In our travel in Mongolia, we often encounter Mongolian nomads traveling with their yurts in search of a new temporary home. It is then that many travellers realise we share something with the Mongolian ethnic group; our nomadic spirit. But despite this similarity, the Mongolians are a people with a rich history and customs and traditions far removed from Western ones. Let’s see why.
We venture into the land of Mongolia through 7 magnificent photographs that aim to capture its landscapes and ways of life. We know it is only a fleeting glimpse, but for a moment it takes us to vast green spaces, to the world of nomads who move with the seasons, and to some ways of life and customs constantly eroded by the arrival of so-called modernity.
Thailand is a fascinating country in the southeast of Asia full of curiosities that contrast with our customs and culture. Here are some things you might not know for your monarchy and the recent death of its king, an event that has greatly changed some aspects of daily life in the country. In tourism activities and Organised tours of Thailand has had little impact.
One of the most striking and special localities of Benin We found it in the Lake Nokoué, near the coastal city of Cotonou. Above its waters rises the city of Ganvié, displaying a curious architecture and way of life fully adapted to the circumstances.
The Ennedi Massif north Chad is one of the sites recently added to UNESCO's World Heritage List. At its latest meeting, 21 new sites were added (12 cultural, six natural and three mixed), bringing the total to 1,052 sites in 165 countries. These are always places worth travelling to!
The bridges are built to connect, and perhaps that is why we like them so much. Since the first ones appeared bridges in Bronze Age Greece, humans have kept building these structures, trying to bridge the distances between us. There are so many bridges that we have built, that today they represent an immense cultural heritage, treasures that tell us about history, culture and science. Undoubtedly, great platforms worth travel.
That's why we wanted to look at different bridges that we find in some of the countries we visit regularly. Here we go.
Three kilometres from the Senegalese capital of Dakar, we find the island of Gorée (or Gorée, in French). Today a destination on our route through Senegal, this island was for more than three centuries the largest centre of the slave trade in Africa.
Although the Portuguese discovered the island in 1444, their European neighbours — the Dutch, French and English — constantly fought over this lucrative location, which changed hands frequently.
«When elephants fight, it is grass that suffers»
– African proverb
With this African proverb today we want to join the celebration of the International Day of the African Child, and of girls too. We know we are all a little tired of “days of...» but here is our small tribute, because we love Africa and supporting their children means investing in their future.
We want to join the celebration of the Women's Day with a simple tribute through photographs of women from all over the world. Working women, women who preserve traditions and rituals, women who care for their families, beautiful women, women who manage the household finances, daring women, women who travel… This tribute is for all of them.
In matriarchal societies men are very happy. This is what the interview headline says: Anna Boyé published by the Catalan newspaper Ara a few days ago. Anna has been studying and analysing this type of society around the world for some time and speaks from experience.
Greenland is the northernmost country in the world, located on the American continent between the Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, facing the Canadian coast on one side and the north-west of Europe on the other. Kalaallit Nunaat (the country's native name) is the largest island in the world, excluding the island continent of Australia, with a total area of 2,415,100 km². Just over 83% of Greenland is covered in ice, making it the world's second-largest ice reserve after Antarctica.
Greenland is one of the last remaining unspoilt and remote destinations on the planet.
Remember that this Wednesday at our offices in Viajes Tuareg, a polar explorer and an anthropologist specialising in the Inuit will share first-hand information and remarkable personal stories from their Greenland journeys.
Francesc Bailon and Gerard Van Der Berg will give this travel talk and lead an expedition to the Ammassalimmiut communities on Greenland's east coast, the last group to come into contact with the ‘white man’.
See article: East Greenland. Polar exploration and anthropology with the Inuit
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