For Sale: Ecolodge and Yoga Centre in Lake Atitlan, Guatemala - now available from USD 997k ecoclub.com/ecolodge-yoga-centre-for-sale-guatemal…

UK-Spain: TTG reports that overtourism protests and angst are brushed aside by travel agents who sometimes have to convince the more anxious among elderly visitors that protests are just about 'Airbnb'. So it's business as usual in terms of demand unless something extraordinary really happens. www.ttgmedia.com/sustainability/agents-forced-to-r…
TTG - Sustainability - Agents forced to reassure 'anxious' clients about Spain after last summer's protests
Several travel agents have told TTG their clients had to be reassured about travelling to Spain this year, because of perceived anti-tourist sentiments
Republic of the Congo: An investigation by Omnia Strategy (a specialist Human Rights law firm led by Cherie Blair, hired by African Parks) following allegations (by Survival International and Mail on Sunday) of human rights abuses at Odzala National Park comitted by park guards against Baka community members, has concluded. The detailed findings and recommendations are being kept secret, however...Republic of the Congo: An investigation by Omnia Strategy (a specialist Human Rights law firm led by Cherie Blair, hired by African Parks) following allegations (by Survival International and Mail on Sunday) of human rights abuses at Odzala National Park comitted by park guards against Baka community members, has concluded. The detailed findings and recommendations are being kept secret, however in a press release, African Parks acknowledged that some Human Rights abuses did take place and that recommended operational changes will be effected. (www.africanparks.org/sites/default/files/African%2…) Omnia Strategy's press release is here: omniastrategy.com/wp-content/uploads/Omnia-Strateg… . Survival International's comments are at: www.survivalinternational.org/news/14205 Show more

Gaza: The last restaurant, a Thai restaurant, is no more. The fact that there was still a restaurant while there is no food is by itself amazing. But the main questions are, what will it take for this nightmare to stop, how much damage to our collective psyche, how much cynicism is this mindless slaughter causing, and for how many generations the generated hatred will last in the area...Gaza: The last restaurant, a Thai restaurant, is no more. The fact that there was still a restaurant while there is no food is by itself amazing. But the main questions are, what will it take for this nightmare to stop, how much damage to our collective psyche, how much cynicism is this mindless slaughter causing, and for how many generations the generated hatred will last in the area. www.dropsitenews.com/p/massacre-thai-restaurant-ma… Show more
Covid: we still do not know for sure if it was a product of a natural mutation or a deliberate combination, if it was a lab or a wet market accident. In every case China and the US (and others) should cooperate, rather than blame each other, so that we all avoid a repetition! www.nytimes.com/2025/05/07/science/covid-coronavir…
