"Eco Tropical Resorts" is
developed by Lise Tyrrell. Here is her bio and vision statement:

I was born in Dakar, Senegal and spent my childhood living in different countries. As an adult I have lived in the United States, Guam, and Mexico. I have traveled extensively.

In the last few years traveling through Central America (only countries I haven't been to are Honduras, El Salvador, and Nicaragua) it kept striking me how hotels impact the areas they're in. When I traveled to Cancun, Mexico I got no real feeling about the area. To me it is just one big hotel next to another big hotel, a very touristy area where it is hard to get a feeling for the real Mexico. On the other hand, when I traveled to Corcovado National Park in Costa Rica the jungle was so there, no other lodges nearby and the one I was staying at small with a generator providing light and tepid water from 5 to 10 p.m. The lodge in Corcovado had very little impact on the environment and yet had the greatest impact on me as a visitor.

Lise Tyrrell

This experience sparked my interest in eco tourism, which in turn led to the idea of compiling a directory web site for eco tropical hotels. I picked the tropics because that is the area of the world that I feel the most affinity for and I think is the most bio diverse. As much as possible I try to get guest comments because I think those are the true indicator of what a hotel is like, and therefore the most useful tool for a visitor.

I did a seminar with Ron Mader awhile back at Planeta.com in order to learn more about eco-tourism.

In developing this site I have come into contact with many great people who run these eco hotels. They have shared their ideas freely and influenced my thinking in terms of what a real eco hotel is. Their feedback has been incorporated into this site.

I hope to keep learning and improving this site. I love feedback and sharing of ideas. Please feel free to Contact Me. We are presently living in northern California.

Some other websites that my son and I are working on: Teddy Bears and More, Aha Jokes, Pedal Cars Galore. I've also worked on my brother's website Social Equity Group, which has to do with socially responsible investing.

With all I've learned about Search Engine Optimization and more, I've now started working for other sites to help them. I'm developing a website to promote my services here: Webmaster, SEO, and Simple Web Designs. I am taking jobs as webmaster and doing SEO, so feel free to email me for quotes on pricing.

If you're interested in art depicting golf scenes, take a look at Golf Art, it's one I worked on.

I live in Concord, California and can be reached at 916-838-1525.