Do you enjoy exploring new places, embarking on scenic journeys and planning exciting adventures? Do you want your next trip to be less stressful, more comfortable and perhaps a bit cheaper? If you answered yes to those questions, then get involved with the CCP Travel Project! Sure, our not-so-hidden agenda is to cut your carbon footprint, but really, we want you to see that flightless travel is actually more romantic, more enriching and definitely comfier and less nerve-racking than a near strip search at the airport and a cramped plastic seat on easyJet or RyanAir.
Aviation is one of the fastest-growing contributors to carbon emissions. Despite this, students, with their limited funds, are naturally attracted to the bargain prices offered by budget airlines. What choice does a cash-strapped student have when air travel is propagated as the most cost-effective and convenient means of transport? We’re here to dispel this myth, and to help you get started on your low carbon quest, we’ve created a guide to being a discount rail ticket detective. Once you see how cheap a traincation can be, make a pledge to take one fewer flight this year- the perfect opportunity to cut your travel footprint and have a chance to win prizes that will spruce up your next holiday! And if you enjoy boasting about your fabulous adventures to your friends and family, why not show them off to the entire uni? Submit your photos, videos and stories to our flight-free travel contest and inspire the low carbon explorer inside someone else (and have the chance to win more prizes!)
The simple fact is that the less you travel, the smaller your carbon footprint, which is why we’re compiling ideas for fabulous Scottish holidays. If the idea of a ‘staycation’ sounds boring, be prepared to be blown away. Scotland is full of adventures waiting to be had, whether you fancy an adrenaline rush from whitewater rafting or would rather take it easy in a medieval city.
And if you’re driving somewhere and have a seat to spare, why not try out lift share? The University of Aberdeen Lift Share scheme is the perfect way to save money, cut pollution and meet someone new on your journey home or to the next festival.
If you’ve just moved here and still feel a bit lost, check out our page on getting around Aberdeen. You’ll find information about the quickest walking routes, where you can borrow a bike for free, the safest way to cycle to uni and which bus will get you to your lecture on time.
So before you buy that low comfort, climate cooking plane ticket or spend your pint budget on petrol, check out our tips on how to save some money, jazz up your journey to make it more of an adventure and keep the planet cool as you set off to your holiday in the sun.