Ecotoursim

Rather than stay at a foreign owned hotel I prefer to stay at a locally owned guest house. I am delighted when I find somewhere where rubbish is recycled. I like the make footsteps and only take photos. When I visited Belize I stayed in a tall tree house called Parrot Nest in the village of Bullet Tree Falls. Then I traveled over the border to Guatemala. I loved exploring the Mayan ruins in Tikal National Park. I saw lots of wildlife and snapped with my digital camera. I eat a vegan diet and wear shoes made out of lorica. My favorite way to travel is by train. I would like to spend a few nights at an eco-tourism setting. On one of my trips I like to travel around a region. I wouldn't want to spend all my time in the same place.

Hi Jak, I think that ecotourism is getting more popular day by day. As I am not young anymore, I prefer a place to stay with some commodities. But for younger tourists, ecotourism is an added interest. In my youth I camped out with my husband and we only had to follow safety rules of each place. Now I also like to see the environment and the culture of a place as long as I feel it´s safe for me. So I think elderly tourists can be interested in that, but maybe with a guide to help them out in case of need. I think that the sailboat trip I made in 2009 could be called ecotourism in a way. A friend of mine is partly owner of a small sailboad which was stationed at the Caribbean. The boat held up to 8 people but we were 6, including my friend´s 10 year old grandson. We went to Kunayala, in Panama, the land of the kuna indians. They are proud people that live the same way they did before Columbus came to America and they haven´t lost their languages nor their customs. Their history is interesting as no government could make them change their ways. It helped that the place are islands so it is not easy to conquer. I had the luck to see all this but at the same time I was sleeping in the ship. The kunas don´t have restaurants or hotels i their land. We ate with them once, but they cook at their houses and it´s what they eat. If you are interested in pictures, I placed some here under "Kunayala" and "Panama".

I really can't appreciate the excitement and thrills of ecotourism yet, but I think it would be great for those people who are adventure seeker, risk-takers. When I was in high shool, our science class had this educational trip to a cave in a very remote area to identify different rock formations. I cant recall much of it because I was terrified of the dark, the bats, the cold water on the floor of the cave, and not knowing what kind of creature might lurk inside. I said to myself not to go to places like that ever again. I have only been to white beaches and beautiful islands. Nowadays, ecotourism has been popular, I think it would be good to deal some of my fears. I am from the Philippines and there are a lot of ecotourist spots here that I have never been to. It might be fun to take some trips and see what ecotourism can offer.