Dagmar Schreiber of Germany's love for Kazakhstan prompts good works in the area of ecotourism
Love for a land other than the one where you were born is not a common phenomenon, but the history of writers is full of examples. In ancient times, Marco Polo, Ibn Battuta and Hsüan-tsang are popular for their love for the Silk Road and their devotion and love for Central Asia. Today's example from Europe is Dagmar Schreiber from Germany. She came to Kazakhstan for the first time in the year 1994 and fell in love the country and its people. Since then she has resided here, and has become more like a Kazakh woman than one from Germany.
Dagmar is shy about promotion and keeps working on writing instead of marketing or promoting herself. Therefore this is a very rare interview. The interviewer is Agha Iqrar Haroon, former President of the Ecotourism Society Pakistan and former Consultant to the Ministry of Tourism Government of Pakistan.
Dagmar says ecotourism works in Kazakhstan but that they are facing real challenges. She therefore appeals for moral support from the west to let ecotourism work.
The following is a special interview undertaken by The Region Initiative (TRI) especially for www.travelvideo.tv
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