Ha! Now this is funny. As you surely know, I love to whine and complain about things I don’t like, including banal, regurgitative, one-upsman, and/or... »
Ecotourism
Location, Location, Location! Eco-Retreat Center Needs Your Input
As you may know from our previous post about this super-exciting Life Pivot (new phrase – expect it to be all the rage on Twitter for a day), we are embarking on a quest to buy some land and develop our own humble eco-retreat center. Our plans have changed just a bit from what... »
Travelers to Mexico Can Breathe Easy
Good news, Captain. If you’re traveling to the “D.F.” or as many Mexicans call it, ”Mexico,” (meaning Mexico City; and yes, it’s confusing when you’re in Monterrey, Mexico and someone asks if you’ve been to “Mexico” - like, duh, yeah?), you will not be as overwhelmed by the poor air quality as you would have been... »
Saving Birds and Trees in Cambodia Through Ecotourism
We’re happy to report on this Phnom Phen Post story on how the village of Tmatboey in Cambodia is working with conservation groups to establish a model of ecotourism. Excerpts and some thoughts below: “As biodiversity in Southeast Asia suffers from an onslaught of habitat loss, climate change and overexploitation, a few organisations are determined... »
Eco-Friendly Destination Weddings Say I Do
We’ve all been invited to the destination wedding. Why, one especially fertile year we were invited to weddings in Mexico, Israel, and Thailand, not to mention others in Las Vegas, Florida, New York, Indiana, Maryland, and California. But up until now, destination weddings have not been especially known for their focus on the eco-conscious.... »
New and Improved Host Our Coast 2010
We told you about the Host Our Coast inaugural year last year. Remember? Well, DLITE is back and betta than eva! This year, Host Our Coast is offering $15,000 to one lucky winner to travel around the Delmarva peninsula (that’s Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia to you non-mid-atlantickers out there), for three months, blogging, vlogging,... »
Can Tourism Play a Part in Saving the Environment?
We have been reading Mike Tidwell’s Bayou Farewell over the last couple of weeks. Published in 2003, it’s Mike’s journey through Louisiana Cajun country, getting to know the many different groups of people, immersing himself in the Cajun/Southern/French/Vietnamese/Houma Indian/etc. cultures he finds there. It’s a fascinating inside look at the people, the land, but... »
The Best Eco-Friendly Beach Destinations
With a record snowfall already in our little corner of the world and more than a month of winter to go, we can think only of the sun’s rays beating down on our bathing suited bodies. (Yes, a few more weeks on the elliptical will help that fantasy be a little more appealing.) Here... »
Building from Scratch the Best Eco-Tourism Project in the History of the Universe
After a particularly inspiring trip to Chile this holiday season, we are embarking on a plan to fulfill a long-awaiting dream of opening and operating our own ecotourism facility and program. Yes, unless we get financial backing (dream on, sistah), this plan and its implementation may be many years in the making. But, we... »
Are New Mexico Safaris in Your Future?
The state of New Mexico (yes, Sarah Palin, that’s located in the United States of America and on a related note, why are we so obsessed with La Palin?) has awarded a new grant to a group called EcoNewMexico, LLC to head up its new ecotourism project, “taking inventory of ecotourism assets throughout the... »
Interview with Ayako Ezaki of The International Ecotourism Society
Last week, Ayako Ezaki of The International Ecotourism Society (TIES) was kind enough to answer some ecotourism-related questions we had for her. See her thoughtful and informative answers below, followed by her bio. Thanks, Ayako! 1. What’s the difference between ecotourism, responsible tourism, sustainable tourism, etc? Are they really different words for the same thing? I... »
