Category Archives: Cultural Focus

A story, tradition or experience relating to people in a particular place…

In northeastern Namibia, Bushmen are permitted to hunt as they have for centuries…with spears and poison-tipped arrows. One morning we followed them on an actual hunt, not knowing how long we’d be out, as all excursions depend, of course, on the game. It was interesting to watch them, as they really do not talk much. […]

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Just back from a really great tour in Iceland.  I think we were all surprised at what an amazing country it is, full of ever-changing landscapes, beautiful skies, amazing geology, intriguing folklore and the nicest people you’d ever want to meet.  Iceland excelled in every way. We’ll have several posts about Iceland, but I wanted […]

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Embera woman with her pet kinkajou   Not far from the Panama Canal, in the lush rainforest interior of Panama’s Chagres National Park, a young boy wearing nothing but an orange loincloth sits daydreaming while his mother carefully paints long dark lines on his light brown skin. With black stained fingers, she dips bamboo into […]

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