Title – Family Outing
Date – September 1999
Location - Ghizo Island – Solomon Islands
Families in the Solomon Islands have no SUV’s to take them from one place to the next, the dugout canoe is still if not the preferred choice of transport, then at least one of the most ecologically sound ones.
Family outings normally have a purpose; going to market to sell produce or collecting / delivering relatives to school, hospitals or religious ceremonies.
When we are travelling we should remember the privileged position we are in at all times and control the impact we have on others. Most people still live in a world where the next town is an unimaginable distance away; image how difficult it is for them to comprehend that we have flown round the world just to find a beach with no people on it when there are plenty closer to home. Treat people with respect and they will respond and as much as you can’t always understand their way of life, yours is equally alien to them.
Beyond The Blue’s Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop is designed amongst many other things to help you to improve your communication skills and understand what communication involves. We examine the benefits of Cultural Awareness, so that the impact you have on countries you visit is purely positive.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
Date – September 1999
Location - Ghizo Island – Solomon Islands
Families in the Solomon Islands have no SUV’s to take them from one place to the next, the dugout canoe is still if not the preferred choice of transport, then at least one of the most ecologically sound ones.
Family outings normally have a purpose; going to market to sell produce or collecting / delivering relatives to school, hospitals or religious ceremonies.
When we are travelling we should remember the privileged position we are in at all times and control the impact we have on others. Most people still live in a world where the next town is an unimaginable distance away; image how difficult it is for them to comprehend that we have flown round the world just to find a beach with no people on it when there are plenty closer to home. Treat people with respect and they will respond and as much as you can’t always understand their way of life, yours is equally alien to them.
Beyond The Blue’s Gap Year and Independent Travel Safety & Awareness workshop is designed amongst many other things to help you to improve your communication skills and understand what communication involves. We examine the benefits of Cultural Awareness, so that the impact you have on countries you visit is purely positive.
Please visit our website at www.safegapyear.com
Image – ©Peter Mayhew
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