Forestry concession community Uaxactún (Guatemala) invited us to co-create a documentary in 10 days via Actuality Abroad. How did that go?

The word ‘authentic’ is used quite widely in the travel and tourism industry. But what does authentic travel actually mean?

What to make of contrasting experiences and narratives when travelling Mexico, or any other foreign country? Here is what it is really like

Why I decided to do a four-week Mamé dieta with the Indigenous Yawanawa in Aldeia Nova Esperança under guidance of Chief Isku Kua

Indigenous languages have the power to inspire a closer connection to nature, they can make us see the world differently and hence...

In my last blogpost I wrote about what my stay in the Yawanawa village from chief Iskua Kua has taught me about the forest as a pharmacy...

As you may or may not know I have spent a month in the Brazilian rainforest at the end of 2022. I lived in a village of the indigenous...

Hi! My name is Ilse. Thank you for reading, or at least beginning to read, this page. I have an eternal fascination with people and how...