For those looking to get really off the beaten track in Thailand, Kanchanaburi province in the west offers one of Thailand’s most unique resorts: a “floatel” moored in the River Kwae (pronounced Kw-air as in ‘pair’). I paid a visit to the Jungle Rafts and spent a night there, and can honestly say is offers one of the most unusual tourist experiences available in Thailand.
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Thoughts on Ethical Conservation
18 November 2009 by Tom Armstrong
We are delighted to welcome back Sidantha Kumara, one of our specialist nature & adventure guides, as our guest blogger. Here he shares his passionate views on the ethics of conservation. His views are directly influenced by his involvement in the Abode community tourism project in the knuckles mountains and from his general passion for social and environmental protection of Sri Lanka’s incredible natural and cultural wealth.His views are also influenced by his deep commitment to the human side of the conservation debate. Other similarly informed and opinionated people we work with have different views on this complex subject. Visiting Sri Lanka will likely raise many questions and debate about the conservation of such immense heritage and precious natural resources on all levels. For now though, over to Sid: (more…)
