CULTURE

KOSOVO The bridge runs the length of a city block, and it rises out of a completely flat and barren field that shows no sign of ever having accommodated water of any kind. It sits on the edge of town, and it leads away into the empty distance. It is impossible to look upon without wondering, "Why is there a bridge built over nothing, and why does it lead nowhere?" full story >>>	GREECE Patmos, a small island with about 2,000 residents, is one of the Greek Dodecanese Islands near the Turkish coast. It was once noted for its shipbuilding and trade and many of the traditional mansions have been restored. Today Patmos is known mainly for the Monastery of St. John the Theologian and for the pilgrimage at Easter, which attracts visitors from all over the world. full story >>>
NEW GUINEA If you want to be transported into another world visit Papua New Guinea. Although my eighteen month stay in the country was not always filled with positive images, an idyllic background surrounded me. From the town site of beautiful Madang, palm trees sway in the warm breeze, and turquoise waves lap on the beaches of deserted islands. full story >>>	VANCOUVER, BC To the sound of clanging gongs and cymbals, and the thrumming of drums, the dazzling spectacle passes by. Gold dragons weave and circle; bearded lions approach the crowd snapping their jaws; dancers twirl, their silk skirts whirling in a kaleidescope of vivid colours. full story >>>
TUSCANY It strikes me that aside from a bicycle horn, the only sound I hear on this small street in Tuscany is the foreign chatter of a content population. It is as if the harsh industrial world of machinery, pollution, and environmental distress has been left at the town border. full story >>>