Category Archives: Travel Singapore Zoo ranks consistently (after San Diego Zoo) as one of the best in the world. I’ve talked before about some of the concerns around keeping animals in captivity (see: A Tale of Two Tarongas), but when it comes to transparently ethical practices, the Wild Reserves Singapore group -four animal parks of which the Singapore […]  The only travel I can do at the moment is vicariously: with our government giving us no clue as to when borders might open again, it is impossible to plan and it is hard to even dream … I am trying to use this down-time productively: cleaning out boxes and drawers and cupboards. But, I’m […]  Papua New Guinea is a remote and rugged country that was untouched by foreign influences for a very long time. Its jungle-clad mountains and wild river valleys are home to one of the most culturally and linguistically diverse populations in the world. For a long time, outsiders thought the Highlands region was unpopulated, and international […]  With about 1400 individuals living across three villages, the Kara are the smallest discrete ethnic group in Ethiopia’s Omo Valley. They are closely related to the Benna-Bashada-Hamar group and share many linguistic features and cultural practices with these tribes. For example, their young men take part in the Bula, or Pilla, or Bull-jumping ceremony: jumping […]  Candlelight is a powerful symbol in many spiritual practices around the world. In Christianity, the candle stands for light and the spirit of truth in the darkness of life; in Hinduism, light is a strong symbol of hope and prosperity; in Buddhism, burning candles evoke the state of impermanence and change, and represent the enlightenment […] |
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