While staying at the Golden Waters Resort in Kumarakom, India I came across a man throwing pottery on the most traditional potter’s wheel I had ever seen. He used one was made of wood and it appeared well used. It was balanced with crossbeams in the middle and looked just like a wheel. In the […]
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Discovering Chia Pets in Santa Maria del Tule
While visiting Oaxaca, Mexico in August, I was delighted to discover a table of Chia Pets made by a local potter. I had headed to Santa Maria del Tule to visit the famed tree on my way to explore Mitla. El Tule, as it is known, is a Montezuma cypress and this particular one has […]
Best Store for Holiday Shopping Ever!
At least some days of the year, the goal of a WanderShopper should be to shop small and local. Most of my posts are about shopping opportunities around the world. And we all know the difference our spending dollars can make in the foreign communities we visit. But let’s face it, the majority of our […]