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10 (local) things to do in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

By ⋅ December 1, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

The following list of the top 10 things reflects what we saw, read about and heard about during our stay in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Some points are general and could be done in other cities, too. 1. Do couchsurfing After our visit to Bamako, capital of Mali, we were lucky again in Ouagadougou. In the […]

Nine labels for ethical tourism

By ⋅ June 3, 2011 ⋅ Post a comment

Can tourism have a positive impact on people’s lives and on the planet? More and more, environmental and humanitarian projects are learning how to harness tourism dollars to make a difference. Dignified livelihoods are being created in the field of tourism. In some places, ecosystems are better protected and researched, with tourism to thank. This […]

We suck at collaboration

By ⋅ May 12, 2011 ⋅ 2 comments

In early May, 2011, Ron Mader, founder and editor of Planeta.com and 2010 winner of The International Ecotourism Society’s Innovation Award, gave a slideshow presentation at the Responsible Tourism Cities Conference in Durban, South Africa. Entitled Why We Suck at Collaboration, it “addresses failure in many guises, including massive tree failure and online tourism promotion […]

Local Travel is Slow Travel in Berlin

By ⋅ June 16, 2010 ⋅ Post a comment

Berlin is an ideal city for Local Travel – or what we at Slow Travel Berlin would call “Slow Travel”. It’s a distinctive city in both German and European terms, with a unique historical development. In the last century it has endured two world wars and a cold war, which, as you can imagine, creates […]

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