Search results for "la"

Behind the FAO Seed Distribution and Biopiracy Controversy

By Danielle Nierenberg on November 30, 2010 in Africa, Asia, Burkina Faso, Central America, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Photos

Comments Off on Behind the FAO Seed Distribution and Biopiracy Controversy

In rural parts of the developing world where many people depend on subsistence farming practices, food security is not about consistent access to a supermarket but about consistent access to seed. Small farmers typically depend...

Read More Share

New Mexico’s Ortiz & Jemez Mountains Mixed with Desert

By Brian Horstman on November 29, 2010 in Featured, New Mexico, North America, Photos, USA

Comments Off on New Mexico’s Ortiz & Jemez Mountains Mixed with Desert

During our latest trip to the US, we visited friends in their wide open land out in the northern New Mexico countryside.  While there, I bore fleeting witness to this gentle unfolding of the Ortiz...

Read More Share

Green Getaways

By Jade Scully on November 29, 2010 in Asia, Australia, Bali, Europe, Indonesia, Italy, Pacific, Photos, Thailand

Comments Off on Green Getaways

When you plan your holiday getaway you have so many options available to you for a “green” vacation. There are resorts that combine luxury with sustainability which allows you to off-set your carbon footprint without...

Read More Share

Quiz Night at Cape Town’s ‘The Brass Bell’

By Jade Scully on November 29, 2010 in Africa, Cape Town, Events, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

Comments Off on Quiz Night at Cape Town’s ‘The Brass Bell’

Last night (8 November) after work, all of us in the house decided we felt like takeaways, and after deciding upon a quaint Chinese restaurant in our area, then realising it’s closed on Mondays, we...

Read More Share

Elliot Erwitt on Paris

By Rosa Abbott on November 29, 2010 in Europe, Featured, France, Paris, Photos

Comments Off on Elliot Erwitt on Paris

Photographic extraordinaire. He seems to capture beauty and intimacy in a way that only those old-school, black and white photographers seem to be able to do. And despite all his famous shots of everyone from Marilyn...

Read More Share

Camara Educates African Communities With Reburbished PCs

By Renee Blodgett on November 29, 2010 in British Isles, England, Europe, Photos, Videos

Comments Off on Camara Educates African Communities With Reburbished PCs

Camara's John Fitzsimons tells me about their latest work in Africa during a recent trip to Dublin. We have both spent time in Africa volunteering and teaching so had some common ground; the difference is...

Read More Share

An African Safari Guide

By Jade Scully on November 29, 2010 in Africa, Featured, Namibia, Photos, Southern Africa, Tanzania, Videos

Comments Off on An African Safari Guide

When it comes to Safaris Africa is definitely a top destination. If you’re thinking about going on an African Safari but don’t know where to begin booking, planning, calling, you should think about contacting a...

Read More Share

Capetonian DJ Haezer is a Hit Worldwide

By Jade Scully on November 29, 2010 in Africa, Cape Town, Photos, South Africa, Southern Africa

Comments Off on Capetonian DJ Haezer is a Hit Worldwide

Local Cape Town DJ act, Haezer, has got some great things happening both at home and internationally. He’s known for his signature electro/trash sound and has captured the hearts of many South African party-animals, but...

Read More Share

← Previous 1 … 1,805 1,806 1,807 … 2,237 Next →