Here are my top practical tips for reducing your waste while traveling abroad or near home. I share these tips after traveling for more than 11 months in the 4 years since I've adopted a zero waste lifestyle. I've found some aspects of Zero Waste travel to be very easy in certain destinations and quite … Continue reading 10 Practical Tips for Zero Waste Travel
I can't believe it's already been two weeks since we first left Barcelona with our van for the first time. Buying a van was a plan we've had for months. Not only because of all its obvious benefits such as the freedom to go anywhere with a home on wheels, but also because of Apolo. … Continue reading The Beginning of Our Van Travels
I am by NO means a financial expert, heck, I don't even have a retirement account, but I would like to share a few tips on how Fernando and I saved for our big move and paid off my debts in one year's time. Living a low impact lifestyle was an integral part of saving, … Continue reading How Living a Zero Waste Lifestyle Helped Us Save for Our Move to Spain
Barcelona was a Zero Waste dream! Bulk shops selling pasta, soap, nut butters, WINE, detergents, and dried fruits, plastic free bakeries, waste sorting bins, and independent produce shops - it was all there. Over the course of the week we were in Barcelona I visited a handful of bulk stores and other mention-worthy shops selling … Continue reading Zero Waste Week in Barcelona
When I was in my early 20s the opportunity came up for me to apply for Spanish citizenship. See, both my paternal grandparents were born there, but left as young children with their families, fleeing from Franco's persecution. Eventually, they arrived in Mexico where they were welcomed as refugees. It was my late grandfather's birth … Continue reading Moving to Spain!
This past weekend, with only 9 volunteers, we removed 864 pounds of trash from a deserted beach! The idea to do this cleanup arose months ago when my dad mentioned there was a beach south of Ensenada where he remembered seeing a lot of trash. He ventured down there years ago when he used to … Continue reading Baja Beach Cleanup
When Fernando booked us a camping site at the Grand Canyon a couple of months ago, I was beyond thrilled! For years I had wanted to go, but other trips and things had come up. It's at that distance (8-hour drive) where it's doable but still far, and it seemed we never had the time, … Continue reading Arizona & Zero Waste Camping
