tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post2639729783098543924..comments2024-03-24T01:58:13.060-04:00Comments on One Day at a Time: LocalsTaborhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-69592002872071441362018-03-17T09:02:54.458-04:002018-03-17T09:02:54.458-04:00With friends who love to do tours and think they t...With friends who love to do tours and think they touch the lives of people, who live a different way and become part of a story being sold to the tourist, it's a hard question whether it helps or not. On the one hand, money comes in, but they are paid to maintain something that interests voyeurs, which is what most tours have to be based on. One of my friends was in Thailand where on one of Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-50315154071355951662018-03-16T08:46:33.651-04:002018-03-16T08:46:33.651-04:00yhttps://tabordays.blogspot.com/2016/07/it-is-alwa...yhttps://tabordays.blogspot.com/2016/07/it-is-always-about-people.htmlear I wrote a year ago about our Holland cruise to Alaska. A very different and more outdooorsy cruise. <br /> Above it the link to the first of a series of posts.<br />Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-88309759526579557652018-03-16T04:48:47.033-04:002018-03-16T04:48:47.033-04:00Yes thank you for sharing, it is a difficult decis...Yes thank you for sharing, it is a difficult decision meeting the third world from a Western point of view, yet every life is equal.thelmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00934860502828923562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-31386276522327148882018-03-15T20:31:45.879-04:002018-03-15T20:31:45.879-04:00I have never been on a cruise and if I ever did ta...I have never been on a cruise and if I ever did take one, it would be to Alaska and all the ports up there. One of my blogging friends did and posted pictures that made me want to go. Your story about this excursion did not make me want to be there. The pictures of the local people, however, are fascinating. Thank you for sharing all this, the good and the bad. DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-46747628959223316492018-03-15T20:08:16.585-04:002018-03-15T20:08:16.585-04:00I'm not big on cruises either but the smaller ...I'm not big on cruises either but the smaller the ship the better. We were on a 700 passenger cruise ship in the eastern Mediterranean and it was good. 100 passenger river cruise boats in Europe are good too. We did encounter travelers who seems reluctant to learn and that bothers me. We travel to learn. <br />I liked Olga's reaction to your post - "more guilt that desire". WhatLinda Reederhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665601809156707572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-75574173114778782732018-03-15T17:35:13.953-04:002018-03-15T17:35:13.953-04:00It’s shocking and disappointing what has gone on a...It’s shocking and disappointing what has gone on and what continues to go on. Anvilcloudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07974744042579564912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-36839181240310763242018-03-15T17:17:13.912-04:002018-03-15T17:17:13.912-04:00Money makes the world go round, for the good and f...Money makes the world go round, for the good and for the bad.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-38618038150000450212018-03-15T16:53:38.117-04:002018-03-15T16:53:38.117-04:00Certainly an education to travel to these places. ...Certainly an education to travel to these places. messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-22811191730817531992018-03-15T15:14:19.860-04:002018-03-15T15:14:19.860-04:00It is a twisted feeling. Tourism is a fair way to...It is a twisted feeling. Tourism is a fair way to make money as well as preserve your culture by sharing it with others. Poverty is everywhere, including our inner cities. I handed a street person $20 in D.C. the other day and he was so very thankful and full of blessings for me. This is the world we live in and I learned much more about that area and can now advocate for the rainforest.Taborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15257045780724471840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-24051766574060920602018-03-15T14:42:42.594-04:002018-03-15T14:42:42.594-04:00I took a raft cruise down the Colorado River in th...I took a raft cruise down the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon with 12 other people (many of whom we knew before the trip) and two guides. That is my speed. I would love to see the Amazon but your post sold me more guilt than desire!Olgahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692441479616299920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-32429881443960128802018-03-15T11:58:47.895-04:002018-03-15T11:58:47.895-04:00An eye opener for sure!An eye opener for sure!Marie Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882722634065183364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-88843661132838324522018-03-15T11:14:46.476-04:002018-03-15T11:14:46.476-04:00Yes, that was a small cruise....900 vs 5000. Goin...Yes, that was a small cruise....900 vs 5000. Going on the even smaller ships down the Danube could be magic. As my budget shrinks, I'm reduced to a very non-intellectual trip to Disneyland this fall. LOL Mother went around the world on one of the Presidents in the 70's. She loved it. She had gowns especially designed for the trip, and she wore all her diamonds. I can't imagine Magehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333086721654817750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8039370.post-16789919203008528162018-03-15T10:12:27.711-04:002018-03-15T10:12:27.711-04:00Americans can be ugly visitors, impatient and unap...Americans can be ugly visitors, impatient and unappreciative. I can see how these people will have a love hate relationship with these cruises.ellen abbotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00535475792150335186noreply@blogger.com