Jerk cooking, a culinary tradition deeply rooted in Jamaica’s cultural fabric, traces its origins to the Maroons—descendants of escaped African slaves who found refuge in the Blue Mountains. This method was initially developed as a means of preserving meat with available spices while cooking in a way that concealed the smoke from potential pursuers. Over […]
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Visit the Clonmacnoise Monastic Site in Ireland
20
May
May
Founded in 544 and on the journey from Dublin to Galway is the monastery of Clonmacnoise. Walking amongst the peaceful stone ruins conjures up visions of the master craftsmen, stonemasons, and monks who skillfully worked with precious metals and hand-carved stone crosses here. Saint Ciarán chose this location in the ancient territory of Ui Maine, […]
05
Feb
Feb
Many of the lodges/camps are conservancies and work with the local people. At Segera Lodge, north of Nairobi, there were three tribes where the men were always fighting, showing the women how powerful they were. The owner of Segera and others, worked with the women of the tribes to start meeting and get to know […]