tourism

Carlos Celdran is not your ordinary tour guide. For several years, he promoted a campaign to change the image of Manila, not only among the foreign people but among Filippins themselves.
Also, the US educated 'street theater artist' is also one of the most vocal supporters of the Reproductive Health bill, a draft law that designed to stem the rising population of the Philippines.

I firmly believe that we learn a lot about a culture by the way various dances are performed and experienced within it. I found and joined a group of chinese people in the old town of Lijiang in the Yunnan province in china, dancing in an empty bar in the middle of the afternoon. Though this is a short clip, this group danced these same steps to various tunes for an hour.

I took this picture on my first trip to the Honduran island Utila, at the time known for the cheapest place in the world to get your scuba diving license. It was scattered with locals whose original ancestors were British colonizers, Dutch Pirates, and Payan Indigenous peoples to name a few. Restaurants, cafes, and a woman making Baleadas at small kiosk lined the main street. By the time I made my way back to the island, 6 years later, it seemed that the Island had been re-colonized again by all of blond haired Europe and Australia.

Tarpon Springs harvests about 90 percent of the all worlds's sea sponges and Spongeorama's Sponge Factory offers you the "creme de la creme" of the worlds finest sponges. At Spongeorama's Sponge Factory you become a sponge expert. Watch our free movie on sponge diving and harvesting and learn how to take care of your sponges so they will last for many years to come. -From the Spongeorama website

Chinese On The Beach looks at the growing Chinese tourist trade as the number of Chinese tourist increases dramatically year by year. The project is a satiric comment on the mass movements of people for cultural and “scenic spot” consumption. It concentrates on the social interactions between group members and leaders, tourists and the landscape and reveal a new phenomenon that has already launched Europe.