I was in Las Vegas last weekend for my daughter's soccer tournament. Although we didn't stay on the strip, what adult can resist at least one walk through sin central?
As a pro-environmental person who carefully watches everything that goes in my trash, it is frustrating to see that the number of "girls, girls, girls" flyers handed out hourly on the strip (and then left on the street) produces more trash than I produce in a year.
While there isn't anything I can do about that, I can still be green as possible when travelling. When I stay in hotels I don't like my towels changed daily. In fact, I can go several days without new towels. Many hotels offer a policy now where they will only change the towels you leave in the bathtub. However, my experience over the years is that it is impossible to stop maid service from replacing all used towels. My trick now is to leave the "do not disturb" sign up 24 x 7. I don't get maid service, but I don't need it. I am tidy enough and don't need my room vacuumed and cleaned every day. If I want more soap, I just grab it off the maid's trolley.
Another travel trick is to carry an empty water bottle with me that I can quickly fill and reuse instead of buying water and wasting water bottles on my trips.
So, happy travels while staying green!
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