The story of Thomas Cook, “the holiday maker“, is closely linked to the spread of mass tourism and unfortunately shows how even the most enlightened ideas can have dangerous unintended… Read More
Mr. Thomas Cook and the Impolite Visiting
Rants and Raves
Browse all opinions and viewpoints on travel, our lives, and the society we live in
Empathy and Time Travel in Hungary
With this post, I’ll share some thoughts arising from my last trip in Eastern Europe. Outside major cities, I almost always felt I was the only westerner in town (which… Read More
Floating Reality and Pseudo-Events
It’s over. The Floating Piers by land artist Christo lasted only 16 days, attracting 1.5 million visitors in a village of 2000 residents on the shore of Lake Iseo, in… Read More
Bye Bye Tourists (You Won’t Be Missed)
Just a few days ago Thailand decided to close Koh Tachai island, in the Andaman Sea, due to excessive tourism. The problem was that this fairytale island should hold up… Read More
Migrants Are the True Voyagers of Our Time
Since the beginning of 2015, Europe is facing an unprecedented migrant and refugee crisis and most of its governments are doing everything in their power to protect people from these… Read More
Anti-Tourism and the Quest for Alternatives
While preparing the content materials and studying about the alternative forms of tourism, we bounched into a few blogs and articles mentioning or supporting the so called “Anti-Tourism”. We’d like… Read More