In late February, my girlfriend and I handed over our two cats to a pet transportation service. We were moving to the Philippines from...

Somewhere in downtown Budapest, Hungary there is a makeshift refugee shelter housing over 100 Ukrainians and other nationalities who fled...

”Mamma, if you could choose to have a superpower, what would It be?” “I think I’d choose to teleport. Then I could teleport myself home...

I moved to the other end of the planet when I was 28. Literally to the other end of the planet. A ”love refugee”, I fluttered off on my...

I was brought up by a mother who read the road atlas like others read Good Housekeeping, her red-polished fingernail following the...

PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, isn't something fun to talk about, but it is an important experience to share. As an Acehnese who...

The music sounded cheerful on that Sunday morning. Two pairs of dancers, dressed as lions, had performed their dances in the middle of...

If you’ve never experienced the particular brand of pain that comes with getting a divorce, consider yourself lucky. In 2019 alone, over...

For over 60 years, the International children's festival has been an epicenter of cultural manifestations in Šibenik. Every June,...

The long, low sound of the conch shell announces the beginning of Yap Day, an annual holiday set aside to celebrate the unique culture of...

New Years' celebrations are always special events for any Croat. They are something that has been planned months ahead with your family...

Call me crazy, but I am in love with Mumbai. Every New Year, all my friends like to travel for celebrations, but I love to stay in this...

“Where do you come from?” asked my new foreign friends. “Indonesia,” I told them. Then suddenly, their faces looked confused. “Bali, do...

My favorite New Year’s traditions in Peru both involve food and the best of those is the chocolatada. Peruvians hold chocolatadas...

Pedacitos Travel Community hosts the first conversation hour, delving into the topic of sustainable tourism.

Inti Raymi is the biggest celebration of the year in Cusco, Peru. It links ancient Inca civilization with modern Quechua culture and...

Holi is my favorite festival. This festival is vibrant, full of color, love, and joy. Like every Indian festival, Holi too has a tale...

They say love is the best feeling in the world. Those who said it never saw a Croat during Christmas time. To us, it is the most...

Winter at the end of the year. A little girl walked down the dark alleys while selling matches. She was barefoot. The snowflakes fell on...

Diwali or Deepawali is derived from the Sanskrit term "Deepavali," which literally means "row of lights." Many Indians light diyas...