Jeff Greenwald

Writer's Biography

Oakland-based writer Jeff Greenwald is the author of five best-selling travel books, including Shopping for Buddhas, The Size of the World, and Scratching the Surface: Impressions of Planet Earth from Hollywood to Shiraz. Jeff also serves as Executive Director of Ethical Traveler, a global alliance of travelers dedicated to human rights and environmental protection (www.ethicaltraveler.org). His acclaimed one-man show, 'Strange Travel Suggestions,' opened in 2003.

Jeff's website: www.jeffgreenwald.com
Ethical Traveler: www.ethicaltraveler.org
Seacology: www.seacology.org

Email Author

Featured Travel Stories

Cat Ba, Vietnam: What’s an endangered monkey worth? - Story by Jeff Greenwald
- 8th Online Issue

If it’s a Golden-Maned Langur – found only on Cat Ba Island, off the coast of North Vietnam, a few hours’ drive from Hanoi – the answer is, about a hundred bucks.

The Cat Ba langur is one of the world’s most endangered primate (second only to China’s Hainan Gibbon). There are only 64 Cat Ba langurs left - but that fact doesn’t mean much to poachers.

Read more of this article...