Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Civil Rights, Labor and Economy, Peace and Conflict, Uncategorized, Women, Youth on 1st May, 2012 | 3 Comments
Reality Tours thanks Arun Gandhi and the Gandhi Worldwide Education Institute for 15 years of partnership and congratulates them as they continue to steward the Gandhian Legacy Tour independently.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Civil Rights, Human trafficking, Women, Youth on 5th April, 2012 | 1 Comment
Reality Tours has promoted meaningful travel since 1989. We know socially responsible tourism benefits the host economy and that the more local people benefit from tourism, the more likely it is that women receive these benefits. However, there are many negative impacts associated with mass tourism. Sex tourism is an egregious and growing trend that »
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Posted by Malia Everette in Art and Culture, Education, Guest Posts, Latin America, Partner and Trip Leader Stories, Uncategorized on 29th March, 2012 | No Comments
What are Cuban chivichanas ? If you’ve never heard of them find out from Reality Tours Facilitator Karen McCartney, as she shares one of her fond memories while leading “Following Che’s Footsteps” in the Sierra Maestra.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Environment & Sustainability, Trip Participant Stories on 21st March, 2012 | No Comments
Karl Meyer and Shareen Brysac, past participants from a journey to Kerala, India share their experiences in chapter of their new book Pax Ethnica: Where and How Diversity Succeeds.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Caribbean, Citizen Diplomacy, Latin America, Partner and Trip Leader Stories, Trip Participant Stories, Uncategorized on 5th March, 2012 | 2 Comments
Ethical Traveler’s Executive Director and well known travel writer Jeff Greenwald is returning to Cuba with Global Exchange. If you want to know why and when, read on!
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Posted by Malia Everette in Citizen Diplomacy, Middle East, Partner and Trip Leader Stories, Uncategorized on 27th February, 2012 | No Comments
Today’s special blog is the last commemorating a decade of Reality Tours in Afghanistan and features the insights of Marsha MacColl, on behalf of our partner Afghans4Tomorrow (A4T). On behalf of Global Exchange we thank all the tremendous energy and efforts of A4T and look forward to a dynamic future of continued collaboration. Congratulations to Global Exchange »
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Citizen Diplomacy, Trip Participant Stories, Uncategorized on 7th February, 2012 | No Comments
As part of a series honoring 10 years of relationship building, friendship and learning in Afghanistan, today we share the story of Patricia J. Idler and Randy Idler who created a customized tour to Afghanistan in 2009.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Environment & Sustainability, Fair Trade, Indigenous Rights, Latin America, Trip Participant Stories on 3rd February, 2012 | No Comments
Reality Tours is celebrating ten years of a rich educational programs in Ecuador that critically examine pressing social and ecological issues affecting communities from the Andes to the Amazon. Past participant, Paul Prew shares his insights today.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Human trafficking on 13th December, 2011 | 2 Comments
This is the second in a two-part interview by Global Exchange Reality Tours Intern Sue Sullivan with our Cambodia and Thailand program officer, Boreth Sun. Learn more about what it means to be an in-country partner and why it is important for the international community to visit and learn first-hand about life in South East Asia.
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Posted by Malia Everette in Asia, Human trafficking, Partner and Trip Leader Stories on 7th December, 2011 | No Comments
Discover what it means to be an in-country representative of Reality Tours and our partnering organization Not For Sale. Introducing Boreth Sun, Reality Tours program officer in Cambodia and Thailand. Follow along as Reality Tours Director Malia Everette interviews Boreth.
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