Gringo Trails

Are tourists destroying the planet—or saving it? How do travelers alter the remote places they visit, and how are they altered in turn? From the Bolivian jungle to Thailand's party beaches, and from the deserts of Timbuktu, Mali to the breathtaking beauty of Bhutan, GRINGO TRAILS follows thirty years of narrative threads to illuminate tourism's long-term, transformative impact on cultures, economies, and the environment.