This course offers a chance to go through earlier trips and how our behaviour could be more sustainable (also in everyday life)
+Some weeks after coming home I decided to visit the same places again with more time
-We did not reflect our choices to our knowledge of sustainability and responsibility

It is possible for tourists to make a change with small effort

Most of the trips have been as cheap as possible, since spending money has been associated with wasting and unsustainability in my mind

The first course on tourism business made me think about my trips and my choices

-We did not think about the trip for a long time

Memorising focused on our experiences and what we gained

I was not especially interested to follow news that related to the places where we travelled

And when we did, we didn't think about the locals or our impact on local economies

Eating

+The only restaurant meal was local dish in a restaurant of a small village
-The buffet was a possible source of waste as they usually are
-Grocery shopping in supermarkets and not especially selecting the local and season's products
-Cooking by ouselves did not benefit the local economy
Breakfast buffet

All sorts and more

Eat-in restaurant

In Norway

Cod and potatoes

Prepared food from the markets
Cooking by ourselves
Take-away
Eat-in restaurants

Travelling & accommodation

+No overcrowding

Not the most popular destinations

Off-season

+Low emissions on accommodation

Low use of water

No extra waste

But poor recycling

Sleeping bags instead of heating

+No need for external sources of energy
-Did not benefit the local businesses in transport or accommodation sector
-Took quite a big space on local parking lots when we stopped by, locals might have been annoyed
-Large carbon emissions on transport

Lots of stuff were packed and not needed

Extra distance was travelled to avoid using the same roads twice

Only half of the bus's capacity was used

Staying mostly off-grid "in the bushes"
Also our motorcycles

Needs power grid for electric devices

Beds for 4 people and fully equipped kitchen

Car-transport space in the rear

Flying to Norway
Private car
Motorcycles
Our own bus
Public transport

Activities

+Eco-friendly attractions

Use of the marked and permitted trails

No emissions

No waste

+Swimming in natural waters instead of spas
-Little familiarization to the attractions and their history

Cursory comprehension of the destinations

Too little time to carefully explore the attarctions

-Very little interaction with the locals

Belittling the benefits of interaction

No interest in the local customs

-No use of local services

Very little income for the local businesses

Swimming in many lakes and rivers
Crosswords etc.
Daytrip to Norway

Eating out

On motorcycles

Independent travel to attractions

On foot

The peak of fell Salla and Kiilopää

Wilderness church

Tour of Levi

Nature centres
Museums
Guided activities
Independent travel

Towns in Norway and the coast

Attractions

Sightseeing

Before the trip

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Responsibility & sustainability
+The planning quite early started to focus on domestic travel
+Many travelling goals were brought together of well-being
-No interest in sustainability & responsibility

-No interest in environmetal impact

-No interest in local culture or well-being

-Poor research before the trip
Our choices
Choosing the next destinations on the way
Staying mostly off-grid
By our own bus and motorcycles
A road trip to Northern Finland
Options

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Motorcycling and staying in hotels/rental cabins
Road-trip in Northern Finland
Public transport and camping in Norway

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