Postcard from Vietnam: Guided by young people through Hanoi’s Old Quarter

and November 16, 2023

Postcard from Vietnam: Guided by young people through Hanoi’s Old Quarter. The authors and their guides. Background image by Frida Aguilar Estrada (CC0) via Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/woman-carrying-woven-tray-and-white-pail-while-walking-on-wet-market-PEgu_IdF1BM

Arriv­ing in a new des­tin­a­tion, trav­el­lers often scramble to get their bear­ings. One can read a map, identi­fy key land­marks, get a vant­age from some­place high such as a moun­tain or tall build­ing or, if one is for­tu­nate enough, meet a loc­al who will help them. Ori­ent­ing one­self is most chal­len­ging in large cit­ies, par­tic­u­larly those […]

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Postcard from Rwanda: Ubumuntu

September 1, 2023

Postcard from Rwanda: Ubumuntu

The Kigali Gen­o­cide Memori­al is … … affect­ing. Today was the first day of a 10-day famil­i­ar­isa­tion tour of the coun­try hos­ted by the Rwanda Devel­op­ment Board (RDB). I am in Rwanda at the invit­a­tion of RDB, as well as “GT” Part­ners Red Rocks Rwanda and Red Rocks Ini­ti­at­ive for Sus­tain­able Devel­op­ment. I will try to reg­u­larly post travel impressions […]

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Postcard from Rwanda: A banana beer moment

August 26, 2023
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Red Rocks Cultural Festival 2023 at the Red Rocks Cultural Center, Musanze, Rwanda

The Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Fest­iv­al is a very relaxed affair. There are no mad­ding crowds nor tour guide flags to make you feel like you’re part of a machine. Over the five days of the Fest­iv­al, there are sched­uled activ­it­ies that are free to join.  Or you can show up at Red Rocks Cul­tur­al Cen­ter independently, […]

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Postcard from Rwanda: First impressions

August 25, 2023

Postcard from Rwanda ... Emma Raissa ISHEJA, Community Guide, Red Rocks Initiative for Sustainable Development Rwanda with an artwork by Ken

It’s tidy. Singa­­pore-level spot­less. Com­munit­ies get togeth­er on the last Sat­urday of every month to pick up rub­bish. Even the pop­u­lar Pres­id­ent, Paul Kagame, joins in when he can, I’m told. As do oth­er lead­ers. I arrived on the Thursday before the last Sat­urday in August and there seemed to be very little to pick up. […]

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