In modern Thailand, the interplay between religion, lifestyle and commerce is vividly illustrated through the practices surrounding amulets and tattoos. The latter are not merely cultural artifacts but are deeply embedded into the socio-economic fabric of Thai society. They serve as much more than just spiritual tokens, they are nowadays in fact pragmatic tools forContinue reading “Amulets, tattoos, and the spiritual world of modern Thailand”
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Australia: the vast and undiscovered jewel.
Australia is a truly unique travel destination, the only country that is also an entire continent (often called the “island continent”). This results in a staggering diversity of landscapes, climates, and life, and a history of human occupation, that is found nowhere else on Earth. We spent five weeks visiting only a small portion of Australia, essentiallyContinue reading “Australia: the vast and undiscovered jewel.”
