Ultimate 2019 Travel Equipment: from Mexico to Alaska
Selecting the perfect equipment for a long and complex trip is not easy. Many factors should be taken into consideration before packing for a trip from Mexico to Alaska and, believe me, the weather is one of the last. First, for a backpacking trip during which you will be using only sustainable transports, there is […]
5 easy ways to reduce your environmental impact while travelling
Budget airlines, reduced ticket prices and exclusive deals mean that it’s never been easier (or cheaper) to see the world. However, travel can come at a tremendous environmental cost. Carbon emissions, unsustainable tourism and environmental degradation can all result from our travel experiences. After the article on how we went from Mexico to Alaska with […]
4 packing essentials for your next adventure
You’ve booked the time off work, you’re planning where you want to visit and most importantly, figuring out what to pack. Wherever you’re going in the world and no matter how long, there are some essential items you can’t do without. Filling your bag with useless tat is one of the biggest mistakes anyone can […]
From Mexico to Alaska with zero emissions: The Sustainable Tour Forest
Is it possible in 2019 to travel with zero emissions? It may seem strange or complicated, but during our trips, or just during our everyday life, our actions have an impact on the environment. The best way to measure this impact is by tracking our daily footprint by calculating the CO2 emissions of each action, […]
Travel Headphones: Pamu Slide Review
After the incredible success of the Pamu Scroll, Padmate is coming back on the market with a completely redesigned product. The new Pamu Slide are one of the most interesting true wireless headphones launching on the market in the second half of 2019. Their best function? The battery! But that is not all. I took […]
The Sustainable Tour – North America Edition: from Mexico to Alaska
Among the expressions I’ve come across, two caught my attention: everything happens in threes and there is no two without three. Inspired by those two sentences I am glad to announce you the Third Edition of our Global Expedition Project: The Sustainable Tour – North America Edition from Mexico to Alaska. The Sustainable Tour – North […]
Best Green Hostel Tbilisi: Fabrika Hostel Review
One of the purposes, when I started the section Best Green Hostel in the blog, was to look for alternatives and revolutionary hostels that would change the travel experience of each one of the travellers and that will help them to feel at home keeping an eye on the sustainability and on the impact on […]
The best low-cost travel tripod? Geekoto Travel Tripod Review
For every travel photographer, the tripod is among all the travel gears, the one that is always generating troubles. Especially when packing, if you are travelling with carry-on only, you always think twice if to use that spare space and weight with a tripod or just use it to store more clothes or lenses. During […]
Introducing The Sustainable Tour
Started in late 2016, after more than two years of activity is time for GiovFranco.com to change and evolve. After the success of the project of The Sustainable Tours, we decided to modify and redesign our brand identity to keep up the pace with the dynamic and extremely fast change of the digital world but […]
Tropicfeel Monsoon Review: The first shoes made for Travelleres
*UPDATED MAY 2022: A NEW MONSOON UPDATE CAME, FIXING MOST OF THE ORIGINAL PROBLEMS* After a long and very successful Kickstarter campaign, finally, I finally got the opportunity to test the first pair of shoes that has been conceived and designed by travellers for travellers: The TropicFeel Shoes. Launched in 2017 on Kickstarter, the project […]
