While exploring the shops of Luang Prabang recently, I was completely charmed by the Laos jewelry offered at Naga Creations. Founded by French jewelry designer Fabrice Munio a little over a decade ago, Naga Creations was the kind of treasure I love to discover. Munio had been charmed himself by beautiful sleepy village life in […]
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Whirling Dervishes and the Ecstasy of Istanbul Souvenirs
I love finding souvenirs that remind me of favorite moments on a trip like attending a ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes in Istanbul. I didn’t know very much about what it meant to be a dervish or why they twirled other than it was like a form of meditation. Visiting Turkey seemed like the perfect […]
Visit an Artisan Weavers Village in Oaxaca, Mexico
Artisans in the village of Teotitlan del Valle, in southern Mexico, have been weaving rugs as their ancestors have for centuries. Found just east of Oaxaca City off the main road to popular archeological sites of Yagul and Mitla and just a little past El Tule, the giant super cypress tree, Teotitlan del Valle is […]