Eco Travel for the Part Time Environmentalist

I have been thinking about writing something like this for some time now and mostly I'm doing it for my own personal interest in the subject.  The word "eco" is gaining a lot of momentum in recent years and sometimes holds the stigma of being a "lifestyle". Some may think if you have any interest in eco-anything you are presumably a tree hugger who bikes to work and doesn't own a television and has a strange affinity for granola.

I mean, I'm not by any means the asshole who dumps my empty Taco Bell bag in the parking lot when I'm done ...but, I'll be the first to admit, I occasionally buy the big flat of water bottles, I don't enjoy backpacking, I don't own a Prius and more often than not I forget to bring my reusable bag to Trader Joe's...actually, my Trader Joe's bags are currently holding my Christmas wrapping paper :/

That being said, most of us probably fall somewhere in the middle. We want to help but ....ya, uhh we'll start tomorrow. We swear! We can all agree on one thing, we all love traveling and we all love vacations and at some point we all will take them. I have seen some really beautiful places as I'm sure a lot of you have, and can appreciate a hotel, business, city or country that takes pride in preserving it's treasures and handles it's tourism as responsibly as possible.

I guess I  just figure, if your going to travel anyway why not stay somewhere that's a little more eco friendly than the place right next door to it. Support the guys who are getting it right!

I've compiled a list of some popular (and some maybe not so popular , but beautiful) destinations hotels and resorts that deserve you dollar.

1. Savusavu, Figi Resort    www.fijiresort.com
2. Tahiti, Bora Bora, Eden Beach Hotel   borabora.net
3. Argentina, Yacutinga Lodge   yacutinga.com
4. Belize, Chaa Creek   chaacreek.com
5. Costa Rica, Punta Islita   hotelpuntaislita.com
6. The Bahamas, Out Islands ( A hub for numerous Eco- friendly islands/ resorts in the Bahamas) myoutislands.com
7. Puerto Rico, Copamarina Beach Resort   copamarina.com
8. Honduras (Roatan), Infinity Bay   infinitybay.com
9. Aruba, Amsterdam Manor   amsterdammanor.com
10.  South East Asia & Europe, Six Senses Spas &Resorts (35 Resorts) sixsences.com 

These are just a few that caught my eye. Hopefully this sparks your interest to do a little more searching. If it has here are a few more sites to help you out.

ecotourismlogue.com
thegoodhuman.com

OK I've done my good deed/ my part for the year. I'm done.... Kidding.