Travel: The Tipping Point, Or Playing The Percentages

Travel: The Tipping Point, Or Playing The Percentages

  Paying attention to tipping etiquette can make a holiday in a foreign country less awkward and more rewarding for all concerned. Travel experts from Panache Cruises suggest the following guide.   United Kingdom Tipping is not expected in the UK because...
Travel: Forgotten Footsteps, Or No Size Fits All

Travel: Forgotten Footsteps, Or No Size Fits All

  By OBIE OBERHOLZER   Oman. 2014. Sometimes I do odd things in strange places. As a chaser of line and light, I slowly walk into another mud village in Oman. Each time on entering, I whisper an Islamic greeting. At the entrance gate to the abandoned village...
Travel: Angling For Credibility, Or Russian To Conclusions

Travel: Angling For Credibility, Or Russian To Conclusions

  By PINKY KHOABANE   Pinky Khoabane is a journalist, a writer and publisher of an online publication Uncensored.   The legendary reggae musician Bob Marley crafted the song, “Don’t let them fool you”, in which he bemoaned the master narrative that...
Culture: Safeguarding Heritage, Or Incredible Intangibles

Culture: Safeguarding Heritage, Or Incredible Intangibles

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] During their annual meeting in late 2021, the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Cultural Heritage inscribed four elements on UNESCO’s List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in...
Travel: Florida’s Secret Paradise, Or A Gulf Dream

Travel: Florida’s Secret Paradise, Or A Gulf Dream

[vc_row][vc_column width=”3/4″][vc_column_text] BY JOE DAVID From November to early May, Florida is a tropical paradise of sunny days and moonlit nights. In the western area (a short distance from Fort Myers), there are two secluded islands off the Florida...