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Travel with Ann Experiential

Travel Advisor + Strategic Connector. Building bridges through Human Encounters. On a quest to trans

I am an experiential travel advisor, forging connections and building bridges across cultural and geographical boundaries. I have devoted much of the past 15 years to creating travel experiences anchored by meaningful human encounters that positively impact local hosts and communities, visitors and the environment. In the months and years following the COVID-19 pandemic, human encounters-centered

travel is one key to fortifying tourism-influenced economies worldwide. In 2020, I collaborated closely with my colleague and Latin American sustainable tourism leader, Jorge Moller Rivas, to reflect on our common experiences and the on-going impacts of the pandemic, leading us to develop the Human Encounters travel framework. Tourism centered first on human connections creates lasting and impactful experiences for host communities and travelers. This evolving framework helps travel leaders design deep and meaningful engagements connecting visitors with local people to listen and learn, share stories and support their work to build more sustainable communities that benefit all. In 2021, as tourism begins its slow re-emergence, I continue to develop new avenues to connect, listen and share my expertise and insights with others interested in creating authentic, deep travel experiences. If you are a travel leader--someone who plans or shapes travel experiences for others, whether as a tourism professional, community or nonprofit leader, or teacher-- I'd love to learn more about your perspectives and hopes for the future of experiential travel.

07/05/2022

The latest headlines and information from Costa Rica including breaking news, weather, travel, events, sports and more.

07/05/2022

Do you think you’re pretty familiar with traditional Costa Rican food? If so, Pablo Bonilla has some questions for you. What does “traditional” really mean? What about “Costa Rican”? Are you ready to reconsider everything you thought you knew? Despite centuries of active dismantling of the...

29/04/2022

Feliz fin de semana!!

The latest headlines and information from Costa Rica including breaking news, weather, travel, events, sports and more.

22/04/2022

Biologists from Costa Rica's two globally accredited wildlife sanctuaries share how travelers can avoid centers that mistreat wildlife.

04/04/2022

The latest headlines and information from Costa Rica including breaking news, weather, travel, events, sports and more.

21/03/2022

It is the International Day of Forests. I thought this would be an appropriate post…

Tāne Mahuta, an ancient tree named after the god of forests in Māori mythology, is threatened by the slow creep of an incurable disease.

17/03/2022

The Bribri territories in Talamanca de Limón, and Boruca territories in southern Puntarenas, are arguably the Costa Rican indigenous lands with the longest-running and most active tourism operations. That experience means that they have similar stories, challenges and successes. Those successes hav...

09/03/2022

"In the coming weeks, in the Travel and Living section of El Colectivo 506, we’ll be sharing information about various options for travelers who want to meet, share and support the indigenous communities of Costa Rica. But first, here’s some general information about the reality of these communities and the impact that tourism has had on their lives."

Short answer:yes. Many of the indigenous territories of Costa Rica offer tourist services and activities, some for more than 30 years. In Costa Rica, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC), more than 104,000 people identify themselves as indigenous— ...

07/03/2022

I saw this extraordinary rock art on my recent trip to Colombia. What one can see in these photos is a small piece of what one can see in person.

While this article focuses on the on-going research to determine the "ages" (and implications) of these paintings, I also want to draw attention to the fact that Cerro Azul, the nearby small town, has developed a wonderful community led tourism initiative to guide people very responsibly to visit and learn about this rock art.

All the guides are from the community, and many families host visitors for a home-cooked meal after the hike to visit the rock art. There is an agreed upon system and schedule so that everyone takes turns in actively protecting this historical art and the land on which it is located and deriving economic benefit from responsible tourism.

Thanks to Vive Guaviare and Impulse Travel for organizing our visit.

The animals painted in ocher in Colombia may include giant ground sloths and other creatures that vanished from the Americas. But some researchers say the art has a more recent origin.

28/02/2022

Congratulations to Casitas Tenorio B&B for earning the official carbon neutral certification!

How you continue to be a sustainable leader, others will continue to learn and follow. 💚💚💚

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