The book “The Lost Girls” came out yesterday, the same day we finished our advance copy of the 539-page opus.
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Shadia from The Mindful Tourist explains that sometimes watching TV in a foreign destination can provide great insight into a culture.
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Shadia Garrison examines the rise in Slum Tourism in her Blog The Mindful Tourist, questioning its benefits and the terms we use to define it.
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Written on April 16, 2009
Some tourists think that since artifacts have already been looted, what’s the harm in buying them?
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We had resisted reading this book for a very long time. It was too popular for us to like it, we thought. Who hadn’t read this book, we thought? Consider our snobby selves taught a lesson. We liked it, we really liked it!
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The Mindful Tourist was just recently made aware of a global-yet-local travel company that is working to promote small accommodations for travelers.
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Author Archives: Shadia Garrison
Mindful Tourist Book Review: The Lost Girls
The book “The Lost Girls” came out yesterday, the same day we finished our advance copy of the 539-page opus.
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Why it’s okay to watch TV on vacation
Shadia from The Mindful Tourist explains that sometimes watching TV in a foreign destination can provide great insight into a culture.
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Calling Poverty Tourism by its true name
Shadia Garrison examines the rise in Slum Tourism in her Blog The Mindful Tourist, questioning its benefits and the terms we use to define it.
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A Tourist’s role in Archaeological ethics
Some tourists think that since artifacts have already been looted, what’s the harm in buying them?
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Book review: Eat, Pray, Love
We had resisted reading this book for a very long time. It was too popular for us to like it, we thought. Who hadn’t read this book, we thought? Consider our snobby selves taught a lesson. We liked it, we really liked it!
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Your answer to finding sustainable tourism around the globe
The Mindful Tourist was just recently made aware of a global-yet-local travel company that is working to promote small accommodations for travelers.
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