It was a trip they had had in mind for several years. In the month of February, Thomas Wagnera.k.a ” Good friend »*, Victory Sattofounder of “ The Good Goods »**, and the eco-influencer Charlotte Lemay left for the Lofoten Islands, in Norway, from Paris, by… train! A 3,000 km long journey through nearly three different countries.
Their goal ? Burn as little CO2 as possible to see the Northern Lights in the Arctic Circle. “I had been putting off this trip for five years, between Covid, work… And then, the planets aligned! », says Thomas.
Review thought patterns
Beyond the realization of “a dream which remains a journey for the privileged”, the founder of “Bon pote” immediately specifies, the two friends above all wanted to prove that by reviewing modern thought patterns, it was possible to enjoy just as much, or even more. “We have become accustomed to splitting up our vacations and considering our trips over a short period of time with all the constraints that this creates,” Victoire analyzes. Result: we resort to plane flights which save time but which have a disastrous carbon footprint.”
The founder of “The Good Goods” therefore advocates vacations over a longer period of time “which will also allow us to spread out our budget and extend the moment of disconnection over time. Not to mention the lasting memories of the journey to the long-awaited destination,” she judges.
A daunting financial cost
Only one “and rare” downside to this type of trip for Thomas: the difficulty of reserving each train journey, “because you have to go through several different websites. It requires being a minimum of resourceful nonetheless,” he believes. His (new) dream? “That we can book everything from a single platform to make the process easier for people who would like to get started.”
For Victoire, it is rather the financial cost that she points out. “It can be a real obstacle for many people,” she regrets.
In the video at the top of this article, Thomas Wagner and Victoire Satto return, to 20 minutes, on the preparations, cost and carbon footprint of such a trip. And give us, along the way, some tips if we want to get started.
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