Medical students cheating to get degrees for Medical Tourism

"Medical degrees are highly sought after in Thailand, where doctors can make small fortunes in a private sector that has become one of the world's treatment hubs."

For another link to this story, see this.

Medical Tourism Destinations Threatened by Doctor's Cheating

Seems another story of medical students cheating on exams has a potential impact on the lucrative medical tourism business!  Recent news reports from SE Asia, one the world's most popular regions for medical tourism, highlights the "mission impossible" tactics used by wanna' be doctors facing the mounting pressures to be doctors and serve the tourists arriving daily.  Another report  identifies the same damaging fact.  Seems these students are willing to pay upwards to $30k to pass the test in order to offer medical care for the fast growing medical tourism industry.

Just think about this as you travel half way around the world to get a cheap nose job!

Indian Cave, Middle Caicos Island, TCI

Here is another historic site and one that has a unique past.  Off the beaten track in TCI, Middle Caicos only has  only 300 residents, but with only one main road it is easy to get around.  This cave is just west of Conch Bar.

Check out the video here.

Since caves are typically fragile environments they need to be protected.  This one however has a flourishing ecosystem despite the heat.

Sapodilla Hill, TCI

It is important to preserve our history and this place is just one of the many places in the world that needs our help.  Remember to take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints and waste nothing but time.

The walking tour is found here.

For the back story see this link.

AT Corridor Monitoring April 2016

Last weekend I went out to Tyringham to do some boundary walking on the Appalachian Trail.  A great day to be in the woods!

Here is a short video of the walk.

Earth Day 2016

Let's celebrate the Earth today (and everyday).

And by earth, I mean all of it, the abiotic and biotic parts, including humans.

Dark (and Fright) Tourism

Here a couple of links for Dark Tourism

https://www.facebook.com/darktourism

http://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/olivier-le-carrer/atlas-of-cursed-places/9781631910005/

And one for Fright Tourism

http://www.fs.fed.us/ne/newtown_square/publications/technical_reports/pdfs/2005/ne_gtr326.pdf#page=223

finally, in Western Mass, you may wish to check out

http://www.dementedfx.com/