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Flight Shaming Is Wrong And Will Not Help The Environment.

Posted on November 1, 2021 by Bemused Backpacker — 15 Comments

Flight shaming has been on the rise in the past few years with growing calls to ground all aircraft and stop flying altogether. As increasing numbers of people become more conscious of their environmental impact on the world the focus has inevitably turned to what is percieved as one of its biggest polluters, flying, and those travellers who fly a lot have come under increasing demands to stop. Envioronmental concerns are a good thing, but flight shaming is illogical and wrong, and is not the way to help the envioronment. In fact flight shaming may do far more harm than good.

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Posted in Responsible Travel

Survival Tips For A Long Haul Flight.

Posted on September 4, 2017 by Bemused Backpacker — 28 Comments

Long haul flights can be brutal on your comfort, your health and even your sanity, but with these simple survival tips for long haul flights you can make things if not better, then at least bearable until you finally get to your destination.

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Posted in Travel Tips

10 Commandments Of Jetiquette, (Or How To Behave On A Flight!)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Bemused Backpacker — 7 Comments

How every passenger should behave on every flight. These rules should be made mandatory!

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Posted in Travel Lists

The 10 Most Annoying Things About Flying.

Posted on May 29, 2013 by Bemused Backpacker — 31 Comments

What are your biggest pet peeves when flying? What really annoys you on a long haul flight? See if your pet peeves made this top 10 list of the most annoying things when flying.