The Mission

Being avid traveller myself I often notice that destinations tend to over-market themselves. The greatest this and biggest that (check the widest waterfall in europe and you'll know what I'm talking about), the worst history, the biggest catastrophe - it's always black and white, but in reality most of the things are grey. Destinations SHOULD put emphasis on what's their unique trait, but if it's the widest waterfall of height less than 6 feet, maybe you shouldn't bother. Maybe you should find what's not only unique, but also special. Those gray areas are mostly found by travelling independently, by meeting locals and spending time with them, but if your trip is only 3 days long that's not really possible. The other angle of honesty - tourism service providers and agencies tend to outsource their operators (guides, drivers etc) and during high seasons the filters of choosing the people are relaxed, mainly because of high demand and lack of competition in quality workers. Therefore you can almost never be sure what quality of product you're going to get and often the wages and profit margins come into play, so often the cheaper labour comes into play. To guarantee low prices operators have to find other ways of ensuring their income and that's where the honesty of service suffers. Is the little "just for locals" crafts shop really used by the locals or is it a overpriced souvenir stall that gives 20% fee of all sales to the guide or driver who brought you there? This is what I aim to do - show the beauty of grey, while keeping it completely honest. No overhyped sights, no risky middle-men, just you, your guide and the adventure can start.