Travel in the News: Weekend Crossroad’s Jennifer Hart on Litter as the Ugly Side of Tourism in Indonesia

For many, including myself, getting paid to rant is a dream come true. As a traveler, one of the things that irks me most is seeing beautiful natural and/or historical places marred by human interference — graffiti, litter, you name it. This is made all the more poignant by that fact that in one week in New Zealand, I’ve probably seen about five cigarette butts strewn on the ground — probably courtesy of tourists.

The following piece, my “Mark My Words” column in this week’s Jakarta Post JPlus Lifestyle Section, focuses on Indonesia for obvious reasons. But the sad truth is that this could be said about far too many places.

You can read the article at http://jakplus.com/?p=3493, or with a magnifying glass below. Or better, subscribe to the paper (or the online Press Reader edition) and ensure that I remain employed! 🙂