Test : the giant Buddha of Leshan
During our stay in Emeishan in the heart of Sichuan, we took a day to go to the city of Leshan, 40km further east. If we decided to spend a day there, it’s for a very good reason: there stands…
Test – The hiking and travel skirt by Macabi
Those who know me know that I am a big fan of skirts, and I’ve been thinking for a while now how I could conciliate this essential fashion garment (no less!) with my current lifestyle made of crazy hiking trips…
Test : Street Art exhibition in Christchurch
In Christchurch at the YMCA , you can visit until the 10th of may the Spectrum Street Art Festival, an exhibition displaying the biggest collection of Banksy in the south emisphere, and other international renowned street art artists like Buff…
Test – Carve your own jade in New Zealand
Jade. Greenstone… Or Pounamu in Maori. Used since the early age by New Zealand tribes, this stone holds a great status in Maori’s culture. Spiritual stone, social status indicator, trading material, weapon or tool… the pounamou is ubiquitous, and also…
Test : Maori Rock Carving cruise
On the north west side of Lake Taupo on the cliffs of Mine Bay, there are Maori rock carving created in the late 1970s by master carver Matahi Whakataka-Brightwell. Carved in likeness of Ngatoroirangi, a navigator who guided the Tuwharetoa…