Why You Should Rethink Being an International Volunteer It’s international volunteer day and most people are extolling the bravery, compassion, goodwill of volunteers. I will not be doing that. As a former international volunteer, my opinion on the industry tends to surprise people. It is, however, informed directly by my experiences and work in the …
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Disclaimer: This column is aimed at other white people who want to travel ethically and addresses the process of decolonizing our minds in a way specific to the experience of whiteness. It is not meant to speak for or over people of colour/ locals. I recently came across my journal from four years ago when …
Picture from Loren at http://datingwithpassports.com/ Ethical travel is more than just not riding the elephants, buying local, and trying to choose our words carefully; its a commitment to being uncomfortable, accountable, and to giving the people in the spaces we visit agency over their own bodies, lives, and stories. Socially responsible tourism shouldn’t just be …
Picture by Social Zealot All-inclusive resorts are often sold as a cheap, safe, zero-hassles travel option and conversations about the cons usually revolve around how bad the food is or how little contact there is with local culture. But the negative social, economic, and environmental impacts of all-inclusive barely get any mainstream attention despite the …
For several years, GoKite Cabarete was the only Dominican-owned and run kite school in Cabarete. The team is made up entirely of local boys, except when high season demands exceed the local supply of instructors. info@GoKiteCabarete | GoKiteCabarete.com | +1 829.644.8354 Go Kite Cabarete Richard, the owner of GoKite Cabarete, tells me there is enough …
https://youtu.be/BWeFHddWL1Y CABARETE TIMELINE PRE-1492: Four thousand years before European contact, the Taíno people come up from the Orinoco and sail into the Caribbean Sea. They inhabit the island and split it into five chiefdoms. Maguá is the Chiefdom in which Cabarete is located. 1492: The arrival of the Spanish sparks indigenous resistance. Within years the Taíno population is …
Frecuentemente me he sentado en la playa almorzando sólo para recibir la factura y darme cuenta de que en ese corto tiempo había gastado más del salario diario promedio en Cabarete (para los dominicanos). Levanto la vista y me doy cuenta de que soy uno de los pocos dominicanos con ese privilegio. Mis otros compatriotas …
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Para leer en español, haz clic aquí. I have often sat on the beach enjoying my lunch only to get the bill and realize that in those meandering moments I had spent more than the average daily wage in Cabarete (for Dominicans). I look up and realize that I am the only, or one of …
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Photo by Social Zealot I recently saw a promotional tourism video aimed at taking viewers through a virtual tour of the five major regions of the Dominican Republic. The video, like the DR, “has it all”—sweeping, panoramic views; crystalline waters and white sand; smiling white tourists…everything except for Dominicans (putting the last few minutes aside …
Now that I have your attention you’ll have to forgive the intensity of my title. This subject is close to my heart as a person who lives in a tourist community but has the privilege to survive with or without tourism if I had to. But there are many locals who can’t so here are three things travellers …