The Tranquilo Traveler
The Tranquilo Traveler is a celebration of voluntourism, slow travel, and other interesting ways to see the world. Travel writer and award- winning Moon Handbooks author Joshua Berman created The Tranquilo Travel as a resource for world trippers and international volunteers, a window to the author’s travels in Nicaragua, Belize, and beyond, and an update of his books and articles.
Guatemala featured in debut episode of “BBtv World”
BoingBoing.net, a.k.a. “A Directory of Wonderful Things,” a.k.a the most popular blog in the world, just launched a round-the-world video series featuring “first-person glimpses of life around the world, told … through the people in these places, their own stories, their own way. When we can, we want to place the camera directly in the hands—literally—of the people whose lives, cultures, and lands we’re visiting.” This short clip, called “El Molinero,” is by Xeni Jardin and is about grinding corn masa for tortillas. “We’re kicking this off with an episode I shot during a recent visit in a K’iche Maya village in the highlands of Guatemala….” [LINK]
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