Florida without a car

Today is Earth Day; but since we at Ecotravel News make everyday Earth Day, we will as usual just inform eco-interested readers on the latest environmentally-friendly related travel story that caught our eye.

Miami Herald reporter Marjie Lambert was given the task of traveling through Florida sans car.

For her five-day trip she actually had to take the train to three cities and - gasp - walk to all her sightseeing destinations. American cities are not made for walking especially when lugging a suitcase, I'll give her that, so her car-free trip was actually a real challenge that even Ecotravel News would not enjoy undertaking.

Ms. Lambert had a healthy attitude however and by the end of her trip relished in her brush with slow travel, especially since it was cheaper than driving:

"Each leg has taken at least an hour longer than the same trip by car, and cost some convenience. But this journey is part of the growing trend of slower travel with its own pleasant compensations -- the leisure of the train ride, the scenery not visible from I-95, the absence of traffic jams and metal detectors -- and I know I've gotten a real deal."

Read the full story: Florida by train, cities by foot