a table top guide to the elements of a simple, traditional Turkish breakfast
An Old Order Mennonite woman sells summer sausages, a local specialty, in the sheltered porch of the St. Jacobs Farmers Market.
Every Friday in spring and autumn some hundred people team up at Plaça del Rei to celebrate one of Barcelona's best-kept secret parties; a gathering of dance and upbeat folk songs played by musicians with traditional instruments in a medieval square.
On these evenings it breathes tradition and magic.
The Hahoe Folk Village, located near Andong, South Korea, is a living historical village that provides an excellent glimpse into pre-modern Korean life. Be sure to get there before 3:00, as that's when the daily Andong Mask Dance performance begins, and it is a must see!
Once a year in October, people from around the world gather at the Richmond International Speedway for food, music, dancing and games. Celtic that is.
'Quechquemitl of industrial and handspun cotton, plain and curved weaves, embroidered in cross stitch; blouse of industrial cotto muslin, embroidered with mercerized cotton in running stitch; sash of handspun wool colored with synthetic dyes, plain weave; wrap-around skirt of handspun wool, upper webs of plain weave, bottom web of double weave in cotton and wool dyed with synthetic purple.' Yuhu (Otomi) people of the Northern Sierra, Puebla, Mexico. In the Capilla de Rosario.
In the centuries-old Capilla de Rosario, dozens of handmade mannequins help bring to life traditional dress from Iran, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Congo, Peru, Japan, China and all over Mexico.
The Middle East is not all about conflict and problems. There is much beauty and culture to be discovered there.
If you're looking for something more luxurious than the usual rust buckets offered for cheap cruises, than a cruise on a traditional Turkish wooden gullet is probably the best option.