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Lahij’s languages of opportunity

My name is Dadash Aliyev. I am married. Have two children. Currently, I mostly teach in Lahij. I’m teaching the Azerbaijani and Russian languages. But, I consider the tourism both as an additional source of income, and amazing pastime. I occasionally guide excursions in the Azerbaijani, Russian and English languages and host guests at my […]

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From Benedicta to Pope Benedict, with love

My name is Benedicta Alejo Vargas, I’m from San Lorenzo, in the municipality of Uruapan, and this is my story… My dad was a farmer and my mother used to wait for my dad to return from the field with rabbits, quelites, coal and wood. My mother waited happily to make rabbit stew, or quelites […]

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Building a new tourism destination, naturally

My name is Asadsho Zoolshoev, and this is my story…I am from Tajikistan, and am now living in the eastern part of the country in a beautiful mountainous town of Khorog, the administrative centre of Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast (GBAO). Currently, I am the Executive Director of Pamir Eco-Cultural Tourism Association (PECTA), a non-profit organization aiming […]

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Tourism protecting people, predators, prey and place

My name is ‘Mama’ Anna Pallangyo, and this is my story… It all started with micro enterprises initiatives by the local not for profit organization FAIDA opening their door to my predicament in 1994 then grappling with a life full of disadvantages and lack of meaning. They sponsored me to train in entrepreneurship skills and […]

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Serving up local customs and cuisine on a global table

My name is Anthony Rahayel and this is my story… I was born in Beirut in 1983, a time when Lebanon was going through a period of intense political struggle and turmoil. For much of my youth there was always something happening in the country that affected people’s wellbeing, from violence to political deadlock or […]

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