Cultural experiences are among the key reasons many of us travel, and they are manifold - from performances to exhibitions to festivals - as well as explorations of culture in all its manifestitions, including art, architecture, cuisine, crafts, heritage, music, and traditions across a wide gamut.


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Exploring Chinese and aboriginal culture in Taiwan

Stanislav Koslovskiy   Officially the Republic of China, this island with a population of around 24 million – just a bit larger than the state of Maryland and just under half the size of Scotland – has been in the news lately both thanks to its controversial January 13 presidential elections and to its perennial potential (and especially in the context of other current crises in Ukraine and Gaza) as a world flashpoint due to mainland China´s obsession with eventually and forcibly annexing it.…

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A taste of cowboy and ranching culture in Guyana

Carsten ten BrinkThe 5,000-square-mile Rupununi Savannah in the southwest between the Rupunini River and the border with Brazil - was one of the most memorable parts of our trip to Guyana. Home to the Macushi, Patamona, Wai-Wai, and Wapishana peoples, its wonderful to explore via 4x4 and ATV, including  wildlife spotting (such as capybaras and giant anteaters) and overnights at cattle ranches (complete with cowboys") which also welcome guests.   read post  

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Eurovision 2024 in Malmö, Sweden: the world´s biggest annual pop-cultural extravaganza

  SVT/EBU The world´s premier song contest just completed its spectacular 68th edition with the usual lineup of singing, dancing, special effects, silliness and seriousness, pulling in a TV audience of hundreds of millions plus thousands of fans who flocked to Sweden´s third city from 90 countries. Plus this year there was a degree of history making (non-binaries, take a bow!), along with controversy in the form of scandal (thanks to a goofy Dutchman) and protests (thanks to Israel´s presence…

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European Capitals of Culture 2024: Bad Ischl, Bodø, and Tartu

4FR, Jacob Wackerhausen,RAndrey Annually since 1985, the cultural poobahs of the European Union have designated one or more of the continent's cities (and as of 2022 it's been three rather than two), as Capitals of Culture, focusing on their own cultural offerings and allowing them to organize a series of wider cultural events (many with a strong pan-European dimension) - which bring in considerable additional revenue; foster urban renewal; and raise their international profiles and images.…

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