Cleared for Takeoff - The Triporati Blog » Ghana http://www.triporati.com/blog Sharing stories about the world and travel Wed, 15 May 2013 00:51:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 en A New Top 10 List? Ethical Destinations http://www.triporati.com/blog/2010/01/05/a-new-top-10-list-ethical-destinations/ http://www.triporati.com/blog/2010/01/05/a-new-top-10-list-ethical-destinations/#comments Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:52:36 +0000 http://www.triporati.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/jaguar-belize-feature.jpg A New Top 10 List? Ethical Destinations http://www.triporati.com/blog/2010/01/05/a-new-top-10-list-ethical-destinations/ Larry Habegger http://www.triporati.com/blog/?p=2498 Spud Hilton reported in the San Francisco Chronicle the other day a new spin on the top 10 lists we always see at this time of year. Not the best beaches or golf courses or hot cities for the new year, but the Developing World’s 10 Best Ethical Destinations.

The list was compiled by Jeff Greenwald and Christy Hoover at EthicalTraveler.org, a nonprofit organization (part of the Earth Island Institute) that urges travelers to spend their travel dollars in ways that protect human rights and minimize impacts on the environment. They acknowledge that no country on the list is perfect (what country off the list is?) but they found lots of hope and inspiration in many places.

Some countries that made the top 10 may surprise you, others may make complete sense to you. Alphabetically they are:

Argentina
Belize
Chile
Ghana
Lithuania
Namibia
Poland
Seychelles
South Africa
Suriname

The Ethical Traveler report discusses the attributes and endeavors that allowed these countries to rise to the top. The next step for us is to see which of these places are on our travel wish lists and start planning.

]]> http://www.triporati.com/blog/2010/01/05/a-new-top-10-list-ethical-destinations/feed/ Ghana Welcomes the Obama Family http://www.triporati.com/blog/2009/07/11/ghana-welcomes-the-obama-family/ http://www.triporati.com/blog/2009/07/11/ghana-welcomes-the-obama-family/#comments Sat, 11 Jul 2009 05:34:41 +0000 http://www.triporati.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/cape_coast_castle_by_chris_nevins-custom.jpg Ghana Welcomes the Obama Family http://www.triporati.com/blog/2009/07/11/ghana-welcomes-the-obama-family/ Darya Mead http://www.triporati.com/blog/?p=2190 The Obama family has landed in Ghana, the first independent sub Saharan country and the ancestral home of many African Americans. A democratic and peaceful country, Ghana is sitting on a lot of oil and certainly is a strategic visit for Obama on many levels. Ghana has been dubbed the Gateway to Africa and the presidential family visit is placing Ghana in the tourism spotlight. Currently, Ghana is third in West Africa tourism arrivals. Senegal is considered the most developed tourism destination in West Africa. Nigeria is second. Many Blacks in the Diaspora have made pilgrimages to Ghana’s Castles, which served as transit points for the shipment of their ancestors to the then new world. The President plans to visit the castle which symbolizes so much to so many. If you want to learn more about Ghana, check out Triporati’s Ghana destination page which is our featured destination this week to coincide with the Presidential visit.

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