对许多人来说，乘坐廉价航班出国旅行是一种难以抗拒的诱惑。目前，飞机排放的二氧化碳占欧洲二氧化碳排放量的4%。航空环境联盟的杰夫·加扎德（Jeff Gazzard）最近的研究发现，由于高层大气环境的脆弱性，飞机排放对空气的影响比地面排放高出2.7倍。
苏格兰——去年春天，由于冰岛火山爆发产生的火山灰云，欧洲各地的航班停飞，人们纷纷寻找陆路和海路等其他返乡路线。在此期间，汤姆和洛琳·麦克米兰夫妇的网站访问量激增了700%。虽然火山灰云散去后访问量恢复正常，但汤姆认为人们对飞行的热情正在消退。
他解释说：“过去乘飞机旅行是一种奢侈的旅行方式，但现在人们关注的焦点都放在了成本上，而不是客户服务上。随着安检和行李限制的增加，飞行变得越来越令人厌烦。”
麦克米兰夫妇在国外生活了18个月后，为了尽可能减少对环境的影响，决定返回苏格兰，并由此萌生了创建这个网站的想法。他们最终成功地从新加坡一路返回苏格兰，全程没有乘坐任何交通工具；这段旅程穿越了14个国家，历时85天，期间他们乘坐了22辆公共汽车、14列火车、11艘船和无数辆嘟嘟车（人力车）。
汤姆和洛琳的互动网站是一个一站式旅行资源平台，会员可以在这里添加自己的无航班旅行路线，并对不同的路线进行评分，同时与其他用户交流旅行贴士和信息。在这个网站上，我输入出发地，它不仅会告诉我如何到达各个遥远的目的地，还会显示具体的路线、行程时间和费用。
汤姆解释说：“我们正在采用自下而上的方法，尽可能多地提供有关无航班旅行路线的信息，让人们能够快速轻松地获取他们需要的信息以及可以使用的代理商的详细信息。”
然而，汤姆认为，政府也需要采取自上而下的方法。“事实很简单，现在坐飞机从未如此便宜，而且通常比坐火车或轮船更便宜，所以除非对航空业征收更高的税，否则人们很难戒掉对飞行的依赖。”
预订旅行套餐如此便捷，究竟是什么才能说服人们选择更“真实”、更符合伦理的旅行方式呢？“慢旅行”显然对环境更有益，但汤姆认为它还有许多其他好处：“这是一种绝佳的观察世界的方式——品尝当地美食，细细品味当下，沉浸在自己的思绪中。它会带你去到你从未听说过的地方，沿途你会遇到形形色色、奇妙有趣的人。”
麦克米兰夫妇表示，他们的网站收到了许多积极的反馈，许多人因此受到启发，开始尝试无需乘坐飞机的旅行。汤姆和洛琳希望逐步改变人们的旅行习惯，他们设想未来会有成千上万的路线被会员在线记录。“希望有一天，我们能积累到足够的用户，让人们开始大规模地放弃航空旅行。”
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