On Nyepi, a day of silence is honored on the island of Bali, and everyone must adhere to closed businesses and a day of reverence that honors the new year with Ogah Ogah, statues that are paraded as effigies around the villages.
In Miles City Montana, the third weekend in May is the famous Bucking Horse Sale, where horses that buck are pitted against cowboys, and festivities ensue. Not only bucking broncos but bucking steers and even a sheep that kids try to ride for fun.
In Bavaria, despite a successful high-tech economy, farmers still do as they have since ancient times. William Krakow describes the annual Viehscheid, a ritual of bringing the cows back down from the mountains to town.
Montelago Celtic Festival in Italy’s Apennine Mountains is a combination of a druid gathering, a music fest, and the Highland games–with camping, world music, and lots of beer and fun.
Il Palio is a 95-second horse race around the Piazza del Campo in the historic city’s center. Throngs of cheering locals and visitors make this a breathtaking event, once made famous as the beginning of a James Bond movie.
Ellen Besso’s story about finally visiting India after being preoccupied with the country for her whole life. With her partner Don, she visits Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj.
Senegal: Inside a 60,000 seat stadium, elaborate preparation and swagger as two contestants enter the ring for La Lutte, or The Struggle, a popular sport in West Africa.
You can find monkeys, turtles, guinea pigs, alligator, parrots, your choice alive or dead at the Belen market in Peru. It’s not a place for the squeamish!
A look at the Charm City’s world-class list of things to see and do. There’s a lot of positive energy in Baltimore Maryland these days.
The Matala Beach Festival, since 2011, has brought music, arts and hippies to the island of Crete. It’s a throwback to the hippies who once lived there.
An American Jew explores the Middle East, post 9/11, to try and understand why people think the way they do. The Abu Dhabi Bar Mitzvah tells his story.
Two of the world’s most impressive mosques are in Dubai, the Jumeirah Mosque, and in Abu Dhabi, the huge Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, touring both mosques.
