Friday, June 12, 2009

Pondering the sins of eco-travelers

World Hum's Joanna Kakissis ponders the habits of so-called eco-travelers in a recent blog post.
I’m still cringing over a former friend (and self-proclaimed environmentalist) with whom I traveled to the mountains of northwestern Greece in 2004. He had a majorly acidic meltdown when I accidentally stepped on a wildflower (“It’s a native species!”) to avoid falling off a cliff—but not five minutes later threw a candy wrapper into the tangle of purple flowers and tall grass. Nice!
Read the full story: When (so-called) eco-travelers sin

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