Archive for April, 2010
Traveling local…. in Hungary
When travelling, it is well known that getting to know, through the local, the real people and places you are visiting allows you to get the most out of your trip. It allows you to really discover the country as if you, yourself were a resident. With the local travel movement building up worldwide, we know know […]
Get lost, go local, go loco
A new era in responsible travel? The Local Travel Movement and what it means to Loco2Travel “Safe but Soulless” reads Ethan Gelber’s diagnosis of conventional modern travel (see here). A world of guide books, disassociation and irresponsible economic behaviour. Whilst we may buy Fairtrade at home and carry a bag-for-life around a farmers market in […]
How local travel benefits Nepal!
Finally, a movement that will hopefully bring more and more travelers to travel locally. Over the years, this type of travel is growing. Am talking about the new website www.localtravelmovement.com, a website bringing together proponents of local travel all in one place, so it is visible and has a movement status. socialtours just joined it […]