Category Archive: Culture

The customs, rituals and culture of daily life

The White City: Arequipa

The White City: Arequipa

Under the shadow of two volcanoes Arequipa is known as the White City for the rock that forms most of the buildings in the old …

 

Machu Picchu che meraviglia!

Machu Picchu che meraviglia!

Il Machu Picchu è un sito archeologico inca …

 

Poder de Dios

Poder de Dios

South America is famed for its brand of Catholicism and Bolivia so far has been the most impressive for this. Superstition, idolatry virgins and evangelic …

 

The beginning of Bolivia, Tupiza

The beginning of Bolivia, Tupiza

After getting through the dodgy border town of Villazon we arrived into the quiet little rural town Tupiza. Bolivia is the poorest country in South …

 

At the foot of the Andes

At the foot of the Andes

Salta has experienced a tourism revolution in the past years with an influx of vacationing Argentinians hamstrung by a weak peso after the economy crash …

 

Sunday in San Telmo

Sunday in San Telmo

This is the run-down barrio of San Telmo …

 

Shaxi village

Shaxi village

Shaxi is another village high up in the Chinese mountains where the streets are cobbled and the villagers live a simple farming existence miles away …

 

Dali ancient city

Dali ancient city

Safely placed high up near the Tibetan Mountains and at the very fringes of the Chinese empire Dali has been somewhat insulated from the ravages …

 

Malesia multietcnica

Malesia multietcnica

La Malesia é un Paese a dir poco …

 

Melaka, the survivor

Melaka, the survivor

Our firts port of call in Malaysia was Melaka. We were pleasantly surprised when by the friendliness and all-round laid back atmosphere of Malaysia. There …