Showing posts with label misc. Show all posts
Showing posts with label misc. Show all posts

Thursday, February 3, 2011

SHARING TIME!!


Hello greeners!

As you probably noticed, there is a worrying lack of pretty pictures in this blog! So, pick up your cameras and let the WWW know about your great travelling experiences!
If you are not a great photographer, no worries! A short (or long!) article to share some memories/tips would be greatly appreciated as well.

May it be an adventurous inch-hiking trip or a pleasant picnic, I’d be happy to post about it! 

Just drop us an email at oneworld.sta@googlemail.com with “blog” as object.

Walks


Hello everyone!!

I hope you had a pleasant Christmas break! Moreover, hopefully exams haven’t destroyed you - or maybe they did, but the first bit of intersemester break should have given you the opportunity to rest properly, so… here I am, to suggest you a few things you may want to do during the last few days of holiday!!

Did you know there is a botanic garden  in St Andrews?? Well, if yes, did you pay it a visit?
You really should :-P  I went there a couple of days ago and enjoyed it a lot! It is not a big garden, but it is peaceful and cute and there are a fair number of very weird plants to enjoy.
The “hard” bit may be to actually get there. The following link will direct you to a map.
If you want to be more adventurous, just get yourself to Argyle Street where you fill find some road signals showing – just keep following them =)

If you’d like something bigger and fancier the Tentsmuir forest is just a few miles away!
It is easily reachable by bike. Otherwise, you can get a bus to Tayport and then reach the northern entrance by foot.

If your passion is hillwalking, I have the perfect website for you:
in the top right corner, click on “find a walk” to specify your requirements and get the most appropriate walk to your needs.
A personal suggestion: do take the time to walk along the coastal path! There are more views past Albany Park – to be totally honest, the path gets a bit muddy and wilder, however, there are some very nice spots – not to be missed. Really. 

Happy walking!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

The Infrequent Flyer's Pocket Companion

Hello Greeners!

Today we would like to suggest you to take a look at The Infrequent Flyer's Pocket Companion - it is a very short guide to get greener, created by the University of Edinburgh Transition group. You can download a free copy from the following link:

http://peopleandplanet.org/goinggreener/resources/your-resources

You will re-directed to People&Planet website - I strongly encourage you to have a look at the general website too! It's full of enthusiasm, good ideas and ways to get involved! 

P&P is the biggest UK-wide student movement campaigning to end world poverty, defend human rights and protect the environment. 

 Definitely worth a few minutes of your time ;-)

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

Followers

Hello everyone!

Techinical note: unfortunately even if you become "follower" of the blog you will not get emails notifying a new post... but, if you are interested, just drop us an email! I'll add you to a mailing list and notify you when a new post is up!

Wish you a relaxing and restful reading week :-)

PS I'm trying to figure out an alternative way of dealing with that.. just give me some time!!

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Sustainability at University

Hello Greeners!
I realised I still haven't put on the links to the University resourceful website!

This is the link to the homepage of  all the sustainability facts and tips
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/environment/

From here you can access directly the resources about transportation
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/visiting/Travelplan/

And finally, from here you can dowload the pdf map with the suggested pathways and cycling routes - really useful if you need some fresh air and have a healthy break from study :-)
http://www.st-andrews.ac.uk/maps/

Have a green Sunday!

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Stuck on Scotland

Good morning!

I hope you are having a relaxing weekend :-) Or, if you do not have time to relax, I hope you are having a very productive weekend :-)

With this post I want to suggest you a cool website:  http://www.stuckonscotland.co.uk/
It has travel tips (including links to several other website for booking coaches and trains) and turistic information. The highlighted link to "national express" is the one I posted before :-)
In addition, if you scroll down the hompage, there is a link Travel tips to and from Edinburgh  which will direct you to a very cool webpage with loads of links and miscellaneous info. Look at the right hand side: there is a menu where you can check out different transportation means :-)
Have fun!