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Coffin Culture, Ghana

Coffin Culture, Ghana

Burying a man in an oversized wooden chicken might seem odd. Not so, for the Ga people of Ghana. View Post
Hemis Gompa Festival, Ladakh Valley

Hemis Gompa Festival, Ladakh Valley

The colourful flash of a Buddhist Summer festival, before the deep Winter snows return. View Post
New Year’s Eve, Djibouti

New Year’s Eve, Djibouti

New Year's resolutions are quickly found after the NYE party in Djibouti View Post
Silk Road: Khiva, Uzbekistan

Silk Road: Khiva, Uzbekistan

The last oasis before the brutal crossing of the Karakum desert into Persia, the ancient city of Khiva on the Silk Road flourished from … View Post
Kopkari, Uzbekistan

Kopkari, Uzbekistan

The extraordinary horse back game of Kopkari, in southern Uzbekistan. View Post
Bull Jumping, Ethiopia

Bull Jumping, Ethiopia

The bull jumping ceremony in the Hamer tribe, Ethiopia, is a coming of age ritual like no other. View Post
Meroë Pyramids, Sudan

Meroë Pyramids, Sudan

There are more pyramids in Sudan than there are in Egypt, yet there are infinitely less tourists visiting them. I went to take a … View Post
Nagaland Stone Pulling Ceremony

Nagaland Stone Pulling Ceremony

The village turned out en masse, dressed in traditional tribal clothing, to play their part. A rare event, a ‘stone pulling’ ceremony occurs only … View Post
Tiger Territory, India

Tiger Territory, India

The Indian tiger is an enigmatic beast; a casually confident, territorial predator. But, as it turns out, not the most territorial animal in India’… View Post
Unravelling Khartoum

Unravelling Khartoum

A bustling city rich in history, culture and mysticism, to explore Khartoum is to slowly unravel its treasures. View Post