Source: Ecorazzi
When you’re a celebrity, opportunities open up that may not be available to the rest of the population; unique foods, people, and most importantly places.For Daryl Hannah, who stole my heart in Splash and has continued to stay in the limelight with films like Kill Bill, some of her most memorable experiences have been while traveling as an eco-friendly tourist.
In an interview with journalist Sally Howard, the tall blond opened up about her outlook on travel, and experiences trying to make her adventures work as a responsible and vegetarian outsider.
“I try to make time to stay in each place for a month or two, to get a feeling for the people and culture,” she said. “I did this in China after Kill Bill, which was wonderful, although an affront to my vegetarianism.”
Indeed, traveling in countries that are not vegan or vegetarian friendly can often be difficult to manage, and really saturating yourself with the culture can be one way to gain a greater appreciation for their environment. But Hannah went on to discuss her happiest memory, which came during the filming of At Play in the Fields of the Lord, in the Amazon Rainforest of Brazil.
“One evening, I’d had enough, so I strung up my hammock and refused to budge.” Adding, “I loved the mornings on the Amazon, waking to warm sunshine on my skin and breakfast plucked from nearby trees: bananas, mango, guava and berries. Night was the real challenge, as we well knew how many scorpions and tarantulas shared our home. We slept cocooned in our hammocks, beneath grass-roofed shacks with no doors and windows.”
Sounds like a pretty intense experience to me! Not only was the actress in the thick of it, but she made a concerted effort to sustain herself off of local plants and wildlife, making no carbon-footprints during the stay.
And if you’ve traveled a lot, then you know that sometimes the best advice can come from people who have seen and done it all. Hannah seems to be one of those sorts. So, what’s her advice to the travel-bug enthusiasts out there?
“If you’re lucky enough to travel, you have a responsibility to travel thoughtfully. I love the Hotelito Desconocido, in Jalisco, Mexico. It’s completely off the grid, running on 100 per cent solar energy, with a turtle sanctuary and an estuary thick with birds, next to a pristine stretch of Pacific coast.”
We couldn’t agree more, if you take a vacation make sure to be respectful to the environment around you.
Anyone else visited the Hotelito Desconocido or Jalisco, Mexico? Do you agree with Hannah’s assessment?