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Dec 29

Watch TV and Travel…

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santiagoOverlooking Ciudad de Santiago, Chile

Hello there everyone I’m here again to say something about my day… Well we had these long break once again but I’m kinda bored here at home. Staying at home is no longer my routine because I got used in working 9 hours a day, meaning I stay in the bank longer than in my house. Somehow I found something to keep myself busy and that is to watch TV.

I would like to share what I have seen on the cable. Have you seen the show in Discovery Travel and Living entitled “Passport to Latin America with Samantha Brown”? I recently watched the show and I was so fascinated about the places she had been in South America. On her episode she went to Santiago, Chile and mingled with the locals, people are Spanish speaking and they do have a very busy lifestyle. Accordingly Chile is the most prosperous nation in the South American continent to date, and it really show off to the people because of their modern lifestyle. Though they have the western lifestyle they are still proud of their ancestral heritage of being native Americans. Some locals built shop that displays their cultural traditions. They sell goods that are totally Indians, like spears, sombreros and even woven clothes like ponchos and many more.

Samantha also featured the scenic spots of the country, Santiago-the vibrant capital of Chile is situated on foot of the Andes giving the people nice view of the snowcapped mountains, a wonderful place to behold indeed. Waterfalls were all around the suburb and could you imagine that all water falling from these falls were actually coming from the melting snow of the mountains?. According to her it was very cold but refreshingly good. Wow I got to try those haha if it’s possible.

Meanwhile what I like most of the episode is the culinary creativity of the Chilean people. Most of the foods are mixed flavor of the European and American Indian influence. Just like the beef recipes which are so flavorful and tasty to look at. Wines are also a proud product of Chile, with rich and fertile land the country has a lot of winery which is comparable with the European counter parts.

Chile really has so many exciting things to offer, it is a wonderful place as told by Samantha Brown. From the time I saw the show I now have it in my mind that one day I could visit this country and wander as a tourist.

That’s all for now and have a blessed New Year to all! Adios!

Dec 09

Antarctic tourism?

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Did you know that the last frontier on earth is being invaded by, shall we say Tourist?… Yes from the title of my post itself, I am talking about Antarctica….
I recently saw documentaries regarding these lucrative business, where in anyone as long as you have the money can go and witness the beauty of the Antarctic continent…
I am never against the tourist, but I am against to the thought that Antarctica is being exploited… So what happened to the treaties that hoped to protect this magnificient continent? There is a treaty that somehow carry out solution so that this area will be protected from any territorial claim of a country. Yes no one claim this area but there are people who wants to exploit it and used it to gain money and leave the area vulnerable to pollution and environmental degradation.
Who falls victims of these exploitation? Well if we would generally think of Antarctica, its barren, a wasteland, and lifeless but you might be surprised when you suddenly learn that there is life in this land…. Indeed there are penguins, sea lions, and the humpbacks whale, they are few the species who lives comfortably in these region…
What if oils from the ships who carries passengers spills out, gosh that would be a disaster… It would definitely kill a great proportion of animals not to mention the distraction it could bring to nature…. Garbages and other trash used by the passengers may bring pollution….
There are too many possibilities of what Antarctic tourism could bring in this vulnerable environment…
The reason why I wrote this blog is to bring awareness that some of the earths region must be preserved particularly the Antarctic region… This is the place where wildlife are the only inhabitants, they are vulnerable and could be phased out when time that this land is totally exploited.
When shall the governments acts on this serious matter? Tourism is benefecial to some aspects, that it brings about joy to the people and it could foster economic success to many businessman, but it could also jeoperdize the environment of Antarctica… So when do we react?

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