Gringo Trails
Realizador Pegi Vail
Países United States
Duração 78 min
Sinopse
GRINGO TRAILS follows the well-worn travelers’ route known as the ‘gringo trail’ through Latin America and beyond to Africa and Asia, revealing the complex relationships between colliding cultures: host countries hungry for financial security and the tourists who provide it in their quest for authentic experiences. “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves,” says best-selling travel writer Pico Iyer; “and we travel, next, to find ourselves.” We travel for escape and for encounter, to challenge our assumptions and our limits, and to expand our visions of the possible. As dramatically as travelers are altered by new landscapes, values and belief systems, they also unavoidably alter the people and places they visit. GRINGO TRAILS features the stories of travelers and locals in Bolivia, Thailand, Mali, and Bhutan to explore the dramatic impact of travel and tourism around the world over the past 30 years, and offers examples of sustainable alternatives.
GRINGO TRAILS follows the well-worn travelers’ route known as the ‘gringo trail’ through Latin America and beyond to Africa and Asia, revealing the complex relationships between colliding cultures: host countries hungry for financial security and the tourists who provide it in their quest for authentic experiences. “We travel, initially, to lose ourselves,” says best-selling travel writer Pico Iyer; “and we travel, next, to find ourselves.” We travel for escape and for encounter, to challenge our assumptions and our limits, and to expand our visions of the possible. As dramatically as travelers are altered by new landscapes, values and belief systems, they also unavoidably alter the people and places they visit. GRINGO TRAILS features the stories of travelers and locals in Bolivia, Thailand, Mali, and Bhutan to explore the dramatic impact of travel and tourism around the world over the past 30 years, and offers examples of sustainable alternatives.