Insights
The Art of Non-Doing
This post is an addendum to the previous post On Being, Seeing, Doing People often travel to "get away", "pause", "chill", "escape", reflect. Trips away often act as punctuation marks in the narrative of our lives - creating spaces between one stage or another...
Conscious Brands
A consistent theme of my blog that I hope has not gone unnoticed is that the scope and pace of change is engulfing us all now is unlike anything previously experienced. It's not just the speed with which a new idea can now catch light and spread - look at the success...
On Being, Seeing, Then Doing – time to join up!
I recently spoke at the Adventure Travel World Summit 2013 in Namibia urging the members to respond to the acknowledgment made by the Secretary General of the UNWTO, Taleb Rifai, a year prior, that adventure travel was the future of tourism. I suggested that the...
Bali Soul Journals – for the conscious traveller
I am very pleased to provide a sneak preview of what I consider to be the best contemporary insight into the essence of Bali - as seen through the stories of 14 Balinese residents - beautifully compiled by writer Clare McAlaney and photographer Trish McNeill. Unknown...
Leading the Way: The Adventure of Travel
The theme of ATTA'S Adventure Travel World Summit 2013 conference (#ATWS2013) was imagine, inspire and invest: and both the organisers (ATTA) and the host country (Namibia) delivered in spades! The conference was excellent and the week spent before with the WINTA...
Adventure in Namibia – proving the power of community based conservation and tourism
Excitement is mounting! In less than four hours I start my journey to Namibia to participate in the Adventure Travel Trade Association’s annual World Summit (2013). It's such a privilege for many reasons: 1. Namibia leads the world in wildlife conservancy because it...
On the tip of the tipping point – when ecology is understood to be spiritual, there’ll be no going back.
A core tenet of Conscious Travel is an understanding that each place is alive and sacred. Host providers will develop truly sustainable livelihoods that benefit their communities when they come into right relationship with all life. Our indigenous brothers and sisters...
Why John Mackey and Richard Branson should break bread together
Most of the public, in the UK especially, has heard of Richard Branson – the flamboyant, fun loving, self-made, successful, philanthropic, provocative, charming entrepreneur; Head of the Virgin Group, and sporting a well deserved reputation for generating publicity,...
What Does it Mean to Travel Consciously?
I am indebted to Whole Journeys for sharing this quote from Andrew Zimmern, chef, author, TV host. What does travelling consciously mean to you? Please complete this sentence: To travel consciously is to:.............. Here are some thoughts - but let's grow this...
The Burning Issue of Carbon
In my previous post I suggested that we humans will only react to danger after an alarm is raised and if our senses are aroused – i.e., if we can see, touch, taste, smell or hear the danger. The problem with carbon is that it’s invisible – the fact that we’ve passed...