Here are all the “GT” Travel posts that focus on the natural environment and/or wildlife of a destination more than its people or culture. Posts that explore the culture and nature of a place evenly appear both here and in “GT” Culture.
Experiential tourism allows people to actively and meaningfully engage with a place’s history, people, culture, food, and environment. I recently journeyed to the Brazilian Amazon and experienced three days immersed in the environment and culture with the help of Wellington, my interpretive guide. I hope this blog post inspires others to take similar experiential journeys. I […]
Read More Immersed in the Amazon
Sierra Leone changed my life. It was 2011. My friend Su was working in Freetown. Christina, Heather, and I decided to visit her in November of that year. November is the worst month to live in Vancouver. Being pretty broke at the time, we took a bus down to the airport in Seattle — flights are cheaper in the […]
Read More Sierra Leone changed my life
Tucked away across the gurgling Beas, away from the chaotic touristy cacophony of Manali, lies the quaint village of Jagatsukh. One of the oldest villages in the Kullu district of India’s Himachal Pradesh state, Jagatsukh is nestled in the lap of nature. It’s the perfect getaway for the slow traveller. Himachal Pradesh is also called […]
Read More In love with a Himalayan homestay
“Where are you taking me this time?” I asked Somsavath at Luang Namtha’s airport. The year … 2012. I’ve toured with Somsavath, who runs Phou Iu Travel, several times. He is forever digging deeper into the mountains of Laos’ northwestern-most province. His itineraries make “off the beaten track” look like Main Street. “We’re trying something new.” […]
Read More Lapping Luang Namtha
Living in Australia/New Zealand and having family in Germany means that I travel regularly to Europe. And that often takes me via Singapore. Now, if you have ever done long-haul travel with kids you will know that it is quite a challenge to hop off one 12-hour flight, just to board another. So we typically […]
Read More My choice for a sustainable Singapore stopover
Of all my travel experiences in 75 countries, none have been unique, life-changing, and memorable like my voyages to Antarctica. I got involved in Antarctic affairs in 1991 when I started my PhD research into the impacts and long term future of commercial tourism to Antarctica at Monash University. I spent three months at the […]
Read More Voyages to Antarctica: Unique, life-changing, memorable