Sui. Quiet village, rare script
To catch a glimpse of Sui life, I hitchhiked from Congjiang via Rongjiang to a small village called Bameng. Out of hundreds of villages I have visited in China, this was definitely one of the most tranquil ones. Swipe down slowly. Sui (or Shui) is …
Dong. Old wood, green rice
In and around Zhaoxing 肇兴, where the Dong (Kam) people live. Guizhou Province of China is known for its ethnic diversity. One of the many ethnic groups that inhabit it are the Dòng 侗. They live mostly in the southeastern corner of Guizhou, where it …
Osmica, or wine needs bush
A wine tavern but without neither a restaurant concession nor a licence to sell alcohol? Don’t worry, osmice are absolutely legal. In fact, their existance owes to a “legal need.” Namely, the winemakers’ need to sell surplus wine. You will find them in the region …
The art of olive oil
Here is a video and a few accompanying photos from a small olive oil manufacturer in Vanganel village, near the road that links Koper and Marezige in Slovenian Istria. The video is less than a minute long, enjoy. After publishing a blog entry named “The …
Checkpoint Hebron
The red X above our heads lighted on as another person passed the full height metal turnstile. The woman with a child in her arms pushed the revolving bars and presented her ID to the soldier. I’m next so I prepare my backpack for the …
Cradle of K-tea
The year is 828. Kim Daeryeom, a royal envoy to the Tang Empire, comes back from China with tea seeds. By a decree of King Heugdeok of Silla, he plants them on the slopes of Hwagae Valley in Jiri Mountains. Nearly twelve centuries pass. Kasper, …
Temple ferments
I’ve been in Korea for one month already, but boy was it a quiet month. The last few weeks were spent on licking wounds and reshuffling all the notes and jpegs amassed during the previous few months of fanatically intense Eurasian travels. I did some …