Musings

The Ostional Wildlife Refuge: As Tourism Rises is it Time the Realities Fell in Line with the Rules?

At 12:01:01 am on January 1st  2020, the most obvious signal we had entered a new decade was a loud, drawn-out, firework display. Although the launch pad was North Playa Guiones, these privately funded fireworks could be seen and heard from miles away. That they were spectacular goes without saying. After all, who doesn’t love […]

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Why Nosara has the chance to avoid becoming another Paradise Lost

Mordecai Gerstein In 1973, Graeme Dunstan, an Australian political activist, and Vernon Treweeke, a psychedelic artist met with friends to plan a huge ten-day party. The Name: The Aquarius festival of Alternative Lifestyles. The Mission Statement: a celebration of alternative thinking, new age beliefs, and sustainable lifestyles. The location: the remote town of Nimbin, near

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