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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The Around the World Dream Becomes a Reality (Soon)
Now this is exciting. We have a big new project that is going to keep us super busy (along with our paying jobs, volunteer activities, family obligations, soccer on the weekends, drinking red wine, and avoiding Facebook): Planning a year-long, around-the-world trip! Sadly, this trip is not for us, but it is for someone very... »
Ecotourism and Cultural Tourism in Cyprus – Opa!
Cyprus is a small island country in the Mediterranean Sea south of Turkey. Though a small country both in land and population, because of its location, Cyprus has been occupied by major powers throughout history: Hittites, Assyrians, Phoenicians, Egyptians, Persians, Byzantines, Arabs, and Ottomans. These occupations have led to Cyprus now being able to... »
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... »
Best of BT March
At The Mindful Tourist corporate headquarters (i.e., the cardboard box under the subway bridge), we receive several travel magazines. Our current favorite is Budget Travel. While the name seems to be a bit of a misnomer (we don’t think what they report on is especially frugal), the fact is their writers do a very... »
