It's World Tourism Day

It's great to travel, to experience different cultures and/or take a relaxing break from the drudgery of home.  Writers especially seem to relish getting away. But how often do we recognise the impact of our holiday on the communities we visit?  This year's World Tourism Day draws attention to the importance of water in sustainable tourism.  The British charity, Tourism Concern, highlights the problem of water inequity and provides some useful guidance on using water responsibly while on holiday.  While I try to do my bit, I'm more of a dreamer than an activist, so my contribution to the day has to be a couple of stories about the ethics of rich world / poor world tourism: Silver Bangles, published by Amarillo Bay, and A House for the Wazungu, coming soon from Chuffed Buff Books.

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Coming next month (hopefully) on Annecdotal:

# my tottering TBR pile

# character motivation in the debut novels featured in my author Q&A's

# the third instalment of my feature on fictional psychologists and
psychotherapists

# how the elephant god got his head: on storytelling versus story writing

And maybe more.  Do come back and enjoy!