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01 NOVEMBER 2008
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To commemorate the centenary of the death of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, John McCarthy is joined by journalist, writer and Broadcaster John Pilkington.听 They discuss the real story behind the myths and also explore the wild and ravishing landscape of Bolivia.
ETHICAL TOURISM
Lucy Popescu author of The Good Tourist: An Ethical Traveller's Guide shares her experiences of ethical tourism and her views on whether one can make an objective decision on where or whether to travel.
Presented by John McCarthy
Photo:听Andes, Bolivia (photographer: Alicia Nijdam 漏)
This week's guests:
听is a journalist, writer and broadcaster. John visited Bolivia some ten years to research the story of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance kid. He visited and discovered a number of previously unidentified places related to the story which are now on the tourist trail, including caves and hiding places. John also went to San Vicente, the area of Bolivia in which they died, an area full of organ pipe cacti, wild and beautiful peaks and rocky outcrops.
An Englishman in Patagonia
John Pilkington
Publisher: Century
ISBN-10: 0712635823
ISBN-13: 978-0712635820
is a Journalist and the author of The Good Tourist: An Ethical Traveller's Guide, which covers many countries from the Maldives to the USA. Lucy worked for many years with , the writers organisation dedicated to freedom of expression and sat on the Foreign Office鈥檚 Freedom of Expression Panel for five years. She offers a personal view of visiting, as a tourist or a traveller, countries where human rights abuse take place and outlines some suggestions for tackling the issues from a traveller鈥檚 perspective.
The Good Tourist: An Ethical Traveller's Guide
Lucy Popescu
Publisher: Arcadia Books
ISBN-10: 1905147791
ISBN-13: 978-1905147793The 大象传媒 cannot be held responsible for
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John McCarthy is a widely travelled journalist and presenter with a particular interest in the Middle East.
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