Despite all the allegations of abuse, all the evidence of abuse, the temple being repeatedly raided and shut down and reopened, tourists still visit the hell hole of abuse that is Thailand’s Tiger Temple! Why?
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Why Are People Still Visiting Thailand’s Tiger Temple?
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
Update: It IS Finally The End Of The Tiger Temple. But What Happens To The Tigers Now?
Now that the Tiger Temple in Thailand has finally been raide and shut down, Bemused Backpacker asks what will happen to the tigers now?
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Posted in Travel Talk
Posted in Travel Talk
The Bemused Backpacker Code Of Responsible Travel.
The Bemused Backpacker Code Of Responsible Travel has been designed to give travellers around the world an ethical guideline on how to travel in a fully informed, ethical and responsible way
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
TBEX Dolphin Tours Cancelled In Cancun.
The boycott of TBEX has had a resounding success, with Cancun finally pulling any dolphin experience as part of any pre or post TBEX experience!
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
How To Make Your Gap Year Responsible, Ethical And Sustainable.
Ethical and sustainable tourism has become a big issue in the tourism and gap year industries in recent years, and this trend will only continue to grow as travellers and tourists paradigms shift toward a more responsible model of travel. So how exactly do backpackers make sure their travels are responsible, ethical and sustainable?
Tagged with: Animal conservation, ethical travel, ethical travel companies, gap year voluntourism, how to make your gap year responsible, how to travel ethically, how to travel responsibly, how to travel sustainably, orphanages in Cambodia, responsibilities of tourists, responsible gap year, responsible tourism, responsible tourism best practices, responsible tourist behaviour, responsible travel, responsible travel definition, responsible travel tips, sustainable travel, travel responsibly, volunteering on your gap year, ways to be a responsible tourist, wildlife exploitation in tourism, wildlife tourism
Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
Wildlife Tourism Ethics And Practices Debate, A Response To TBEX.
A few nights ago I took part in an online Google hangout with a number of other speakers to debate the ethics and practices of captive marine animals and wildlife tourism. If you missed it, the full archived version can…
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
Why I Won’t Be Attending TBEX Cancun.
TBEX Cancun is supporting unethical captive dolphin tourism, and I cannot condone that or support it.
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Posted in Responsible Travel
Posted in Responsible Travel
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