This Slate story and the accompanying video are pretty interesting. They tell of a remote village in Peru whose people had been living in... »
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“Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven:” The Mindful Tourist Book Review
We have a beef with Amazon.com. After our fun read of Eat, Pray, Love, we were itching to get ahold of another good travel memoir. We did a little browsing on Amazon which recommended we check out Susan Jane Gilman’s “Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven,” their “Amazon Best of the Month for... »
Your Answer to Finding Sustainable Tourism Around the Globe
The Mindful Tourist was just recently made aware of a global-yet-local travel company that is working to promote small accommodations for travelers. As you know, our standards are quite high for these companies. We have slammed others for presenting themselves as something they’re not (here, here, and here). WHL started off as a project working... »
Eat, Pray, Love: The Mindful Tourist Book Review
We had resisted reading this book for a very long time. It was too popular for us to like it, we thought. Who hadn’t read this book, we thought? Consider our snobby selves taught a lesson. We liked it, we really liked it! If you have been living on a deserted island in the middle... »
Resort Shmesort: Colmar Tropicale
Let’s check out the Colmar Tropicale, a self-styled “French-themed resort” in Bentung, Malaysia, voted one of TripAdvisor’s Dirtiest Hotels of 2009. Here’s what guests have to say about it: “So-called attractions like the ‘rabbit park’ (a large cage filled with probably 20 or so rabbits and kids tormenting them).” and “When I opened the bathroom there was... »
2009 is Chinese Ecotourism Year
After all the publicity on pollution in Beijing at last summer’s Olympic games, it may seem contradictory that the China National Tourism Association has declared 2009 “Chinese Ecotourism Year.” On the other hand, it may be the perfect time to get the ball rolling. With rural areas in China attracting up to 300 million... »
