Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label South Africa. Show all posts

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Soap for Africa!



Here is a fantastic program that takes used hotel soap (yes those bars you leave behind in the shower), sterilizes, reshapes it and distributes it to refugee camps...oh and creates local jobs to boot! Check out Global Soap Project for more information and a list of participating hotels!

Monday, December 21, 2009

Ethical Travel



Ahhh the allure of packing your bags, hopping on a plane and exploring a far-off exotic land.
But wait! Between the carbon footprint of the flight, the questionable humans rights policies of your destination and the unlawful environmental practices...where is one to go?
Fear not, below is a list of the top ten destinations of 2010 (alphabetical order) where one can escape without the guilt tagging along.

1. Argentina 2. Belize 3. Chile 4. Ghana 5. Lithuania 6. Namibia 7. Poland

8. Seychelles 9. South Africa 10. Suriname

The list was compiled by the Ethical Traveler (www.ethicaltraveler.org), which lists the 10 countries in the developing world that are best protecting their natural environments, promoting responsible travel, and building a tourism industry which provides real benefits to local communities.