October 15, 2007
Who wants to see a volcano erupt on vacation?
Here's an interesting article about how in the Philippines, people are trying to prmote active volcanoes as tourist destinations:
"People are fascinated by the phenomenon of volcanic eruptions," said Francois Dominique de Larouziere, scientific director of Vulcania, a volcano park that has drawn some 2.45 million paying visitors a year since its opening in 2002 on an extinct volcano in the remote Auvergne region of central France.Now I would go to a volcanic spa, but I also hope it doesn't erupt on me... Posted by James Trotta at October 15, 2007 1:42 PM | TrackBackDuring last year's deadly eruptions of the Mayon volcano 340 kilometres (210 miles) southeast of Manila tourists flocked to the area to catch a glimpse of the eruptions.
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