SB: Re: The obverse of Casas que Cantan ?

["Trkstr" <trkstr@hotmail.com>]

I am glad to see this.  I have seen many ads for vacations on ranches, or
clean-up vacations etc and hopefully this will be a winner.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Rob Tom" <ArchiLogic@yahoo.ca>
To: <strawbale@crest.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 29, 2002 8:06 PM
Subject: SB: The obverse of Casas que Cantan ?


> When I read the piece appended below, it rubbed me the wrong way.
> The operation struck me as being opportunistic(and not in a good
> way) and an attempt at Greenwashing, probably largely because of
> my knowledge of what Athena and Beel Steen and the members of
> this List have accomplished with the Casas que Cantan initiatives in
> the past. (see www.caneloproject.com , "Mexico work")
>
> Upon looking at the article a  second time, I had to wonder if my first
> impression may have been off-base and more than a little bit weenie-
> ish. In any case, it's offered here for your perusal:
>
>  === SCANNED & SPELL-CHUCKED MATERIAL====
> Ottawa Citizen   September 28, 2002 Page E18
>
> BUILD A BETTER HOLIDAY
>
> Ottawa man starts “development  tourism” project.
>
> By Jennifer Campbell
>
> An Ottawa man wants to offer a different kind of travel experience.
> Ron Stone is launching what he calls a “development tourism” project.
> For a fee, tourists can spend eight days in a sunny, southern
> destination, building a straw-bale home for some of Nicaragua’s less
> fortunate inhabitants. You can learn how to build healthy, ecological
> and economic homes- in a sunny climate during some of Canada’s
> coldest months.
>
> “Sustainable tourism is about incorporating tourism onto developing
> countries in a way that it’s not harmful to the country and so it can be
> used to sustain revenues” says Stone, who calls his non-profit
> foundation The Pangea Foundation.
>
> “Development tourism takes that one step further –it means getting
> tourists directly involved in a development activity on a short-term
> basis”.
>
> It builds on the increasingly popular idea of adding an adventure to a
> vacation.
>
> “These days, everyone wants a little more than the beach” says
> Manuel Alves, general manager at Iberica Travel.
>
> Stone, a computer consultant in his day job, is  starting to work with
> area travel agents but for now, interested adventurers should check
> his Web site at
> http://members.rogers.com/stoneis/ .
>
> The cost of an eight-day adventure is about $1900. That includes
> accommodation in a Nicaraguan beach town, breakfast and lunch
> every day and the workshop fee. Stone leaves dinner up to the
> tourists, so they can feed some money directly into the local economy.
> Field trips-one ocean sail and a volcano excursion- are also included,
> but airfare isn’t.
> [snip]
>  === END OF SCANNED & SPELL-CHUCKED MATERIAL==
>       ~~~ * ~~~
>          Rob Tom
>   Kanata, Ontario, Canada
> <ArchiLogic@CHAFFyahoo.ca>
> (winnow the "chaff" from my edress in your reply)
>
> Please visit http://www.theHungerSite.com daily
>
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