Lara DunstonMy memories of travel are invariably related to people, whether it’s the people we meet on the road or people we watch as we sit on a main square some place. I often wonder why that is. One of my most vivid memories of our drive to the Great Wall of China is that of … Read more about Travelling: peoplewatching #4
Sometimes when you’re travelling it’s just as compelling to watch people who are bored as it is to watch people who are engaged. Why do you think that is?
Each weekend the lively Feria de Mataderos, Market of Slaughterhouses, is held in Buenos Aires’ outer working class suburb of Mataderos. It’s a vibrant celebration of meat, gaucho culture and rural life, with barbecues, food and craft stalls, folk music and dancing, and the highlight of the day, the sortija. Skillful horsemen in traditional gaucho … Read more about Travelling: peoplewatching #2
Outside one of Bangkok’s big malls, a local pop star appeared and prepared to perform. The crowd of kids who’d been waiting patiently in front of the stage went wild. Mobile phones and cameras were raised in the air to snap pics of the pretty pop princess. From the pedestrian bridge above, however, we were … Read more about Travelling: peoplewatching #1
As much as I love the incongruities we come across on our movements around the globe, I love making connections between cultures and finding similarities in everyday encounters. It’s all about joining the dots. The Beijing Turkish kebap boys reminded me of two affable cooks we’d met two weeks earlier at Hong Kong Noodle on … Read more about Travelling: connections #1