Category Archives: Travel Knowledge

Overbooked :: Effects of Mass Tourism

Posted on 05/06/2020 by patwa

Former New York Times and Washington Post correspondent Elizabeth Becker spoke  in the Ralph Bunche Library at the U.S. Department of State about her research for Overbooked: The Exploding Business of Travel and Tourism, published in 2014.   Here are … Continue reading →

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Patzcuaro, Uruapan and St. Clara de Cobre

Posted on 01/05/2020 by patwa

For a weekend excursion by car from Mexico City, follow the toll road west from La Capital towards to Toluca and Morelia to the towns of Uruapan, Patzcuaro and the magical artisan community St. Clara de Cobre.   Lago de Patzcuaro is a volcanic lake and home to … Continue reading →

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Goddess of Travel

Posted on 05/04/2020 by patwa

  Western Hemisphere        Trivia, a Roman diety, is said to be the goddess of commerce and travel.  She is an aspect of Artemis/Diana with three heads to represent the place where three roads meet or the triune goddess of  earth, … Continue reading →

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Connections :: Link with Nature

Posted on 05/04/2020 by patwa

Oahu landscape © L. Peat O’Neil 2020 Check out this interesting theme about meeting ourselves, knowing our links with the natural world.  After all, we are part of nature. Discussion with Tina Welling, author of Writing Wild.   Tasmania © 2020 L. … Continue reading →

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Lava Disaster On the Island of Hawai’i

Posted on 19/12/2018 by patwa

The Kilauea Lava Disaster of 2018 brought devastation to many residents of Puna, the region south of Hilo, Hawai’i that includes the East Rift Zone of Kilauea Volcano. This is not the first time the region was graced with lava.  … Continue reading →

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Cacao to Chocolate – Agricultural Commodity Chain

Posted on 19/12/2018 by patwa

This Post is a work in progress. The Keynote presentation needs to be reformatted into segments to view online.

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What is Eco Criticism?

Posted on 02/11/2015 by patwa

Ecocriticism Reader: Landmarks in Literary Ecology What we read influences how we interact with the natural world. Ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment,  an earth-focused view of literary scholarship. The Association for the … Continue reading →

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Where the Wild Creatures Roam :: Is It Sustainable?

Posted on 25/10/2015 by patwa

Wildlife Tourism  What can we do to prevent the massacre of wild animals?  Do humans actually still get a thrill from shooting wild animals?  What streak of evil condones and continues that practice? Does wildlife tourism help stamp out the … Continue reading →

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Interview with Zoltán Géher

Posted on 25/04/2015 by patwa

Special Interview With Zoltán Géher – XpatLoop.com – Specials

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Why Buy Ugly? :: The Aesthetic Cost of U.S. Taxpayer Financed Buildings

Posted on 01/04/2015 by patwa

Why spend  money acquired from taxpaying U.S. citizens for structures that are ugly and not energy efficient? Why create more eyesore buildings? People would become more visually oriented and creative if they could see beautiful structures that open their eyes … Continue reading →

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