Comments on: No Holding Hands on Vacation http://mindfultourist.com/2009/04/10/no-holding-hands-on-vacation/ Fri, 18 May 2012 08:43:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Domitila Tran http://mindfultourist.com/2009/04/10/no-holding-hands-on-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-581 Domitila Tran Wed, 02 Dec 2009 18:48:11 +0000 http://mindfultourist.com/?p=597#comment-581 It is nearly impossible to travel in Italy without encountering something historic - Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites on the planet, and there are plenty of things that UNESCO doesn't get at numbering that are likely more ancient than anything you've encountered before. Italy is a country with history. It is nearly impossible to travel in Italy without encountering something historic - Italy has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites on the planet, and there are plenty of things that UNESCO doesn’t get at numbering that are likely more ancient than anything you’ve encountered before. Italy is a country with history.

]]> By: Joispa http://mindfultourist.com/2009/04/10/no-holding-hands-on-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-469 Joispa Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:43:44 +0000 http://mindfultourist.com/?p=597#comment-469 "20% foreign population and visitors" Dubai is 30 percent Arab max and 70 foreign min; mixed between Asian, European, American and Indo-European. Check your data! “20% foreign population and visitors” Dubai is 30 percent Arab max and 70 foreign min; mixed between Asian, European, American and Indo-European. Check your data!

]]> By: Leslie http://mindfultourist.com/2009/04/10/no-holding-hands-on-vacation/comment-page-1/#comment-58 Leslie Fri, 10 Apr 2009 13:41:40 +0000 http://mindfultourist.com/?p=597#comment-58 That Dubai is troubled by the influx of new (read: Western) values, customs and behavior brought by their Vegas/Disneyworld resorts just takes the cake. What did they expect? The type of people who vacation at a mall, a highly-developed beach or a fake ski slope (RE: Dubai's indoor alpine mountain) are not there for the scenery, or the local culture. I guess they could make it "Arabs only," and insist on a Branson, MO-style family friendly atmosphere, but then that could really cut into their profits. Those resorts are such a contradiction in terms. Dubai's leaders wanted to create a new economy that is independent of oil, yet they've created the gas-guzzling SUV of industries. How much fuel does it take to maintain snow in the desert? That Dubai is troubled by the influx of new (read: Western) values, customs and behavior brought by their Vegas/Disneyworld resorts just takes the cake. What did they expect? The type of people who vacation at a mall, a highly-developed beach or a fake ski slope (RE: Dubai’s indoor alpine mountain) are not there for the scenery, or the local culture. I guess they could make it “Arabs only,” and insist on a Branson, MO-style family friendly atmosphere, but then that could really cut into their profits.

Those resorts are such a contradiction in terms. Dubai’s leaders wanted to create a new economy that is independent of oil, yet they’ve created the gas-guzzling SUV of industries. How much fuel does it take to maintain snow in the desert?

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