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Travel

• Travel to meet the world and for the experience that brings, not to "conquer it."

• Travel in a spirit of humility and with a genuine desire to meet and share with local people, instead of counting rolls of film shot or calculating miles traveled.

• Travel with an open mind. Respect local religions and customs.


Learn
 

• Learn to observe, think, speak and write in a way that is non-ethnocentric, non-racist and non-sensationalizing.

• Learn that people in the area you visit often have time concepts and thought patterns different from your own. Not inferior, just different.

• Learn a little of the local language e.g. greetings and thanks.


Dos
 

• Ask permission before photographing people. Should they want a copy of the photograph, do send it.

• Be environmentally friendly. Use reusable materials when possible. Support local recycling programs.

• Buy arts and crafts produced by the local community. Use services and stay in lodgings that are owned by a member of the community.


Don’t dos
 

• Don't buy sacred items or artifacts central to the culture. Don't patronize tourism activities that undermine the local culture or value system.

• Don't expect any special privileges - you are only one of many tourists who visit.