Lush, terraced rice fields make up a million postcard visions from Bali, but on ground level, it's significant to note that a farmer's hand has planted every single seedling that makes up those breath-taking green scenes. Astungkara Way is on a great mission to keep Bali's ancient farming tradition sown into modern life for generations to come.
Above: Traditional Balinese rice farmer, Pak Ketut, still working at age 82. Photo courtesy Astungkara Way.
Read MoreIn a remote part of the world is a vibrant and culturally thriving community of textile artisans. Although they inhabit a landscape that is a gentle palette of pastel hues, their handcrafted designs are some of the most colourful in the world. Meet the artisans from Cusco, Peru. This community is so unique and invaluable for world heritage interests and the textile industry, Threads of Peru is doing everything to help preserve this long-standing traditional community.
PHOTO Megan Revell. Artisan weaver Demesia Sinchi Echame partners with Threads of Peru.
Read MoreHer beauty, beyond words. Her history has sailed across the Adriatic Sea since ancient Roman times. Each of her islands are unique, the residential ones dream drops of lifestyle perfection. Dubrovnik is her medieval heart throb. Also a UNESCO World Heritage listed travel fascination that leaves visitors with awe-struck impressions to last a lifetime. Darling Croatia we love you. But your sweetest surprise is your traditional token of love. A little, red, national treasure, the licitar heart. Especially on Valentine’s Day.
Read MoreAs days and nights grow cooler in the Southern Hemisphere, our northern conterparts awake to the hope of spring. From his attic window in Norway, woodworker Andreas Soderlund watches snow melt into sunshine, and pieces of timber turn into intricately carved pieces of art.
Read MoreThink Elizabethan England… a generation of social hierarchy climbing high on the romance of fresh poetry, literature and music prolific to its time. But wherefore art thou exquisite Tudor style fashion now?
Photo by Manuel Harlan ©RSC (Queen Ann costume on stage.)
Read MoreThe Andalusia region of Spain is a cultural feast with its rich history of Arabic rule very evident in the architecture, food, lifestyle and Flamenco!
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