Trash washes in from the ocean, but it also comes from being thrown away, with many people here still burning and discarding their waste. It's an uphill struggle that the Gili Eco Trust have been tackling for years, the progress is evident but theres still plenty to be done.
It's that time of the year again, Black Friday is fast approaching with its sales, discounts, mass consumerism, throwaway culture...you know, all the good stuff. We'll be real with you, Black Friday just isn't that great, it's far from it.
So we figure, why indulge in it?
My favourite thing to do in the world is travelling to a new country to check out new rivers and if I'm honest, my biggest source of motivation to train and be ready to go when opportunity knocks.