by annapollock@me.com | Sep 27, 2012 | MOVE
Ironically, the very individual who put the islands of the Galapagos on the humanity’s mental map was an unconscious traveler, whose arrival in 1835 did so much to enhance mankind’s awareness & understanding of Nature while starting a potentially destructive trend...
by annapollock@me.com | Sep 11, 2012 | MOVE
If I am enjoying the delights of Quito at the invitation of the Minister of Tourism for Ecuador (see earlier post) it is ultimately the result of the request made of some American colleagues by an Ashuar elder several years ago. Having asked and received help from...
by annapollock@me.com | Sep 9, 2012 | Biodiversity, Conscious Travel, Leadership, MOVE, Place, Protection
I write this before dawn in Sydney in a modern, sterile hotel room overlooking Botany Bay – the sheltered harbour that James Cook entered some 242 years ago when our current scientific, materialisitic worldview was just entering adolescence. I am sure that, if brought...
by annapollock@me.com | Aug 1, 2012 | MOVE
After years of travelling, I shall be stepping on the South American continent for the first time on or around September 9th, 2012 when I am privileged to have the opportunity to speak at the UNWTO’s Ethics and Tourism Congress. The provisional program can be...