Travelers in China have long reported difficulties finding and holding onto Lonely Planet guidebooks for the communist country. Now, China’s ministry of foreign affairs has confirmed the banning of the LP guide over what it deems controversial content. The content in question is the treatment of Taiwan on maps: LP marks Taiwan as separate from […]
In the vast waters between Hawaii and San Francisco drifts a massive heap of debris dubbed, rather fittingly, the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. It covers an area larger than Texas, according to marine biologists, and is filled with—yes, garbage. Astounding quantities of trash—an estimated six kilos of plastic for every kilo of naturally occurring plankton—have […]
Cloistered in splendid isolation high atop the majestic eastern Himalayas, the Kingdom of Bhutan is considered by some to be the world’s last Shangri-la. For the rare traveler who’s lucky enough to be granted a visa to visit, it must surely seem the case. A land of pristine forests, sparkling lakes, and spectacular alpine geography, […]
Dear Ethical Travelers: This month, we feel we must turn the news over to developments in Burma. Ethical Traveler first began a campaign to bring attention to the plight of the Burmese people with our Candles for Burma action, more than two years ago– www.ethicaltraveler.org/candles/info.php Last year, we reported on the continued detention of Aung […]
In response to last week’s violent quelling of anti-government protesters by the Burmese military, a UN special envoy was sent to the isolated South Asian country for talks with military and opposition leaders. Ibrahim Gambari, a former Nigerian foreign minister, was able to meet with pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who has been under […]
This was originally posted on burmamyanmargenocide.blogspot.com Saturday, September 29, 2007 Ultimatum to China (due Oct 2, 9:00am) Ultimatum to the Government of People’s Republic of China We are the 8888 student activists overseas who have been relentlessly seeking for the freedom of Burma from the military rule in Burma, side by side with the 8888 […]
A lot of us are reading the news coming out of Burma and wondering what we can do to help. Here are some ideas: 1. Attend a Protest Rally Here in San Francisco, we’ve been targeting the Chinese Consulate. Read why here: www.badasf.org/2007/ChinaProtestSept26.htm The next protest action is planned for Friday Oct 5. Your best […]
On July 22, four mountain gorillas were shot and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga Mountains. The remains of a fifth gorilla, a female who had gone missing after the attack, were discovered August 16. Her infant, who had been with her, is now presumed dead. These six deaths bring the year’s […]
On July 22, four mountain gorillas were shot and killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Virunga Mountains. The remains of a fifth gorilla, a female who had gone missing after the attack, were discovered August 16. Her infant, who had been with her, is now presumed dead. These six deaths bring the year’s […]
