Weaving the future
Mechanisation and mass production have threatened traditional crafts of all descriptions, and songket weaving is no exception. Creating this distinctly…
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Botanical bliss in Helsinki
The popularity of humble wooden shacks known as mökki, or summer homes, reveals much about what Finnish people value most:…
Bush remedies
Australia’s Northern Territory offers vistas of diverse and breathtaking beauty. Located here are the lush wetlands of the Top End,…
Feral foods
As we enter Nuuksio National Park, an hour from Helsinki, a tall, tanned Finn is walking out, basket brimming with…
What lies beneath
Busy Cathedral Square lies at the heart of the UNESCO-inscribed Old Town in Vilnius, Lithuania. From the belfry, walk south…
Nordic by nature
Ah, Scandinavia. A collection of Northern European lands lauded for their collective social conscience, high happiness ratings, cool minimalist design…
Life aquatic
For an idyllic escape to an island paradise, look no further than Queensland’s Moreton Bay.
Subterranean starlight brings a whole new world into focus
THERE IS a starlit canopy overhead and a stranger’s hot breath on my neck. But this scene is anything but salacious.…
Three Perfect Days: Melbourne, Australia
MELBOURNE HAS a reputation as a buttoned-down town, but arrive on the first Tuesday in November and you might think…
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