ALOR – Preserving Paradise
Savvy divers know this far-flung archipelago as the home of stunning reefs and exhilarating currents, and now a group of dive operators and conservationists...
A PEEK INTO AN OBSCURE NOOK OF ASIA – The Russian Rice Connection
According to an old legend of the Soyot people, a vicious person can never find the way into the valley of the Ok-hem River:...
World Poetry Day 2022
Every year on March 21, World Poetry Day celebrates humanity’s most prized forms of artistic expression of culture and identity. The art of poetry...
Above the Water: Sea Science
Text by Benjamin P.Horton
340 MILLION people are at risk of flooding from sea-level rise by 2050.
We know that rising sea levels affect every coastal...
Thailand: The Kayan in Limbo
Text and Images by Guillaume Petermann
The Kayan village of Thailand is a minority group of Myanmar (Burma), donning brass spirals around their necks for...
The Biggest Pink Diamond in the World
Tracing the journey of the “Sea of Light” and the “Light of the Eye” diamonds from a mine in south-central India to a cavernous...
Geisha – The Mystery Behind the Makeup
Text: Emily Drew
Our tourist boat sailed down the central river of Tokyo and stopped near Ginza, a high-end district with a walking street paved...
LAOS – Cycle Luang Namtha’s Rice Paddies
The mountainous northern province of Luang Namtha offers emerald mountains and abundant rice paddies dotted with wooden huts. Bicycles, motorcycles and scooters are easily...