Nugal-warra story-keeper Willie Gordon who keeps his ancestral rock art alive by sharing its stories with guests near Cooktown, Queensland was the jury award winner for the 2009 Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award. Willie's Guurrbi Tours was my vote for top pick in the annual… Continue

An ecotourism hero I’m proud to have crossed paths with is Martha Honey. Martha started her professional life as an investigative journalist based in Central America and East Africa. As a freelance journalist, Honey reported for such esteemed clients as The Times of London, The Nation, ABC TV and National Public Radio.

Along with her husband Tony Avirgan, Honey had a ground floor, up-close window on some of the most volatile but little understood wars of those regions. She chronicled the… Continue

You can’t go to any tourism conference, especially ecotourism conference in Mexico - or, for that matter, anywhere else in the world where they’re talking about ecotourism, without bumping into Ron Mader. Ron’s been promoting ecotourism since at least 1994 when he started his website Planeta.com

Ron’s spoken at innumerable conferences, hosts online e-conferences and hosts an award for indigenous tourism… Continue

This post is a birthday present to my friend Kathy Moyer Dragon. Kathy’s soaking in the amazing sights, sounds and flavors of Jordan as I type this. Kathy is one of my earliest friends and inspirations in adventure travel. After 10 years in the adventure travel biz, Kathy launched The Dragon’s Path, offering small group cultural walking vacations. The Dragon’s Path is Kathy’s response to those active… Continue