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Answering Your Questions About Australia

For over 42,000 years there has been one continent that stands out from the rest for its geographical beauty. The smallest continent in the world is home to the mighty nation of Australia. It is a land filled with forests, deserts and the Great Barrie... Read >
Author: MIKE SELVON

Sorry Doesn’t Always Make it Right - but it sure goes a long way!

Recently Australia experienced a pivotal moment in its history. The newly sworn in Government apologised for the wrongs of the past inflicted on our indigenous people. It was symbolic clearing of the path to move forwards to bring a closer relationship be... Read >
Author: Liz Cassidy

What is Asthma?

As a parent with 3 children who suffer from asthma I appreciate the need to understand asthma and how to treat it. The incidence of asthma has increase dramatically in Australia through out the 1980's and 1990's but seems to have levelled out since th... Read >
Author: Greg Richmond

Travel Guide to Morocco

When thinking of Morocco, many things come to mind. The famous Casablanca, never ending sand, hot weather and mirages were some of the things I first thought of. However, Morocco is far from being just that. Beautiful in its own right, its culture and div... Read >
Author: James Burrows

Some Of The Most Important Kayak Travel Destinations

Man always loves to visit new places around the world. He searches many places and instruments to travel. A kayak is the product of this search. Kayak travel is one of the good means of traveling in the early times. But in early days food and shelter are ... Read >
Author: Peter Gitundu

Ecotourism and Tanzania

Ecotourism is defined as, 'The practice of low-impact, educational, ecologically and culturally sensitive travel that benefits local communities and host countries' Ecotourism, responsible tourism, and sustainable development have become widespread si... Read >
Author: Robert Palmer

Fairly Traded Coffee

Speciality coffee by its nature is fairly traded. Rather than being treated as a commodity on the futures market, it is traded on its quality, which in turn demands a premium price for the farmer. For example, in May 2006 ‘Hacienda la Esmeralda Geisha... Read >
Author: James Grierson

Language rights -the Maori tribe

ARTICLE 14 AND 15 OF THE 1993 DRAFT DECLARATION OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLE.ARTICLE 14Indigenous people have the right to revitalize, use and develop their histories, languages, oral traditions, philosophies, writing systems and literatures and to designate and ... Read >
Author: N.Dauhoo

Interior Design, an Ethnic Approach

Designing your rooms around an ethnic theme can be exciting and fun and allows you to bring elements of other cultures and distant lands into your home. You can be more daring in your approach to colour and with such a wide variety of textures and pattern... Read >
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TRIBES OF RAJASTHAN

A tribe consists of a social group existing before the development of, or outside of, The word 'tribal' refers to a segment or division of people, for whatever reason that segment might have originated, have maintained their distinct identity vis-à-vis b... Read >
Author: Anusha

Ingapirca Inca’s Ruins In Ecuadorian Highlands

Our tour began in the morning when GRAY LINE TOURS ECUADOR in Cuenca picked me up of my Hotel and left with direction to the famous Ingapirca Inca's Ruins, driving by North Panamerican Highway. Then few minutes crossed El Descanso Bridge, that is the limi... Read >
Author: Eric Castro

Croatia: Jewel of the Mediterranean

World travelers, take note: there is no beauty superior to that which can be absorbed by witnessing the natural spenders and the cultural richness of Croatia. With a national history dating back to the seventh century a.d., Croatia has exhibited the wonde... Read >
Author: Andrew Scherer

Costa Rica throughout the Ages

While Costa Rica, or "Rich Coast," received its name from the Spaniard Gil Gonzalez Davila who was inspired by all of the gold jewelry worn by the inhabitants, the land was actually brought to the Europe's attention through Christopher Columbus in 1502 wh... Read >
Author: Costa Vista Land

Historic Hermannsburg in Central Australia

The Hermannsburg mission was established in 1877 by German Lutheran missionaries about 125 km west of Alice Springs in the majestic Western MacDonnell Ranges in Central Australia. The missionaries settled at permanent waterhole known to the local Western ... Read >
Author: Miguel Scaccialupo

Hello from Cuernavaca - The Most Intense Day of my Trip - Studying Spanish, 3 interviews

I have a habit of cramming a few too many things into my schedule, and I think yesterday was such a day. I started my day with a nice breakfast and then took a taxi to the Cetlalic language school. Cetlalic is known for its dedication to political acti... Read >
Author: Susanne Pacher

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