Ethics or Common Sense?

It has been widely written over recent years that many of the worlds natural and built wonders are to be closed to tourists by governments for preservation purposes. One of these publications was in the extremely well known New York Times which posted an article "52 places to go in 2014"
Go look at number 30.
Icelandic Highlands. This article boosted the Icelandic tourism industry, with well over double the population of Iceland having visited the isolated island from the beginning of this year.

"If you ever want to see Iceland in all of its famously raw natural beauty, go now" 

The above quote is the end to the short paragraph written by US journalist, Danielle Pergament and although it caused heat within the Icelandic Ministry of the Environment it reeks of ethical truth. The constant visits from rich ignorant tourists trying to find a place for the best photo or the best place to smoke a joint is causing this degradation of magnificent places all over the world.

Icelandic Highlands, as Pictured in New York Times

These highlands share the current state of danger with thousands of landscapes and monuments all around our glorious earth. Maybe there are too many of them, and that's why so many of us take them for granted? Who knows what writing about this will do, probably nothing, but it's up to the rest of us to spread the awareness, much like many others are trying to do. Don't ruin these fantastic places for the rest of us, no one likes that guy. As I keep saying, Iceland is a beautiful place, yet so misrepresented.


Until Next Time,  

Chai Latte,

Max :)