Photo Friday: Gandhi in San Francisco

Gandhi - Bay Bridge

San Francisco; February 2010 This is a statue of Indian statesman Mahatma Gandhi behind the San Francisco Ferry Building. From this angle it looks like he is gazing out at the reflected sunset and full moon rising over the Bay Bridge. I took this with my new digital SLR and I’m particularly pleased with the [...]

Peru awaits return of travellers after the rains

Flood in Peru

This is a guest post from Ariana Svenson, a mate of mine from university back in Australia. Originally from Western Australia, Ari travelled extensively over five continents before ending up in Peru. She is a director of sustainable travel agency Apus Peru Adventure Travel Specialists and also a director of Peruvian NGO Threads of Peru. [...]

Guardian article: A marriage of inconvenience

Hind and Sami wedding

Violence and political instability made weddings in Baghdad virtually impossible in the years following the Iraq War. In July 2008 I joined one family who crossed the border to celebrate. Hind Al-Rubawawi twirls on the dance floor with her groom. Dressed in white, including the obligatory hijab, the 22-year-old university student from Baghdad beams as [...]

Sustainable food: Web dust-up over Nestlé and palm oil

Orangutan

If you crossed Willy Wonka, you could end up in a garbage chute or transformed into a giant blueberry. Right now, Nestlé could be wishing it had the same power. In the Roald Dahl classic Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the worst Wonka had to deal with was a handful of rude children and their [...]

Spring cooking: Recipe for asparagus tart

Asparagus tart

An improvised tart to celebrate spring – perfect for a Sunday lunch with friends. The White Witch still has the East Coast in her wintry clutches, but here in Californarnia, Aslan is on the move. It’s spring! The song birds are pairing up, the squirrels are getting frisky, and the trees are in blossom. Best [...]

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