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South America's iconic vicuñas

  Visitors to part of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Ecuador, and Peru (where it's the national animal and is even on the country's coat of arms) may come across this quintessential South American mammal, a camelid related to guanacos, llamas, and alpacas (which are descended from vicuñas) The smallest of the camelids, vicuñas stand about three feet tall at the shoulder; weigh between 70 and 150 pounds; and have long necks and legs as well as relatively small heads with long pointed ears.  …

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Cruising Brazil's Amazon: not your typical tourist destination

Amazon Nature Tours   I am a hiker. But at home no one uses a machete to blaze the trail prior to walking on it as did our guide Souza, creating a path in the overgrown rainforest step by step. Slicing, swatting, swooping, chopping, no branch, bush, vine or twig was safe. The hike was one of four daily activities during our eight-day adventure exploring Brazil's Amazonia. Calling the Tucano, an 18-passenger river yacht operated by Amazon Nature Tours home, we traveled over 200 miles along the…

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Gorillas in your midst in Rwanda

  There is a saying in Rwanda, "God roams the world but comes to rest in Rwanda." And so do 700-pkus mountain gorillas (over half of the surviving species in the world) who inhabit Volcanoes National Park. This is a stunning area surrounded to the southwest by the Nyungwe Forest (the largest montane rainforest in the area) where colobus monkeys and 250 species of birds thrive, to the east by the magnificent Akagera National Park and to the west by the picturesque islands of Lake Kivu.  …

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  • There's a lot packed into Singapore's 283 square miles, but visitors don't often think of ecotourism as a draw here. That's why I was interested to see a little island Pulau Ubin included in a recent CNN Travel look at a dozen and a half under-the-radar gems in Asia - find out why: https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/asia-underrated-places-intl-...
    https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/asia-underrated-places-intl-hnk/index.html
  • An interesting piece about Grenada beyond the beaches - its eco side: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/grenada-ecotourism-a-car...
    Grenada Ecotourism: A Caribbean Hidden Gem
    Grenada, one of our all-time favorite Caribbean destinations, is a frontrunner in the Caribbean on the ecotourism front. We collaborated with Lisa To…
  • Africa's luxury safaris and lodges have been upping their game in recent years, to the point where earlier this year the prestigious Architectural Digest ran a survey of some of the most arresting designs on the continent today - definitely some eye-poppers here! https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/top-safari-lodges-africa
    Africa’s Most Eye-Catching Safari Lodges
    From a 12-suite camp in Botswana to a Tulum-based brand with a new outpost in Namibia, Africa is home to incredible high-design camps
  • Not directly related to travel/tourism, but interesting nonetheless: https://english.elpais.com/international/2022-08-14/costa-rica-is-s...
    Why Costa Rica is struggling to maintain its environmental reputation
    The status of sustainable country is facing long-overdue problems, priorities disrupted by the pandemic and the economic crisis, and a new government…
  • A very recent Associated Press piece focuses on climate/indrastructure issues affecting nature parks in eastern and southern Africa in https://apnews.com/article/travel-droughts-africa-2b79d7101b55bd588...
    African wildlife parks face climate, infrastructure threats
    MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Africa's national parks, home to thousands of wildlife species such as lions, elephants and buffaloes, are increasingly threate…
  • Gorilla trekking in Volcanoes National Park is back, and here's what the requirements are like for visitors during the pandemic era: https://eturbonews.com/3062663/gorilla-trekking-in-rwanda-during-th...
  • A couple of months ago, The Guardian ran a thought-provoking piece called "Can the Tourism Industry Survive the Climate Crisis?" It began: "One of the terrible ironies of the climate crisis is that some of the most beautiful – and popular – places in the world are also the most vulnerable. Which means as temperatures rise, extreme weather events increase, water sources dry up and natural habitats die, these places are facing another devastating loss: tourists." And proceeded to cite several case studies - mostly ecotourism stalwarts - that paint a fairly grim picture. A sobering read: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/dec/02/tourism-industr...
    Can the tourism industry survive the climate crisis?
    From the Solomon Islands to Denali national park, how five communities reliant on tourism are coping as climate change upends their industry
  • I've opened a platform for eco and sustainable products. I also want to add tourism options to support the local industry. Especially after the virus. Please be so kind have a look at the page and also contact me through the page if you would like to be a part of it Tesoro Tico - productos sostenibles

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  • Fear of ‘C’ (China/Covid/Corona) virus. Ask, do I want to be in a crowded airport, take a flight wearing a mask, be in another crowded airport, perhaps in a country with lesser health controls, stay at an all-inclusive resort, line up at food buffets, join a tour bus with another 30+people, board a gigantic cruise ship with 1000’s of other travellers, land at ports for more crowded tours, get on a train, stay in ginormous hotels or visit countries that do not have acceptable health, safety and security systems in place?

    The fear of ‘C’ is now present with many of us. I believe there will be a tremendous rejection of inbound Chinese tours which use the bus, train, boat, plane to visit our villages, towns, cities, cultural sites, parks and wilderness areas in large groups (often wearing face-masks). And, do we want to travel to China? 

    Finally, will insurance companies be 'fearful' of offering suitable and affordable coverage for 'all' age groups?

    We are still open to SME travel biz to list/link FOC direct booking offers by destinations and activities. TTTC is an excellent resource for travellers to plan for when the fear of ‘C’ has dissipated. This is a mktg and promo opp. to consider for post ‘C’ sales.

  • A Special Invitation to a Public Flogging.
    Travel is fun, flogging travel is fun, so let’s have fun.
    We are introducing tour flogging experiences so please come and get flogged and stay in one of our many floggee hotels etc available at this tour flogging link where you can get flogged by tour guide floggers.
    Take a goodly gander at our flogging tours, flogging accomms and adventure and activity flogs all over this tiny planet. Flogging cruises and safaris also take place and are enjoyed by most floggees at - www.thetoptravelclub.com/special-invitation.
    Our members have been flogged and new members will be flogged but as newbies they get 50% off but they do get the full flog not just a half flog. 
    We offer custom flogging with our Travel Affiliate Program where wannabe floggers will get full ‘no cost’ training for our flogging program and will be shown ‘How to Flog’ and ‘How to Improve Flogging’ by our Flogaffiliate Manager.
    We also believe that there are many bloggers who want to be floggers and influencers who may want to influence our flogging techniques but are too shy to go public as yet but to cure their shyness they can find out more from our Flogaffiliate link.
    Apologies if this flogration was too much of a flog to get through.
    Tony Humphrey, FCA (Flogging Control Agent)

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