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Cycling Turkey: 13 bike touring routes & tips to enjoy Turkey on a bike

Cycling in TurkeyBicycle touring across or a short bike holiday? Looking for MTB trails in Turkey?Here are itineraries, advice, and everything you need to know to ride through Turkey on a bike If you ar...

27 Fun Facts to Know About South Korea

South Korea

Things to know and facts about South KoreaFun, Interesting, Curious, Crazy, and also Scary South Korea is a small but incredibly interesting country, we spent 3 months here, trying to learn as much as w...

Gule Wamkulu – the sacred dance and masks of the Chewa people, Malawi

Africa-en, Malawi, Reportage

Culture, traditions, initiation ceremonies, dance and costumes in Malawi - Gule Wamkulu, and Nyau secret society The sacred dance of the Chewa People and our meeting with one of the oldest religions in Afric...

Traditional winemaking in Georgia – the oldest wine in the world

Caucasus, Georgia, Reportage

A Georgian wine cellar - image from Tamada The history of Georgian wine, the oldest wine in the world Traditional winemaking in Georgia and the future of Georgian wine Georgian wine is being recently re...

Georgian big dams and the price of hydroelectric: history of Svan people and actual threats to their existence

Caucasus, Georgia, Reportage

Svan people, their culture, dwellings, and crafts. All of this could disappear to produce so-called "clean energy". History of Svaneti and Khudoni hydropower plant.

Osturňa – a Guide to a Hidden Gem of the Carpathians

Europe, Slovakia

Osturna, Slovakia: history, architecture, what to see, where to stay A guide to a hidden gem of the Carpathians There are many small and hidden gems in Slovakia, one we really feel like recommending is th...

Nusa Penida: things to do & facts to know – The Black Magic side of Bali

Bali, Guides, Indonesia, South East Asia

Goa Giri Putri Cave Temple Things to do in Nusa Penida the ultimate travel guide and itinerary to see the best of the cursed sister of Bali Explore the black magic island: beaches, temples & more In t...

History and modern practice of Kecak, the “monkey chant” of Bali

Bali, Indonesia, Reportage, South East Asia

where to see Kecak traditional show in Bali Its origins and meanings: how a sacred ritual turned into a profane performance Indonesia is a cradle of cultures, a cosmos where each island is a separated plan...

Where to see traditional dance in Bali: Legong and Barong Theater in Ubud

Bali, Indonesia

How to see Balinese dance, music, and theater shows The many venues for cultural performances from Bali in Ubud and beyond. Legong and Barong with Gamelan Bali is one of the most visited places in the wor...

The Ancestral Villages of Flores. Ngada culture in Bena and Gurusina

Flores, Indonesia, Reportage, South East Asia

The Ngada village of Bena, near Bajawa The traditional villages of Ngada region, Flores, Indonesia Bena, Gurusina, and Wolondopo's culture and rituals What to see around Bajawa Probably the most interestin...

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