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Niger’s Fulani People Cross Nigerian Border…

By Karen Shaw on April 8, 2012 in Africa, Niger, Nigeria, North Africa, Photos, West Africa

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Fulani people from Niger cross the border into Nigeria during the dry season in search of water for their camels.   Conditions must be very harsh in Niger if you are wandering into Nigeria’s deserts....

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Buzz & Gossip: Ashton Kutcher, Steve Jobs, Hillary Clinton, Sarah Palin & Condi Rice

By Kathy Drasky on April 8, 2012 in Europe, Featured, North America, Photos, USA

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After some of the tough online conversations we seemed to be having this year, this week was like a breath of fresh spring April air. Exhibit A is this "bad ass" photo of Secretary of State...

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Why Do Australia’s Whitsunday Islands?

By Robert Schrader on April 6, 2012 in Australia, Featured, Pacific, Photos

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As you travel up Australia’s east coast, even periodically eavesdropping on the conversations of the gap year students surrounding you like sharks reveals to you everything Lonely Planet has to say about the region: If you...

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Bow Chic-a-layo

By Lainie Liberti on April 3, 2012 in Featured, Peru, Photos, South America

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Chiclayo was our base for our visits to Tucume Pyramids, Lambayeque,  the Tumbes of Sipan, the Ferrenafe Musuem and the Bruning Museum, so we thought we’d share with you a little about this city too.  (Wow, we were busy here!)...

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On MEOW & ROCKRGRL’s Carla De Santis Black

By Deborah Crooks on April 1, 2012 in Austin, Events, Featured, North America, Pacific Northwest, Photos, Seattle, South, Texas, USA

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  One of my favorite events during my time at SXSW 2012 was the WIMPS (Women in Professional Music Society) and MEOW (Musicians for Equal Opportunities for Women) High Tea Ladies Luncheon. One hundred and twenty...

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The Mystic Music Of Islam: Sufi Traditions

By Puneet Sidhu on March 31, 2012 in Africa, Asia, India, Middle East, Morocco, North Africa, Pakistan, Photos, Syria, Turkey

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Following is a link to a 50-minute film by William Dalrymple. Introduced to it by Folk Punjab, the film is a personal journey that he undertook into the mystical and musical side of Islam as...

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Holly Village and Highgate Cemetery are a Gothic Delight

By Julie McNamee on March 31, 2012 in England, Europe, Photos

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After an afternoon visit to Highgate Cemetery, wander down Swains Lane towards Parliament Hill and you’ll come across a small estate of gorgeous Gothic houses. This is Holly Village. Erected in 1865 for philanthropist Baroness Angela...

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Breaking a Pattern on the Road: When in Doubt Clap

By Karen Shaw on March 29, 2012 in Africa, Asia, Featured, India, Nigeria, North America, Photos, USA, West Africa

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  When I was ten years old my brother was sixteen and learning to drive.  I sat in the back of the car and chuckled rather maliciously as he nervously clutched the wheel readying himself for...

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