Gringo Trails

"Gringo Trails", directed by Pegi Vail, is an eye-opening documentary that raises questions regarding the tourism industry and how it has a direct impact on certain travel destinations. This film seeks to determine whether or not tourism is destroying our planet or changing it for the better. The movie brings viewers on an awe-inspiring journey through Latin America from Bolivia, all the way to the beautiful beaches of Thailand and beyond, to demonstrate how these once beautiful destinations have since become destroyed due to overpopulation and pollution. Through the life changing stories from travelers such as Yossi, to the native locals, this film seeks to change viewers perspectives on traveling and how to make wiser decisions. I would highly recommend this film to anyone who is seeking to expand their knowledge on the tourism industry and to gain a better understanding on how tourism and travel significantly impacts specific cultures and countries and its' people.

Gringo Trails, created by Pegi Vail is a must-watch documentary, especially for those in the tourism management industry. Entertaining, educational, and emotional this is a film that is enjoyable to watch, yet will also teach a lot. Almost everyone will agree with and understand the concept that tourism can ruin the authenticity and natural landscape of a destination, but this documentary gives numerous specific, concrete examples told through stories that engage the audience. Starting in the Bolivian Amazon forest and travelling through to Salar de Uyuni's salt deserts, Haad Rin's beach pollution, and the Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, among others, Gringo Trails leaves nothing general or to the imagination. This is a film that highlights issues we all need to be aware of, and what can be done to manage tourism's world takeover.

Pegi Vail's documentary "Gringo Trails," explores the causes and effects of tourism in developing destinations, where he uses destinations in South America, Africa, and Thailand as examples. Vail takes a distinct approach as to what one would expect from a documentary about tourism, where he tries to raise the awareness that traveling to new and unknown places are not always the best. Vail shows that the sudden flux in tourism at such destinations deteriorate its ambiance that make people want to go there. Overall, this documentary is eye-opening for its audience, in which it makes viewers think about what their effect on a particular culture is.

The documentary Gringo Trails directed by Pegi Vail, is an eye opening and insightful film about the horrors of the tourism industry. The film begins with the story of Yossi Ghinsberg, a man who was stranded in the Bolivian Amazon for almost a month, before being found by locals. Throughout the film, it shows short stories about remote places that have been taken over by tourist. From the beautiful beaches of Haad Rin to the small island of Incahuasi, tourist have not only overcome the population, they have changed the environments. Places that were once so bio-diverse, are quickly diminishing in the number of species because of the amount of people entering their land. The film also explains how places that used to be run by locals, are now controlled by the government, taking away the destinations charm and specialty. Overall, the film provides a whole new aspect to tourism that most people do not see and really focuses on the effect of the tourist.

In the film called Gringo Trails it gives great insight on the subject that many do not even like to think about, and that is the problems with tourism. By having the video have a wide variety of places and personal experiences where people have realized the consequences of being a tourist, it really helps with the impact it leaves on the viewers. It also mentions the changes of tourism, like how backpacking has changed over the years from being solely about people not caring about comfort and just wanting to explore, to becoming more like a tour and very restrained. Over all, the video gave the impression on how when you are a tourist, you must be conscious of how your presence is impacting that society and to respect their values and traditions, instead of having them conform to you because you are the visitor.