When you arrive in Phnom Penh as a tourist, you generally see the S-21 prison and the killing fields, and while this is difficult to swallow, there is something that you to make a difference. We came to the capital…
Ethical Travel: What seafood is sustainable in Southeast Asia?
If you’ve been watching Our Planet on Netflix then you’ll know about the impact of overfishing on the diversity of our precious oceans, but you’ll also see it for yourself by walking down the street in a Vietnamese beach town….
Ethical Travel: Visiting ‘long-neck’ Kayan tribespeople in Thailand
If you visit many of the towns in the North of Thailand, including Chiang Rai, Pai, Mae Hong Son and Mae Sariang, then you will see signs and be offered tours for ‘long-neck’ villages. But who are the long-neck women…
5 reasons why getting an ‘elephant blessing’ in India is unethical
Asian elephants have been used to give elephant blessings in temples in India since 8,000 BC as a symbol of Lord Ganesha and I had no idea how common this practice was or how poorly treated they were until I…