Jeremy Smith
Writer and communication strategist, specialising in the environment, tourism and sustainable business
Rhino poaching campaign targets Chinese consumers
Under their slogan “When the buying stops, the killing can too”, WildAid is attempting to quell public support in CHina and Vietnam for all aspects of the illegal wildlife trade: rhinos, elephants, tigers, sharks and other species.
China’s Urban Billion – book review
In 1980, fewer than 200 million of China’s people lived in towns and cities. But just 30 years later, an additional 500 million – the equivalent of the combined populations of the US, UK, France and Italy – had upped sticks and left the countryside for the big smoke.
Peer to Peer offers an open source, collaborative future for travel
The woman who taught me most about how p2p can revolutionise travel has never had a computer. Or heard of wiki and open source. Collaborative Consumption might excite her, but probably not as much as getting electricity or running water.
What can tourism do about wildlife poaching – silence is not an option
The rhinoceros is almost extinct. Lions, elephants and tigers are at risk too. But flick through a travel brochure, or browse a website selling trips to see such wildlife, and there will be little, if any, reference to how desperate the situation has become.
Maasai + Bemba / African = the same
If I wrote a story about a custom from some ‘European People’ and then illustrated it with a picture of a different ‘European People’ engaged in an unrelated custom, everyone would be up in arms. So why’s there no fuss when people do the same with Africans?
Review of Pendragon Country House, North Cornwall
An intimate 19th-century country house hotel in North Cornwall, perched between the sea and Bodmin Moor. It rightfully prides itself on the quality of food and personal attention to guests. … Continue reading
The best vegetarian meal in Johannesburg? Maybe the best restaurant in the city
This South African restaurant is the antithesis of European haute-cuisine hauteur. Instead Cube unselfconsciously revels in a no nonsense practicality, allowing the real focus to be where it matters – the food.
Many faces of ecotravel
Ecotourism is not simply about minimising your negative impact. There are places you can go where your presence (and money) can make a positive difference too.
