BlogHer - adventure travel - Comments

Humanitourism is the way to go!!

adrienne is — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:15:31 -0600

I love learning of new programs that get people to give back on their great adventures. So far I have only done projects with Habitat for Humanity International's Global Village program, but interested in finding out which ones others recommend.

My recent photos from travel to Ethiopia with Habitat can be found here. I placed them in three different slideshows. I highly recommend Ethiopia for a humanitourism destination - after all it is one of the 10 poorest countries in the world.

Adrienne

This is how it starts

Pam — Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:35:44 -0500

Somebody sends you off somewhere, solo, at a youngish age and you become CRAZY, CRAZY, I tellya, for travel. I was an exchange student at 16 and it was wheels up from that day forward. Welcome to the wanderati.

Pam

Nerd's Eye View

Wow! Thanks so much :)

KateSavage — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:52:30 -0500

I do so love adventure - it's the best thing that's ever happened to me - and, after reading your blog, I see you do, too! I would just lovvvvvvv-vvvvv-vvvvvve to write a guide book. Kudos!

And, thanks again!!

Kate

All Over the Place

Wow! Thanks so much :)

KateSavage — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:49:39 -0500

I do so love adventure - it's the best thing that's ever happened to me - and, after reading your blog, I see you do, too! I would just lovvvvvvv-vvvvv-vvvvvve to write a guide book. Kudos!

And, thanks again!!

Kate

All Over the Place

Hallelujah!

Pam — Fri, 16 May 2008 18:06:50 -0500

Here's to the voice of adventure. Thank YOU for posting your crazy undertakings here. Keep going!

Nerd's Eye View

No place is frozen in time

Suzanne Reisman — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 09:55:55 -0500

Until I read this, I hadn't thought about how utterly colonial the idea of lamenting how things change in remote lands truly is. Not that I love the rapid changes that are taking place, either, but as you say, everything changes over time. Why on earth should Western travelers expect a place to remain exactly as it is so a few hardy souls can oooh and aaah over its timelessness? Pretty offensive concept.

Take the idea of lamenting change out of the context of adventure travel, though, and I think its a perfectly human response. I know I am always griping about the changes my neighborhood is undergoing (from gentrification - bad enough - to luxurification). We always want to look back on how things were and idealize them. However, I think when we throw in cultural differences and a sense of superiority (whether over other cultures or other types of travelers) that it takes on an objectionable tone.

Thanks for the interesting piece.

Suzanne Reisman, Contributing Editor - Feminism & Gender
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