Ecotourism

A little more publicity! The UN Foundation just posted the webcast interview they did of us back in August 2008 discussing responsible travel off of the beaten track and the implementation of a music program that we worked on in Ben Tre, Vietnam. You can watch the video on the UN Foundation website, at the link below:

http://www.unfoundation.org/blog-multimedia/videocasts/traveling-responsibly-off-the.html

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So, subsequent to our year-long travels (even though we are still in the midst of finishing our blog and on the road in cyber-world,) we returned to Washington, D.C. and ended up getting the opportunity to publish a short piece on sustainable travel for the U.N. Foundation Friend's of World Heritage website and newsletter. If you're interested, you can check it out here:

http://www.friendsofworldheritage.org/stories/laos-meg-catt-oh.html

Cultural and environmental sustainability in travel practices is an issue that is near and dear to our hearts and one that we care deeply about. One of the reasons why we selected to write about the ecotourism operation Green Discovery Laos is because they have been such pioneers in introducing sustainable practices into the burgeoning Lao tourism market. We have randomly discovered that they have also featured our article on their website... with a little picture in the bottom, right-hand corner. Check it out!

http://greendiscoverylaos.com/

You can also read about treks like the one we did in the Nam Ha Protected Area (Nam Ha PA) in northern Lao here:
http://www.greendiscoverylaos.com/trekking/nt.html

Also, to read more about sustainable tourism and the greater-encompassing philosophy of geotourism on Nat Geo's website, check this out:

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/sustainable/about_geotourism.html

Happy travels!