5 articles tagged with responsible tourism
The morning sun casts long shadows across the red earth as I sip strong Congolese coffee on my guesthouse veranda in Mbuji-Mayi. Children's laughter drifts from a nearby schoolyard, reminding me of my classroom back in Santa Ana, though I'm...
I still remember the moment I stepped into Damascus's Old City at dawn, the call to prayer echoing off stone walls that have witnessed over 11,000 years of continuous human habitation. The scent of freshly baked bread mingled with cardamom...
When I mentioned to friends that my winter adventure plans included Mbuji-Mayi in the Democratic Republic of Congo, I received more puzzled looks than I could count. 'Why not somewhere more... conventional?' they asked. But conventional has never been my...
Standing before the Temple of Bel—or rather, what remains of it—I'm struck by the profound silence that blankets Palmyra's ancient stones. The golden hour light casts long shadows across columns that have witnessed over two millennia of human history, trade,...
Standing on the windswept shores of Wellington Harbour, I found myself caught between two worlds: the sleek urban landscape of New Zealand's capital and the profound cultural heritage of the Māori people who first called this place Te Whanganui-a-Tara. As...