PLACE: Something Special #12
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Category: Place
In praise of mushy peas, the underrated northern delicacy
There's something profoundly comforting about a dollop of mushy peas squeezed onto the plate next to your pie, or in a Styrofoam pot with your chippy tea. Often dismissed by food snobs as some kind...
Durga Puja festival: where it originated and how it’s celebrated
Simona Cosentino, Nottingham Trent University Every October, Kolkata, the “city of joy” and capital of West Bengal in India, lights up to celebrate Durga Puja. The festival is dedicated to the...
Africa’s baobab tree provides new ‘superfood’ but local harvesters struggle
Article credit: Voice of America Since childhood, Loveness Bhitoni has collected fruit from the gigantic baobab trees surrounding her homestead in Zimbabwe to add variety to the family's staple corn...
Horseback wrestling and hunting with eagles: Kazakhstan celebrates nomadic culture at the World Nomad Games
For Kazakhstan, the Central Asian nation of around 20 million people, it was an honor to host the World Nomad Games last week. This event epitomizes the strength of cultural and sports diplomacy,...
PLACE: Something Special #6
Every Monday on Global Comment, we share Something Special you don't want to miss. To fit with the six core pillars of the magazine, these will alternate between the themes of watch / listen / read /...
Wake up to flavor: Latin American breakfasts that will turn you into a morning person
Most of us have a breakfast routine and we usually stick to it for the rest of our lives. After all, we grew up with the idea that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Traveling through...
A journey through China: where high-tech modernity meets deep tradition
Nominally, China is a communist nation. In reality, this fascinating country with an ancient culture is possibly the most materialistic society in the world. Walking the streets of Shanghai, as in...
The most beautiful country tourists have never heard of
It was one o’clock in the morning when our plane, full of government delegations from all over the world, landed at the Dushanbe International Airport. The moment I saw a red carpet rolled out on...
Visit the most Christmassy places in the world on your phone
Towns can be like people, some more Christmas-loving and others more grinchy. And if you are like the former, you've probably dreamed of experiencing a fairytale Christmas, where the streets have...