Hello everyone!
Last weekend I've been to Ibiza. Sounds weird being winter, I know, but I didn't go there for the clubbing and the party scene, but instead for its natural beauty. I am fortunate enough to have a flatmate who is from there, so us two and another flatmate headed off to this sunny island.
However with this post I don't want to say what I've done in an infinite list of things, you can see that from the video and the photos. I want to talk about the damages tourism can create.
Ibiza is the perfect example: here you have a beautiful mediterranean island, untouched by civilisation, until in the 60s someone notices it. Soon come flocking hoards of tourists, who build and build and build until everything that used to be there for centuries (both historical and natural) is wiped off in the matter of years. Nowadays, visitors get there, rent an anonymous flat, get burnt under the sun, drunk in the clubs, and leave without even knowing where they've been. Is it so difficult to have a responsible type of tourism?
Ibiza is such a cute little island, typical of the Mediterranean Sea. The old town centre is brilliant, with its small whitewashed houses and narrow lanes. Then if you explore the countryside, you discover an array of small villages stuck in time, rolling hills and winding roads, and unspoilt beaches that are a wonder to the eye. There is so much more to Ibiza than partying!
The same can be said about other places on this planet. Isn't it time to stop destroying it, and try and protect what is left and wonder in front of the amazing (free) beauty that Earth offers us?
Here are the photos I took. Not one of them contains a single drunk person! Enjoy!!
Hasta pronto
xx
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