Leave it to The New York Times, then, to bring us up to speed on the latest trend in the potpourri-scented wedding industry: green honeymoons. Ranging from luxe retreats on the beach to dirt farms in hardscrabble towns, they all share one goal: assuaging travelers' guilt protecting the environment for future generations.
An outfit called Elevate Destinations, for example, offers lovebirds options like "an eco-retreat in a Honduran rain forest, a spiritual journey through India and a cruise down the Mekong River in Laos." Kind of reminds us of that reality show "Temptation Island" for some reason.
On the other end of the spectrum, there are the Wwoofers (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms), volunteers who stay on organic farms to learn about sustainable agriculture. A few brave honeymooners have dispensed with the heart-shaped bed altogether for the Wwoof experience, spreading love (and manure) over crops from Australia to Uganda.
Of course, you don't have to change your itinerary at all to go green. Just buy a few offsetting carbon credits and go forth into married life with the knowledge that at least you did no harm.
Related Stories:
· Love, Honor, Leave No Carbon Footprint [NYT]
· Elevate Destinations [Official Site]
· Wwoof [Official Site]
· It's a Wwoofer's World [Jaunted]
· Honeymoons coverage [Jaunted]
[Photo: wwoof.org]
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Victor Ozols
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