A global travel trend that’s hard to swallow, dark tourism takes travellers to places that are identified with tragedy, suffering, death and destruction. These are destinations such as war zones, nuclear blast sites, genocide prisons, tombs – places that are eerie, dangerous, scary and often bizarre.
VOLUNTEER TOURISM, otherwise known as voluntourism and a form of charity tourism has exploded in popularity. While it’s nice to be able to give back to those we deem less fortunate (it …
To understand present-day Cambodia you really have to understand its recent dark history. WARNING: This blog contains sensitive subject matter that WILL BE upsetting. It is difficult to understand how we as …
What comes to mind when you think of 9/11? Is it the inescapable image of an airplane crashing into a skyscraper? I’ve visited this site 3 times now. My first visit back …
Dachau Concentration Camp was the first camp opened in Germany by the Nazi’s, in 1933. I found visiting Dachau quite difficult and feel sickened thinking about how we as human beings treated each …
Being sick in this incredible city has been disappointing as San Pedro Prison and ‘Death Road’ were on my bucket-list of things to do and I’m far to weak to consider doing …
I took a bus from Copacabana, Bolivia to Arequipa Peru via Puno – 9hrs! I was a little bit nervous arriving at night in the dark but it turned out ok. I …