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Smiles and hope - A group of Kashmiri migrant workers smiles at the camera. The ongoing militancy and daily clashes in Kashmir have made lives of local people very tough and cut the employment to nil. So, Kashmiris now have to migrate to other parts of India in search of odd jobs. Some bring with them woollen items and dry fruits and sell them in small towns and others, who don't have anything to offer, just resort to plain hard labour. With the hope that one day their homeland shall be peaceful and they shall return... by: mirror Views[672]

As soon as a Himba women wakes she begins her daily beauty ritual. The small fire that has smouldered all night inside her hut is then transformed into her mornings bath tub. Fragrant herbs are added to the fire as the women straddle themselves closely to the smoke and cover themselves with a large blanket, trapping the smoke, eliminating any unhygienic odours that may have accumulated over the previous 24 hours. by: benmcrae Views[1597]

too hot to do anything but sleep....our favourite rooftop, eating spot, surprisingly wonderful salads, crroissants and coffee..... not the India I expected (Shanti Cafe, Tiruvanamalai) by: avalyn Views[376]

On My Own Again in Leipzig

GERMANY | Sun, 1 May 2016 | By wanderlustgail | Views [440] | Comments [1]

Leipzig was planned as a time for me to rest and reacquaint myself with Germany, but it had more in store for me than just that. Reacquaintance My first ever solo flight was when I went to Germany for my exchange student year more than ... Read more >

Tags: completion, germany, leipzig, reacquaint, readjust, realize, rest, sabbatical, solo, travel

Rest Day, 1st Calcutta Test

INDIA | Wed, 9 Dec 2015 | By davidford | Views [429] | Comments [1]

I have now worked out that I can expand my screen so no excuses for embarrassing misspellings. My initial plan today was to get up at 5.30 and head down to the flower market. I changed this to 'Rest Day". After around a week in Kolkata and a longish ... Read more >

Tags: books, chi gung, food, meditation, rest, yoga

Rest Day in Melbourne!

AUSTRALIA | Sat, 28 Feb 2015 | By e_c_whittome | Views [171]

An early flight back to Melbourne and I checked in to my private double room that I splashed out on to rest, recuperate and have some of my own space. Afternoon spent at the Melbourne Central YHA, but some good jobs were done!

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Remember to Breathe

SPAIN | Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By rmckinley | Views [976] | Comments [1]

I was wrong. So very, very wrong. And as usual, I had to learn it the hard way. I never thought travel could wear me out. I thought I was invincible, constantly dreaming of the next place to go, the next thing to do, how I would love to be on the road ... Read more >

Tags: break, exhaustion, learning, rest, travel

Giving Thanks

SPAIN | Sat, 12 Oct 2013 | By kimlyons | Views [414] | Comments [2]

Hola Todos, I arrived in Santiago yesterday completely exhausted after finishing my final 120kms...900kms in total since September 5th... As I trudged into the city I had a sense that the exhaustion was not entirely mine. I thought of all ... Read more >

Tags: love, rest

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An extreme low tide at the beach. Cable Beach's tides add to its fame, with extremes of 9 metres or 29.5 feet, which it was approaching on this day. The beach is so flat though that it is less of a big drop and more a case of the water line reaching further and further back. High tides reach nearly up to the edge of the sand dunes.

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