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An Indian Bazaar | Susan Miles | India, Gujarat, Ahmedabad

The bazaar in the old city of Ahmedabad, in the west India state of Guyarat

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Art and Dave Hickey in Las Vegas | Granville Greene

Strange Bedfellows? Fine Art Meets Glitz in Sin City.

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Art in Venice | Claire Gervat | Italy, Veneto, Venice

We drank in the view of Venice’s famous landmarks as it grew sharper and sharper – more Canaletto than Turner now – and longed for the moment to last for ever

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Bhutan Arts and Crafts | Solange Hando | Bhutan, Bhutan, Paro

Murals embellish every temple and shrine but act above all as teaching tools and aids to meditation, depicting the Wheel of Life and gurus and gods, according to rules prescribed in ancient texts

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Following the Trail of Mountain Paintings: an Itinerary | Raaja Bhasin

One miniature shows a street with a row of shops, each about the size of a thumbnail, each delicately depciting wares and human figures. Most have been finished with a brush that held a single hair

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In Search of the Mexican Utopia | Fiona Dunlop | Mexico, other areas of Mexico, Patzcuaro

Nearly 500 years ago a Spanish bishop attempted to create a Utopian capital in Mexico. Fiona Dunlop returns to find out if anything remains of his ambitious attempt

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Lost in Bilbao | Alf Alderson | Spain, Basque (Pais Vasco), Bilbao

Think of Bilbao these days and chances are you’ll think of the Guggenheim Museum. Try finding it though…

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Shopping for jewels, Cambodian style | Susan Miles

one can't help but notice the warnings posted in guidebooks and brochures, advising them to be weary of the “gemstone scam.”

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The Surajkund Craft Mela | Martin O'Brien | India, Delhi, Delhi

Fifty minutes' drive from Delhi is the town of Surajkund. For the last ten years this small community on the borders of Rajasthan and Haryana has hosted an annual craft fair

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