Traditional tourism, sitting on a comfortable bus and taking pictures of the main landmarks of a place can certainly be fun and interesting. But there’s nothing better than going in deeper into the local culture of a destination and exploring off the beaten path. At least that’s what I try to do whenever I travel […]
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There are moments in life when you realize that you’re doing something amazing; something that many would dream to do, or at least that you’ve been dreaming to do for ages. I experienced that when I first glanced at the wide landscapes of Arizona for example, when I met Mohamed Ali, or everytime I’m taking […]
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Experience a country in a “green” way! If you care about the footprint you leave and want to make sure that your visit doesn’t have a negative impact on local culture and environment, then you might want to explore the world in a sustainable way. We have hand-picked our 10 Favorite Eco Tours from the […]
Read MoreThis year have yourself a low carbon, eco friendly Christmas: to make Christmas sustainable choose solar powered, recycled and eco friendly Christmas decorations, solar fairy lights, Christmas trees, cards and gifts. It doesn’t mean compromising on quality or the Xmas spirit! Recycled Card Xmas Crackers>> ?10.20 Solar Christmas Fairy Lights>> from ?29.99 Plant a Xmas […]
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The spectacle of a land seen from the sea, the spectacle of the sea lived onboard the Feeling. I probably cannot describe thoughts remotely close to reality, I won’t be able to describe in details what these fifteen days on a sailing boat around my land, Sardinia, have meant to me. In the middle of […]
Read MoreI went through a stormy summer, both in heart and mind. You need to know that after an almost six years relationship with a woman (we lived together for three years), I found myself single in June. I was not meant to leave or to escape from reality, and at the beginning of September I […]
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Let’s try to close our eyes and imagine we happen to be in West Africa in the 60’s. Colonialism has just come to an end, the French military troupes have left and only African heads of state still have their headquarters in the governmental palaces of the whole region. The inhabitants are glad, they feel […]
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Prat?tyasamutp?da. Does that word say anything to you? If not, that’s perfectly understandable, because that word is in Sanskrit. The meaning of this word is one of the most cardinal principle of Buddhism, and as I believe it is also the real essence of ecotourism. In English, Prat?tyasamutp?da means “Dependent Origination” – or in words […]
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Ecotourism in Malaysia is perhaps epitomised in the act of climbing Mt. Kinabalu. Southeast Asia’s highest peak, Mt. Kinabalu, located in Kinabalu National Park, just outside the city of Kota Kinabalu, is what many ecotourists choose to conquer in Malaysian Borneo. The climb is, to some, magical, to others, sheer pain, but nonetheless it is […]
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