Green on Wheels
Vanlife for environmentally friendly lifestyles.
A journey by campervan through stories about eco friendly lifestyles, Portugal.
Vanlife for environmentally friendly lifestyles.
We took a campervan road trip through the south of Portugal. Four stops, four Human Library events, and one big theme: stories about protecting the environment and living in an eco friendly, minimalist way.
From Faro to the west coast and back
A route across the south of Portugal, from the Algarve shore inland and up the southwest coast.
Faro
A youth hostel in the city centre to get to know each other and prepare for the road, plus the first Human Library as the trip hit the road.
Santa Clara a Velha
From the south coast inland, to a culturally rich village with beautiful landscapes. The first night on the road and the second Human Library.
Odemira
The southwest shore, a visit to an agroecological project and the third event.
São Luís
A lively village where social and ecological projects are growing, and the setting for the final event and a celebration of the journey.
Faro
The project finished where it started, with time to reflect on and celebrate the whole experience.
What this chapter delivered
What worked
- Four Human Library events spread along a campervan route across the south of Portugal.
A library where the books are people
A campervan became a travelling library about living lightly and caring for the planet. Across the south of Portugal, four stops each opened a Human Library where readers borrowed stories about eco friendly, minimalist lifestyles and asked how those choices work in everyday life.
How does it work? Readers choose a book from the catalogue and borrow it for a timed conversation. Respect comes first, books decide what they share, and nobody has to agree. The point is to understand.
See how the Human Library works