Passport Not RequiredWritten by Kimberly A. Griffiths
The Elderhostel is most unique travel organization I’ve ever come across offering outstanding opportunities for learning while traveling; not to mention meet new friends during your journey. The Elderhostel is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing extraordinary learning adventures for people 55 and over. From New Hampshire to New Zealand, South Africa to South Dakota, Elderhostel offers you a world of educational opportunities - at exceptional values. Their tagline reads: "The world is our classroom. What do you want to learn?" There are over 10,000 programs sponsored by Elderhostel every year! Some topics include: • National Parks • Houses and Gardens • Signature Cities • Food and Wine • Active Outdoor • Architecture • Marine Research • Ancient Histories • etc. Regardless if you travel domestically or internationally, Elderhostel promises “educational excellence, comfortable accommodations and delicious meals, extraordinary value, and warm camaraderie of fellow Elderhostelers.”
| | Stay in the embrace of nature at Ratanakiri, CambodiaWritten by Sompong Sritatera
Situated in northeastern corner of Cambodia, where Indochina Triangle (Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia) is, Ratanakiri is home of country natural heritage and cultural diversity of multi-ethnicity population. The natural and ecological features of province remain largely untouched, and old style living of indigenous people has changed little over past time even development is starting to take place with increasing in-migration of lowland Cambodians.Of population of 77,000; about 80 per cent is non-Khmer Cambodians. They are Lao, Tampuan, Kreung, Jorai, Kachok, Preuw, Kavet, Chinese, Vietnamese, and some others. People of Tampuan, Jorai, Kreung, Preuw, Kavet, and Kachok ethnic groups (hilltribes belonging to Mon-Khmer group) have their own languages, and still practise slash and burn agriculture. These Upper Khmer (Khmer Leu as called by lowland Khmers) are animist and still have strong belief in spiritual influence. The province also offers breath-taking and stunning natural features, such as Yaklom volcanic lake, countless number of water falls (some believed to be waiting for you to discover and name them!), beautiful hilly landscape, and a variety of flora and fauna in tropical rain forest. This makes province ideal place for ecotourism and those nature lovers.
|