Bangkok is a city of astonishing contrasts, a city that never ceases to amaze. The capital of Thailand since 1782, Bangkok is now a throbbing metropolis of some seven million people ranging from urban sophicates to tribal migrants. Golden temples are found nestled between skyscrapers and modern office blocks. Barefoot, shaven-headed Buddhist monks in bright [...]
We pulled into the bus station in Jaipur and noticed—barely, in our half-conscious, if not half-alive state of being—the local “touts” (local, pushy street vendors) spot us on the bus and start to point and congregate. We headed for the pre-paid cab stand, by now wise to the ways of the street, got in an [...]
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On the occasion of the Conference on the Indian nations who tientaujourd’hui at the White House, Survival International calls on Obama to accede to the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples of the United Nations. The United States remains the only country to oppose the Declaration.
Worldwide, indigenous peoples are victims of marginalization, [...]
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This fall, Hurtigruten offers to explore the landscapes of Norway alternating navigation at sea along the Norwegian coast railway and discovery!
On the other port, passengers will sail on the Hurtigruten, fjords between the colors ignited by the fall in the process and explore the lands of Norway to discover the other face of [...]