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Three countries, 3,800 km and two weeks after the start of our journey around the world in an old ambulance (aka homebulance), we found ourselves in Volgograd at Poland vs Japan match. The city welcomed us with almost 40-degree heat and the victory of the Polish national team in the game for the honour. Could […]
In Singapore, the Sri Thendayuthapani Hindu temple resonates with the rhythmic music of drums, bells and trance-like chants of the crowd gathered inside. A stunningly sweet smell of milk and incense fills the air. At the temple doorstep, a man dressed in a yellow sarong whirls in an ardent dance. A metal structure placed on […]
“You will catch bait for barracuda”, one of the fishermen explains to us. Earlier in the day, a long wooden boat fitted with colourful sashes had carried us to a small fishing vessel, moored just off the shore of the Thai island of Phi Phi Don. Our feet had barely touched the deck when a […]
On Vesak Day, 2017, my husband and I found ourselves on the tear-shaped island of Sri Lanka, home to a population that comprises more than 70% Theravada Buddhists. For Buddhists, Vesak Day is one of the most important holidays: It symbolizes the birth, enlightenment and death of the Buddha. Due to the nature of the […]
An older man, tucked under a reed hat, stirs with a long ladle content of an aluminium pot that steams on a portable burner. Instantly, aroma of a reach meat broth, cooked vegetables, herbs and spices fills the air. Carefully, nearly in slow motion, the chef gets up from a tiny wooden bench and goes […]
Folding awnings shade a narrow alleyway covered with makeshift market stalls. They mostly consist of plastic baskets filled with vegetables, fruits, eggs, grains and spices. Sometimes, there is only a thin sheet of foil stretched directly on the ground.Meat stalls are much more hi-tech. A high table with an aluminium top and separate containers for […]
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