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INDIA | Fri, 20 Nov 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [238] | Comments [1]
Thanks so much to Jeff Greenwald from Ethical Traveler for this guest post. Several years ago, on a solo trek in northern India, I was joined by an eight-year-old boy wearing a tattered red vest. He startled me with a phrase in perfect ... Read more >
Tags: india, beggars, begging, responsible travel, culture shock, poverty, ethical travel
KENYA | Sat, 3 Oct 2009 | By kena | Views [79] | Comments [1]
karibu all! loads to tell ya, tuesday was fatastic. i went into the fields to work with the guardians. most had no shoes, one woman had only 1 of shoe, they were all in skirts. i showed up in pants and boots...a little overdressed id say. anyway they ... Read more >
Tags: farm, land, seeds, food, kids, children, love, inspiration, poverty
INDONESIA | Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By simon_monk | Views [304]
After Bali I was slightly surprised at the general level of poverty on Java. Not extreme poverty but the sheer volume of Becak drivers willing to pedal you around for a pitance spoke volumes. Despite the vibrant market along Marlborough Street, there ... Read more >
Tags: becak, beggars, yogyakarta, children, poverty, dilemma
BOLIVIA | Sat, 16 Jan 1999 | By simon_monk | Views [934]
The thin atmosphere and strong shadows sharpen the pink, blue, red, orange and green that paint Cerro Rico as it towers over Potosi. Silver, zinc, lead and tin, plus 21,000 men still toiling to extract it.
Crates of dynamite mix with sacks of cocoa ... Read more >
Tags: philosophy of travel, freedom, colonialism, poverty, history
