Once a year in the holy town of Puri on the east coast of India, the Gods enter the fray of the common man to mingle with the mob. Attracting thousands of pilgrims, the annual Rath Yatra (or Chariot Festival) is an orchestrated riot of colour, spectacle and sweat.
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Every year Coastal Orissa is graced with the arrival, nesting and hatching of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle. A remarkable natural phenomenon of breathtaking proportions.
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I’ve just returned from a journey that extended overland from Delhi to Lahore and up the Karakoram Highway to the ancient Silk Route outpost of Kashgar in China.
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Written on December 18, 2008
Turmeric is also known as poor man’s saffron as it shares a similar hue and subtle flavour at a fraction of saffron’s cost.
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Written on November 23, 2008
Behind the string of bizarre and incessant questions sometimes asked by locals lies can lie the key to understanding them better. Claire Prest is in India.
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Written on October 15, 2008
How communal violence has affected tourism in the southern district of Kandhamal in Orissa, India; and the reaction of the regional travel industry.
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Written on August 6, 2008
Spending time in the great outdoors under a big night sky can provide us with perspective on the world, and help us reconnect with the essence of life.
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When the Gods descend in Puri, India
Once a year in the holy town of Puri on the east coast of India, the Gods enter the fray of the common man to mingle with the mob. Attracting thousands of pilgrims, the annual Rath Yatra (or Chariot Festival) is an orchestrated riot of colour, spectacle and sweat.
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Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Conservation Guidelines
Every year Coastal Orissa is graced with the arrival, nesting and hatching of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle. A remarkable natural phenomenon of breathtaking proportions.
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Travels in a troubled nation
I’ve just returned from a journey that extended overland from Delhi to Lahore and up the Karakoram Highway to the ancient Silk Route outpost of Kashgar in China.
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Lessons in Turmeric From India
Turmeric is also known as poor man’s saffron as it shares a similar hue and subtle flavour at a fraction of saffron’s cost.
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Context Is Everything
Behind the string of bizarre and incessant questions sometimes asked by locals lies can lie the key to understanding them better. Claire Prest is in India.
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Kandhamal: Tourism’s Response To Communal Clashes
How communal violence has affected tourism in the southern district of Kandhamal in Orissa, India; and the reaction of the regional travel industry.
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Grass Routes Journeys: Allowing The Soul To Breathe
Spending time in the great outdoors under a big night sky can provide us with perspective on the world, and help us reconnect with the essence of life.
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