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A Nutrition Champion Prepared to Outrage and Inspire
This week, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs introduced a new website, Outrage and Inspire, to serve as a launch pad for the work of Roger Thurow, senior fellow for Global Agriculture and Food Policy. Most recently author of The Last Hunger Season: A Year in an African Farm Community on the Brink of Change, Thurow is a long-time friend of Bread for the World and a true anti-hunger champion. He is a former writer for the Wall Street Journal and a senior fellow at the Chicago Council. The site will follow Thurow as he travels to a range of countries reporting on global hunger, poverty, and food and nutrition security.
For The Last Hunger Season, Thurow followed the lives of four farm families in western Kenya for a year, encompassing the cycle of preparing the land, planting the seeds, suffering through the inevitable "hunger season," and finally harvesting the crops. He wrote about how the One Acre Fund has helped these smallholder farmers, mostly women, by providing training in essential practices such as obtaining high quality seed, planting in rows, and measuring and using precise micro dosages of fertilizer. Thurow's book balances the horror of not being able to feed a child with the hope raised by economic empowerment. Changes are under way that just might end "hunger seasons" for good.
In his inaugural Outrage and Inspire post, "Making the Invisible Visible," Thurow tells the story of a birth in rural India, interspersed with findings from the new Lancet series on maternal and child health. The woman giving birth has access to more modern medical facilities and knowledge about the needs of her newborn daughter than women in her village ever have before, but the research shows that both the mother and daughter can expect to encounter the reality of gender inequality, including unequal access to nutritious food.
The 1,000 Days – the critical window for human nutrition that lasts from pregnancy to a child's second birthday -- will be the subject of Thurow's next project and a major focus of the new website. By examining chronic malnutrition and the damage it causes in early childhood, Thurow will contribute to the important conversation on what is being done around the world to combat stunting and malnutrition among children, and what is still needed for communities to be able to prevent stunting and the lifelong damage it causes. In order to solve the problem, Thurow says, we will need "outrage and inspiration."
Building champions for improving nutrition outcomes around the world is an effective way for advocates to advance the nutrition agenda, especially for improved nutrition in women and children. As we heard at the Bread for the World Institute and Concern Worldwide "Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition" meeting June 10, nutrition champions come in many forms. They can be grassroots organizers, Bread for the World members who contact their congressional offices, or people based in Washington, DC, who visit Capitol Hill or push the administration on nutrition policy issues. Internationally, champions may be members of civil society in countries with significant malnutrition. They can hold their governments accountable for funding and policy commitments to make progress against malnutrition.
Champions certainly include people like Thurow, whose commitment to ending hunger is clear through his efforts to "outrage and inspire" others to action. Congratulations to Roger Thurow on his new blog from his many friends in Bread for the World and the nutrition stakeholder community. We recommend it to all who would like to see a nutrition champion in action – and all who are not afraid to be outraged and inspired by examples of victories over food insecurity and malnutrition.
Posted by Scott Bleggi on August 14, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Assets for the Poor, Climate Change, Development Assistance, Economic Development, Food Aid, Food Prices, Foreign Aid Reform, Global Hunger, Good Governance, Hunger Hotspots, Hunger Report, Immigration, Inequality, Malnutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Weblogs | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
A Revolution in Statistics: New U.N. Standards to Measure Sustainable Development
Late last week, the United Nations Statistics Division announced its adoption of a new integrated standard to measure progress toward the often elusive target of sustainable development. U.N. member states agreed to use the new System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) to improve and standardize reporting on the interrelationships among the economy, the environment, and society.
It is much harder to prevent problems that we can't see coming, so quantifying what is "sustainable" is a key step toward preventing the increasing volatility of Earth's climate from halting or reversing the past generation's progress against hunger and malnutrition.
Sustainable development is the effort to ensure that all people have a decent standard of living without depleting Earth's natural resources or endangering its ecosystems. Since 2000, we've heard about it most often in the context of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). MDG 7, ensuring environmental sustainability, has gained a reputation as one of the most difficult to measure and compare across countries and regions. Despite its complexities, sustainable development has become a watchword as the world faces the threat of climate change.
Perhaps the most promising element of the SEEA is its potential to establish a standardized set of definitions and concepts that countries can use to guide their data collection, compilation and analysis. So far, very few indicators of sustainable development have been accepted across the developing world. There are even fewer that all countries are able to collect data for.
This figure from the SEEA central framework illustrates the direct and residual effects of physical goods flows between the economy and the environment.
The innovators of the SEEA claim that the majority of countries already collect most of the data required for it to work. The ingenuity is found in its ability to repurpose that data and integrate it in new ways to better measure the interrelationships among the environment, the economy, and society. U.N. DESA's head, Alessandra Alfieri, called it a "revolution in statistics," that will help policy makers better understand how a change in the environment can cause a change in the economy, and ultimately a change for poor and hungry people.
Chapter 1 of the 2013 Hunger Report emphasizes the need for more reliable and better integrated ways of collecting and analyzing data, not only on hunger and malnutrition, but on their causes (like climate):
When the MDGs were launched, it was clear that the capacity of developing countries to collect and analyze data had to improve…Overall, the capacity to obtain accurate data has improved since 2000, but in some countries, especially among the least developed, yawning gaps remain. Reliable data is the bedrock of effective policy interventions. Without rock-solid data, policymakers can't know for sure whether their interventions actually address the fundamental reasons that people are poor.
We will not end hunger if we do not shift toward more sustainable patterns of production and consumption. And we cannot separate our food systems from the management and preservation of our natural resources, from food security and from sustainable development itself. The SEEA is a crucial next step that adapts our data collection methods to that new reality.
Read more about data collection for sustainable development in the 2013 Hunger Report, Within Reach: Global Development Goals. Also check out guest contributor, Jose Graziano's article on achieving sustainable development, 'The Greener Revolution.'
Posted by Bread on August 05, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Assets for the Poor, Climate Change, Development Assistance, Economic Development, Food Prices, Foreign Aid Reform, Global Hunger, Hunger Hotspots, Hunger Report, Latin America, Malnutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Millennium Challenge Account, Millennium Development Goals, Trade, Weblogs | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Improvements in Nutrition Still a "Massive Unfinished Agenda"
Dr. Robert Black of Johns Hopkins University, who spoke at the Bread for the World Institute/Concern Worldwide "Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling up Nutrition" event in Washington, DC on June 10, 2013, recently authored an article offering the opinion of the Lancet's Maternal and Child Nutrition (MCN) Study Group on how best to build momentum for impact (registration required to read full article) of nutrition interventions.
Since the Lancet's historic 2008 MCN series, global governments have committed funding and policy changes aimed at nutrition interventions in the 1,000 days window of opportunity, where they can be most effective and have a high rate of return. Bread for the World Institute reported on these worldwide efforts to improve MCN in a briefing paper in March 2013, which also noted the importance of sustaining the U.S. government's political commitments. The Scaling up Nutrition movement was born, and now includes 41 countries where rates of malnutrition are highest and affect an entire range of a country's development, from child mortality to disease susceptibility to even its gross domestic product (a measure of economic output).
What is the "massive unfinished agenda" that Dr. Black mentions? It is 165 million children who remain stunted. It is the fact that undernutrition causes 45% of deaths of all children under age 5 – amounting to three million children. It is also the "other side" of malnutrition, obesity, which is an "emerging burden establishing itself globally, affecting both poor and rich populations".
Evidence in the Lancet series on MCN supports ten proven nutrition interventions, which if scaled up to cover 90% of a country's need, would eliminate nearly a million of those child deaths under age 5 and reduce the number of stunted children by 33 million. The cost of this global 90% scaling up of nutrition interventions is estimated at $9.6 billion dollars per year. And what is the benefit? Saved lives and economic progress in developing countries are benefits that can be valued at many times that amount.
The second Lancet MCN series released last month focused on nutrition-sensitive activities across development sectors that address the indirect, or underlying, causes of malnutrition. Creating an enabling environment to have success requires sound data (an evidence base), cooperation and collaboration across development sectors (health, education, gender, water, sanitation, and hygiene), increased local capacities, and sustainable means to finance the interventions, from both public and private sources. Bread for the World Institute's briefing paper on nutrition-sensitive development actions was instrumental in moving the discussion on nutrition-sensitive actions among government and civil society nutrition stakeholders forward.
Dr. Black notes the impetus for improving nutrition is stronger today than it was five years ago. The World Health Assembly nutrition targets, which include a 40% reduction of the global number of children under age 5 who are stunted, can be achieved by the year 2025 with "sufficient support".
The support that is needed comes in many forms – political, financial, economic and social. The advocacy provided by Bread for the World and its members to the U.S. Congress and Obama Administration on efforts to reduce maternal and child malnutrition is key to sustaining the political leadership and policy momentum achieved so far. Our work on the agenda is unfinished as well.
Posted by Scott Bleggi on August 02, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate Change, Economic Development, Food Aid, Food Prices, Foreign Aid Reform, Global Hunger, Hunger Hotspots, Hunger Report, Inequality, Latin America, Malnutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Millennium Development Goals, Weblogs | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
USDA Makes Twenty-Year Assessment of Global Food Security
Since 1970, the USDA has published a yearly report forecasting the state of the world's food insecurity in the coming years. Using a combination of food consumption and food price data, the USDA looked at 76 of the world's poorest countries to predict food insecurity for the next 20 years. In the recently released 2013 report, the predictions are that the growth rate of the global hungry population will surpass the overall population growth rate. In other words, the percentage of people in the world without enough food will increase.
Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is the most food insecure region in the world, and has the lowest per capita food consumption. Based on its current analysis, USDA predicts this is not going to change. In fact, the distribution gap—the amount of additional food needed to bring all people into food security—is predicted to grow significantly larger in this region.
Asia is home to more undernourished people than any other region in the world. Almost 57% of the world's population with chronic food insecurity lives in an Asian country, and the USDA predicts that this will continue to be the case in the coming twenty years.
A promising sign, however, is less hunger in the Latin America and Caribbean region, where the number of food-insecure people is projected to decline by nearly 7 percent in the next decade.
All of the report's predictions are based on projected food prices. With changes in weather patterns, energy prices and political actions, the price of food has been known to fluctuate greatly. A price spike could mean millions more people go hungry than expected, and stable or lower prices could boost a poor country's ability to feed itself.
The overall negative tone of the USDA's report can serve both as an early warning and motivation for changes in policies and programs that build local capacities and resilience to withstand inevitable swings in food prices.
Posted by Scott Bleggi on August 01, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate Change, Development Assistance, Economic Development, Food Aid, Food Prices, Foreign Aid Reform, Global Hunger, Hunger Hotspots, Hunger Report, Latin America, Malnutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Trade, Weblogs | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Now Available: The Nitty-Gritty Details of Foreign Aid
Yesterday, the United States International Development Agency (USAID) announced the release of the most detailed data yet available on the Foreign Assistance Dashboard. USAID has added over 50,000 financial transactions reflecting spending as recent as June 30, 2013.
For the first time, members of the public can now search and visualize expanded, timely information about what, where, how, and with whom USAID programs work. The financial transactions include detailed information across 30 descriptive fields, including vendor, location, award title, descriptions, and more. The addition of USAID's financial transactions is a significant milestone for U.S. Government foreign assistance transparency. The new USAID data is visualized on the site, can be downloaded in machine-readable format, and is included in the U.S. Government's data files in the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI) format.
The Foreign Assistance Dashboard displays data from the
Department of State, USAID, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, the
Department of Defense, and the Department of Treasury. The Dashboard
continues to expand with the goal of including detailed foreign assistance
budget, financial, and program data from all U.S. Government agencies that fund
or implement foreign assistance in accordance with the Office of management and budget Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Bulletin 12-01. As
new data are added to the Dashboard, the IATI data files will also be updated
to reflect these new data.
To understand the information presented in the Foreign Assistance Dashboard, users are encouraged to read the supplementary information under the What You Should Know section of the website.
Posted by Faustine Wabwire on July 31, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Assets for the Poor, Climate Change, Development Assistance, Economic Development, Food Aid, Foreign Aid Reform, Global Hunger, Good Governance, Hunger Report, Immigration, Inequality, Latin America, Millennium Development Goals | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
President Obama in Africa: Investments in Agriculture Key to Ending Poverty
President Obama continues on his historic three-country trip to Africa. So far, the president has met with leaders from government, business, and civil society. The trip agenda includes reinforcing U.S. commitment to global food security; expanding economic growth, investment, and trade; strengthening democratic institutions; and investing in the next generation of African leaders.
U.S. leadership on global hunger and food security has been instrumental in leveraging substantial additional resources and reversing decades of decline in funding for agricultural development. In 2009, once the L'Aquila principles for strengthening bilateral and multilateral support for agricultural development had been put in place, the United States developed a plan to fulfill its own pledge and went a step further by making food security a top pillar of its global development agenda. Launched in 2010, Feed the Future is the U.S. Government's global hunger and food security initiative. It focuses on smallholder farmers, particularly women, and builds on the standard set by the African Union when its members committed to developing comprehensive food security plans.
Yesterday in Senegal, the first stop on his trip, President Obama officially launched (see video here) the 2013 Feed the Future Progress Report: Growing Innovation, Harvesting Results. The report says that in the 19 Feed the Future focus countries, the program has:
- helped more than 7 million smallholder farmers adopt improved agricultural technologies or practices;
- brought nearly 4 million hectares of land under improved cultivation and management practices;
- helped increase the value of exports of targeted commodities by $84 million;
- forged more than 660 public-private partnerships to improve food security locally and globally;
- increased the value of agricultural and rural loans by more than $150 million.
President Barack Obama participates in a joint press conference with
President Macky Sall of Senegal at the Presidential Palace in Dakar,
Senegal, June 27, 2013
(Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)
According to a statement released by the White House yesterday, the experiences of global food security programs such as Feed the Future and the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Program (CAADP) underscore the critical role of coordinated multi-stakeholder engagements in the fight against global hunger and malnutrition.The statement indicates that the United States is not only keeping its commitments to leverage its investments, provide more open access to agricultural data, and improve agricultural productivity through technology, but has also launched a $25 million Agricultural Fast Track Fund, along with Sweden and the African Development Bank, to increase the number of investment-ready agricultural infrastructure projects in New Alliance countries. In April 2013, the statement continues, the United States, other G-8 countries, and the World Bank convened the International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture in Washington, DC, to promote policies and invest in projects that open access to relevant publicly funded data on global agriculture, thus making this data readily accessible to users around the world. This week the United States will launch the Scaling Seeds & Other Technologies Partnership, led by the Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) in collaboration with African governments, multilateral organizations, private sector, and civil society partners. Its mission is to promote technology-driven agricultural productivity growth -- starting in Ethiopia, Ghana, Mozambique, and Tanzania.
All of the above are welcome steps. But we cannot sustain them unless we confront the growing threat of climate change, which is already eroding some of the gains we have made. The president proposed a climate change action plan last week.
Posted by Faustine Wabwire on June 29, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Climate Change, Development Assistance, Economic Development, Foreign Aid Reform, Global Hunger, Good Governance, Malnutrition | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
President Obama, Climate Change, and Global Hunger
Women in Niger do laundry in what has become a dry riverbed. Photo Credit: U.N. photo by Jeffrey Foxx.
Today, President Obama unveiled a a detailed plan and directives to slow U.S. contributions to global climate change and better prepare for its impact. The proposal includes elements intended to reduce the major sources of the American carbon footprint, identify and implement strategies to prepare for the impact of climate change here at home, and engage with other industrialized countries, major developing economies, and others to have a wider and more effective impact on climate change.
Climate change experts are posting their analyses of the plan, considering key questions such as whether all relevant factors have been included, how effective the planned actions are likely to be, ways to improve the plan, and more. These are all important.
But what is missing from the top-line messages of the president's plan? Supporting developing countries' efforts to respond to climate change impacts that have for years been damaging the land, livelihoods, and health of some of the poorest people in the world. These efforts, now known as climate change "mitigation," have often progressed well beyond the "raising awareness" stages -- there was no real alternative.
Back in April 2009, Bread for the World was already pointing out that "For Poor People, Climate Change Is Today." The paper we published then noted that some Arctic communities have been tracking the changes for decades, described community-led efforts to combat deforestation in Kenya, asked "Where Will the Money Come From?" and suggested a way forward for hungry and poor people already affected by what others might still have considered a threat on the distant horizon.
While we can all agree that it's important to the United States to be better prepared for disasters related to climate change -- for example, ensuring that hospitals continue to function -- mitigation for developing countries must be part of an effective American climate change strategy. All too often, countries with very light carbon footprints must cope alone with devastating changes to their environments caused largely by wealthier nations.
Extreme weather affects children, elderly people, and poor people disproportionately, the president pointed out today. He was referring to vulnerable people in the United States, but the risks are even more urgent for their counterparts in developing countries.
Posted by Bread on June 26, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate Change, Development Assistance, Economic Development, Global Hunger, Hunger Hotspots, Millennium Development Goals | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
A Second Lancet Nutrition Series Identifies Elements of Effective Strategies
Five years ago, the well-respected British medical journal The Lancet published a groundbreaking series that focused global attention on maternal and child nutrition. A key finding was the critical importance of the "1,000 Days" between pregnancy and age 2, when proper nutrition establishes the foundation for lifelong health – but malnutrition causes physical and cognitive damage that is largely irreversible. "1,000 Days" quickly became part of the nutrition lexicon.
Today in London, The Lancet launches its follow-up to the 2008 Maternal and Child Nutrition series, a new resource for updated data and policy recommendations on global nutrition. On June 13, Bread for the World will co-host the U.S. launch of the series—another in a string of major nutrition events this month. These include the pledging event "Nutrition for Growth" in London on June 8 and Bread's June 10 meeting co-hosted with Concern Worldwide, "Sustaining Political Commitments to Scaling Up Nutrition." It is an exciting and busy time for everyone concerned about hunger, and there's a great deal of optimism that these high-level events will keep malnutrition and hunger high on the global political agenda.
In the new five-paper Lancet series, both academics and practitioners who specialize in global health and development present new data on the prevalence of malnutrition, analyses of the efficacy and cost effectiveness of current interventions, and evaluations of nutrition policies now in effect. Based on this data, the series recommends policies designed to achieve more rapid and concerted progress on global malnutrition and hunger. The new Lancet series is expected to focus on what are called "nutrition-sensitive" or indirect policies and programs; the first series emphasized "nutrition-specific" or direct actions. Nutrition-sensitive actions can be part of nearly any development effort since they focus on the intersections and linkages of nutrition with other development goals—such as women's empowerment, stronger educational systems, and faster progress on water, sanitation, and health (WASH) issues.
The release of the second Lancet series will
enable Bread for the World and other advocates to point to current, credible research in our efforts to educate
opinion leaders, policymakers, and the public about hunger and solutions to it.
The first Lancet series galvanized action on early childhood malnutrition; the
second promises to be a watershed in efforts to develop the most effective anti-hunger
strategies possible.
Posted by Scott Bleggi on June 06, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Climate Change, Development Assistance, Economic Development, Food Aid, Foreign Aid Reform, Global Hunger, Hunger Hotspots, Latin America, Malnutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Countdown to the MDG Deadline - What Is New?
There's already an active international debate on what might follow the U.N. Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), which expire at the end of 2015. The U.N. High Level Panel on Post-2015 (HLP) -- the official process through which the post-MDG global development agenda is being shaped -- has been meeting in New York to finalize its report. The panel met four times for consultations -- in New York in September 2012, London in November 2012, Monrovia in January 2013, and Bali in March 2013. On May 30, panel members will present a report outlining their vision and priorities for post-2015 development to U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Ban's response is expected in July.
Many in the development community have been anticipating the release of the HLP final report and its recommendations for weeks now. Will the report live up to its hype? Will its recommendations match the aspirations of the many groups and individuals who have contributed so far to the post-2015 development debate? Will it chart a politically effective way forward for governments? The report will be made publicly available on May 31 through the HLP website. An outreach event with stakeholders is planned for the same day, to be followed by regional and national launch events around the world. Hopefully, these events will enable all who are concerned about development to take part in an integrated global conversation before September, when there will be a special event on the MDGs and the post-2015 agenda held during the U.N. General Assembly meetings.
In the midst of all the preparations for the post-MDG, post-2015 period, we must not skip past the 2 1/2 years left to achieve the MDGs. Much more remains to be done. Although many low income countries may not achieve all the MDG targets by 2015, it's important that as many countries as possible make significant progress on most or all MDGs. The accumulating recent evidence suggests that the MDGs are within reach. A World Bank report states that 20 of the world's most fragile countries have made progress on MDG targets ranging from reducing poverty to improving the education of girls and reducing the deaths of women in childbirth. According to the report, despite their difficult circumstances, each of the countries has met at least one MDG target. A different group of six fragile countries are on track to meet all the MDGs. Better data collection and monitoring have revealed this progress -- whereas data gathered in 2010 and earlier found that none of these nations had met any of the eight MDGs.
The new data show that countries such as Afghanistan, Nepal, and Timor-Leste have met targets such as halving the number of people in extreme poverty or significantly increasing the number of girls enrolled in schools. Nonetheless, residents of countries caught in repeated cycles of violence lag behind the rest of the world on development indicators; they are struggling to meet a second or third MDG target. One of the challenges in helping fragile nations is preparing for the period after humanitarian assistance ends. Humanitarian assistance tends to pour in once a country emerges from conflict, but it dries up just as quickly once international attention fades or there are no immediate signs of progress. Long-term development is what can make a difference, as it has in Afghanistan, Nepal, and Timor-Leste.
Posted by Faustine Wabwire on May 29, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Assets for the Poor, Climate Change, Economic Development, Good Governance, Millennium Development Goals | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
Timeline: An Eventful First 1,000 Days (and then some)
Get ready. Next month Bread for the World and Concern Worldwide will team-up with other partners to celebrate the first 1,000 days of a global movement to make nutrition a key development goal. To update everyone on where our "Sustaining Political Commitments" event sits in "nutrition history," we've put together an interactive timeline (above) that highlights some of the biggest moments since 2008. Use the side arrows to click through the slide-view, or click the "timeline" tab on the top left corner for a more linear perspective. Click on each event for videos, images, links, and a detailed description.
A lot has happened since September 2010, when developing countries founded the Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) movement and donors—led by the United States, Ireland, and the United Nations—launched the 1,000 Days call to action to support it. What started as the recommendations of a scholarly series in a British medical journal has morphed into a global partnership. To date, 35 countries with high rates of maternal and child malnutrition have joined SUN. The movement has grown rapidly as governments and civil society leaders increasingly recognize the irreversible damage that early childhood malnutrition can inflict on whole generations—and conversely, the tremendous return on national investment in preventing this damage.
The 2013 Hunger Report is chock-full of stories on maternal and child nutrition, stunting, the 1,000 Day window, and the SUN movement. It's all related to our recommendation for a bull's-eye goal of ending mass hunger and extreme poverty by 2040.
Download the report at www.hungerreport.org to get the full story on Bread for the World's recommendations regarding nutrition in the first 1,000 days.
Posted by Bread on May 20, 2013 in Africa, Agriculture, Asia, Assets for the Poor, Climate Change, Development Assistance, Economic Development, Food Aid, Food Prices, Foreign Aid Reform, Global Hunger, Good Governance, Hunger Hotspots, Hunger Report, Immigration, Inequality, Latin America, Malnutrition, Maternal and Child Nutrition, Millennium Challenge Account, Millennium Development Goals, Religion and Hunger, Trade, U.S. Hunger, Weblogs | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)


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Privateer Press Warmachine Mercenaries unit Lady Aiyana & Master Holt
here is the colourful duo together. and boy do they stand out. had a test game with them and they were like shining beacons of danger on the tabletop!
although they did not do as much as i wanted, they still earn their place in the theory. using Aiyana's abilities, i can make friendly models do +2 damage on the target model/unit. so houeguard riflemen are hitting with effective POE 12 rifles. or invictors at POW14. and with snipe, Master Holt is an effective POW 14 turret of doom. this is good against high ARM infantry or warjacks. dice -6 is much better than dice -8 when hitting khadoran jacks for example!
anyway, hope you guys enjoy this colourful pair. i sure liked painting them (it was a nice change from my usual reds, greens and browns of late)
because i am a genius with technology, i posted Lady Aiyana to my core blog instead of this one.
of course it was intentional, i never make simple mistakes like that. never ever…
so… see here for the post :D
Privateer Press Warmachine Mercenaries unit Master Holt
Taking inspiration from the wonderfully bright colours of jungle birds, Master Holt battles in style. actually, this was the colour scheme i was planning for an Eldar army i wanted. the bright colours and the intense contrasts just scream "i don't care what you think, i do what i want!" .. or "i am important enough not to wear any uniform or camouflage, so target me instead".
Master Holt is part of a duo with Lady Ayana (which should be posted up soon enough (tumblr limits to 10 photos). Master Holt is a master pistoleer and his game stats reflect this. he is a boss at range, but still capable in melee. with Lady Ayana, he is much stronger :D
Privateer Press Warmachine Mercenary Rhulic warcaster Durgen Madhammer
despite their short stature, i really like painting these dwarves. the colour scheme is made up of a progressively lightening sanguine base and hammerfall khaki (from memory). i also put a picture on his helm, then weathered it… but now looking at it closer (ie, through the camera lens), it doesn't really look like anything. it was meant to be a flaming skull… aw well.
Privateer Press Warmachine Mercenaries solo Ragman
just a quick one here. welcome: Ragman!
i have yet to play him on the field, but i see him doing great things with my iron fang or my kayazy assassins (as he offers a -2ARM aura).
as for painting, it was as basic as i could get. i painted it in simple colours, then places various mixes of brown washes with blues and reds and some thinner and thicker. i used it as a test for mixing washes. though, as i would have it, i have forgotten the mixes as i thought i was clever enough to remember for later… however, it should not be overly hard to discover the mixes by looking at him!
because tree!
my first tree i have ever made, and i am impressed. all it is made of is a trig from the backyard, condensed cardboard base, flock, static grass and flower bits. it was so easy i want to do more, but the trick is finding the right twigs!
i am trying to made a 'forest template' where the trees can be taken off for ease of play. so i need about three of these to at least make the template look like what it is. (three is, like, the magic number in everything).
Privateer Press Warmachine Khador unit Winterguard Rifle Corps
These guys have not let me down yet. combined with Kovnik Jo for some needed bonus to hit, these guys wreck havoc. but what i really like is their suppression fire ability. placing a 5" AOE POW10 is a massive roadblock for lightly armed units/solos. this means they offer great board control, and i very much like board control.
another boon for these guys is in combination with Lady Ayana and Master Holt. Ayana has a spell that any friendly units targeting the same target, get a bonus +2 to damage rolls. now, suddenly, the riflemen have pow10+2 range 14 rifles. and with Kovnik Jo, they also get a boosted attack roll. 10 (effective) POW12 can easily destroy single wound heavy infantry or multi-wound medium infantry. heck, they can also destroy light warjacks or damage heavy ones.
i am currently enjoying these guys more than the regular winterguard, but that is mostly because i am not a fan of versatile units. i like my units to have a single role on the table. a role they excel at. (however, it all depends on how i build my list. versatility has its place too!)
as for painting, i painted them the same scheme as my regualr winterguard (albeit a bit differently, as i forgot the colour recipe…).
i tried something different for the base. i wanted a more ruinee/tundraee/icy look/feel. the sand was painted blue and washed in dark blue. tho in hindsight, i should have done it in black to give it a more natural look. but still, the blue offers great contrast to the white and it adds some needed interest to the otherwise dull base.
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the Butcher's war arguses. i hate painted this armor design, i really do. tho i do make it hard for myself, so whatever. i do like the end product though. i have never painted an Argus before so it was an experience. i tried two different colours, a grey/blue and a regular brown. both turned out alright and they look really nice next to the butcher himself.
game-wise, these puppies have done little. i must admit, however, that i use them as sacrifices for butcher to get a vengeance move. but i have not played enough to really tell you a lot about their abilities etc. i do know, however, they look awesome and having this entire unit march down the center field inspires terror in the heart of my opponent :D
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let's start off with a bang!
so, he is finally (or almost) done! :D after taking the photos i noticed some areas to touch up, but generally, he is done!
and i love this model. the sheer power this character wields in his pose is just amazing. and compared to his first carnation, this model is much more imposing on the battlefield.
i have used this warcaster to great effect. indeed, he plays like how i play pSorchsa - a torpedo 'caster. however, unlike pSorshca, the butcher is not as agile/fast, but where he lacks here, he makes up with sheer armor. pSorshca needs to be conservative and play safe, because any gust of wind blowing in her direction will break her. but the butcher is more forgiving. since he has very few spells that buff his army, he hogs all the focus himself. and if you charge, and now find yourself in a bit of a pickle situation, then you can just camp his focus, and weather the storm like a boss.
i never liked butcher, but now… well, now, i cant get enough!
as for the painting, it is pretty standard for my khador. i did screw up in some areas, and i could not work the battle damage in as well as i wanted, but overall im happy and he looks nice on the battlefield (pictures of him on the table to come!).
stay tuned for the rest of his unit tho - two arguses are on their way!
hey guys. until i take photos of my recently painted goods, here are some recycled batrep photos! :D they look amazing still. i played a friend, 100 points; but everything must be painted. the result didn't matter in the end (i won), as it just looks so beautiful. look at how beautiful it is! LOOK AT IT!


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Syria has turned over materials to Russia which aim to show that a chemical weapons attack last month was carried out by the rebels, a top Russian diplomat visiting Damascus says.
The Aug. 21 attack precipitated the current high tensions over Syria's chemical weapons and sparked a plan under which Syria is to abandon the weapons. A report by U.N. investigators confirmed that chemical weapons were used Aug. 21 but did not say by which side in Syria's civil war.
The ITAR-Tass news agency on Wednesday quoted Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Ryabkov as saying that Syria told Russian officials the material "bears witness to the rebels participating in the chemical attack" but that Russia has not yet drawn any conclusions.
Ryabkov was meeting Wednesday with Syrian President Bashar Assad, Russian news agencies reported. There were no immediate details on the talks.
Russia has been Syria's main ally since the start of the conflict in March 2011, blocking proposed U.N. resolutions that would impose sanctions on Assad's regime and opposing an attempt to authorize the use of force if Syria does not abide by the agreement to get rid of its chemical weapons.
Assigning responsibility for the Aug. 21 attack has become a heated international diplomatic issue. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his French counterpart Laurent Fabius sharply differed on the topic after meeting in Moscow on Tuesday. Lavrov said Moscow has reason to believe the attack was a provocation staged by the rebels, while Fabius said the evidence clearly implicates the government side.
Russia also has repeatedly claimed that a chemical weapons attack in Syria on March 19 was committed by the rebels.
The reports did not specify the nature of the new material turned over by Syria to Russia, which Ryabkov said would be closely analyzed.
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The fighting in Syria has killed more than 100,000 people, according to activists and the U.N., and has forced 7 million to flee their homes. Five million Syrians have been displaced inside the country and more than 2 million have sought refuge in the neighboring countries of Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey and Iraq, according to the U.N.
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One of the many things which were discussed during the BSA's National Meeting was a new square knot to cover several BSA and non-BSA awards which were being awarded or earned by BSA youth and in some cases adult members.
The Congressional Award is a special award presented by the Congress of the United States to individuals for the performance of a certain number of community service, personal growth, and leadership hours over a period of time. It is presented to youth members either in the Congressional District's offices or in the Congressmembers' offices in Washington. There is a Bronze, Gold and Silver version of the Award, and many Scouts and Scouters have earned one or more of the Awards using their Scouting, Venturing and/or Scouter service in part or whole in meeting the high requirements for the Award.
The Young American Awards were first designed by the Department of Justice under federal law, and was limited to one young adult in each the nation's 50 states -- one for bravery and the other for community service. Very few of those medals were presented over the years; the BSA was asked to assume the program and to make the presentations locally as well as on a national level starting in 1972. The Young American Awards are awarded to youth (not necessarily BSA youth, but many of the receipients ended up being BSA youth or adults) in eight areas. Some Councils have also connected small scholarships to their local Council awards.
The American Legion has a youth awards program which is associated with the presentation of their generic American Legion medal and ribbon (which BSA members cannot wear the ribbon to represent the award on the field uniform) for leadership and community service. The Elks have a similar award, without a medal.
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There you are — ready to pitch your rock star candidate to your hiring manager or client. You are excited about your ability to snag this great prospect in record time, and you are proud of the fact that your candidate is well-qualified for the position. You left a brief message, letting your client or hiring manager know you have found a great prospect. A call is scheduled. You pick up the phone to dial.
As the phone rings, you gather your notes and are feeling confident and prepared; your pitch is bulletproof. As you announce yourself and prepare to share your great news, you hear, "Sorry, but I only have a couple of minutes. All I need to know is if the person you referred to is experienced and will be negotiable on salary."
You are speechless. Actually, your rock star does not have the exact experience and might not be open to a lot of salary negotiating. Nonetheless, you push forward — trying to recover quickly by reciting the list of the other great things you learned about your prospect, confident these factors will win over your hiring manager or client. But you can't shake off feeling weak, frustrated, and doomed.
Not the way you envisioned the call going? How's your confidence now? And what about that bullet-proof pitch? In 29 words — 143 characters — (about a Tweet), you became the victim of the will of your hiring manager or client.
What just happened? More importantly, can you recover? Let's look at both of these questions and use some basic sales skills to provide some help. keep reading…


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It's hot out there, but don't let that stop you from enjoying some free events around the Valley.
Discover how Cerreta's candy is made. The Cerreta candy factory is located in the heart of downtown Glendale. They offer free tours of the factory Monday through Friday. The first tour is at 10 a.m. and the other at 1 p.m. and the tours last about 30 minutes.
You can just stop in during those times. You don't need to call for reservations unless you are going with a group of 30 or more. If you want a treat after the tour, you can buy some of their chocolates, nuts or yummy popcorn, because there's a store right inside the factory.
Cerreta Candy Company
5345 W. Glendale Avenue
Glendale, Arizona 85301
And if you're looking for something a little more active, take the kids bowling for free!
Kids Bowl Free allows kids to do just that, bowl two free games every day during the summer.
There are bowling alleys across the country participating.
Let It Roll Bowl in Phoenix is the only location in the Valley playing.
You have to register online and you'll get vouchers through your email every Sunday to use for the entire week.
8925 N. 12th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85020
Now that the kids have had their fun, it's time for the adults to relax.
The Swingtips play rock music and they are performing at Wild Horse Pass Hotel and Casino Friday night at 8 p.m.
The best part is it's indoors at the Ovations Live Showroom.
You don't need tickets but you must be 18 years or older to attend.
Ovations LIVE! Showroom
Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino
5040 Wild Horse Pass Boulevard
Chandler, Arizona 85226
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Conair's annual warehouse sale is happening this Saturday and you can save at least 50% on Cuisinart appliances and a whole lot more.


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This leisurely journey through Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka encompasses all the highlights of southern India. The beachside retreat of Mamallapuram is our initial base. We then travel to explore Pondicherry and the historic temple and palace cities of Tanjore (Thanjavur), Chettinad and Madurai. Next is the lush tropical land of Kerala - home to Periyar National Park where we go in search of wildlife, palm-fringed backwaters and the harbour city of Kochi (Cochin), with its diverse architectural and religious influences. Alleppey is a village where we observe the rural lifestyle in the backwaters before boarding a traditional rice barge and taking to the main waterways. The historic palace city of Mysore takes us back to the grandiose age of the maharajas. Our journey ends back in the lively former trading outpost city of Chennai (Madras).
- The services of Peregrine's expert English-speaking local tour leader throughout the tour and local guides at some sites. - Sightseeing (including entrance fees where applicable): UNESCO World Heritage-listed site of Mamallapuram including the rock-cut temples, giant frieze and Shore Temple; 10th Century UNESCO World Heritage-listed Sri Brihadishwara Temple; Madurai including Meenakshi Temple; Kochi including Fort Cochin and St Francis Church; Mysore including Chamundi Temple, Chamundi Hill and Maharaja's Palace.- Stroll the French colonial promenades of Pondicherry.- Sample the delicious cusine and explore the extravagant temples of Chettinad.- Kerala Backwater Cruise staying overnight on a converted traditional rice barge houseboat. - Boat ride in Vaikom's countryside to observe local cottage industries and including a Keralan lunch prepared by a local family. - Boat cruise around Kochi harbour.- Jungle walk in Periyar National Park.- Free time to explore Mamallapuram, Madurai, Kochi, Mysore and Chennai. - Overnight train from Kochi to Bangalore in 2nd-class, air-conditioned sleeper berths. - Shatabdi Express air-conditioned day train from Bangalore to Chennai. - Arrival transfer.
International flights, airport departure taxes, airport departure transfer, visas, insurance, other meals including lunches dinners, any optional tours and activities during free time, excess baggage charges, tips, items of a personal nature and camera fees (some places that we visit charge additional fees if you are entering with a camera or camcorder - your city guide will advise on these and they can be paid for locally).
Upon arrival at Chennai's Anna International Airport (next to the international terminal is the Kamaraj domestic terminal), we are met at the airport and transferred to our hotel in Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram). Our airport representative will be waiting for us outside the arrival hall, located after passing out of the customs area. Look out for the signboard. It usually takes about an hour's drive to reach our destination. Lying south of Chennai and overlooking the Bay of Bengal, the ancient seaport of Mamallapuram (also called Mahabalipuram) is now a coastal retreat with a long sandy beach, flanked by volcanic rocks. The town has been a sculpture centre since the 5th century when, at its height during the Pallava Dynasty, many of the temples in the town were constructed. Most famous of these is the Shore Temple overlooking the beachfront, decorated with ornately carved figures. There are many man-made caves to explore and at the centre of the village are two massive rocks covered in bas-reliefs, known as Arjuna's Penance and the Krishna Mandapa. Mamallapuram became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1995, due to its large number of impressive sites.
We enjoy some sightseeing today in this village of 12,000 people. The highlights include a visit to the fabulous rock-cut temples, the giant frieze and the Shore Temple, carved out of rock along the Coromandel Coast. We have the afternoon at leisure to take in the seaside ambience and perhaps seek out some of the delicious seafood that this place is famous for.
(Driving time: approx 3 hours) We drive south down the coast from Mamallapuram to the former French settlement of Pondicherry (Puducherry). This was the capital of French India and along the seafront we can still discern traces of the colonial influence in the design of some of the houses and also in the kepi-wearing policemen. An important trading post since ancient times, the town has also been colonised over the years by the Portuguese, the Danes and the British, as well as the French. It's now both a bustling Indian market town, but also takes on the appearance of being a permanently out-of-season seaside resort. Pondicherry also attracts visitors who come here to study yoga or practice meditation in the Sri Aurobindo Ashram. There is also an international flavour present in the nearby Auroville community, which was inspired by the founder of Sri Aurobindo Ashram - a Parisian painter named Mirra Alfassa, who was known as the 'Mother'. The centres charter states that to live in Auroville, one must be a willing servitor of the Divine Consciousness. With roughly 1800 residents from 38 nationalities, mainly Europeans, serving the Divine Consciousness, the centre operates as a kind of alternative community, subsisting from handicrafts and alternative technology. Our time in Pondicherry is at leisure, so those with an interest in the philosophy of the centre may be interested in arranging a visit. Pondicherry is famous for its French-influenced cuisine and in the evening we can chose from one of the many great eating spots on offer.
(Driving time: approx 4 hours) We drive from Pondicherry to Tanjore. Also known as Thanjuvar, the town is a main commercial centre for the surrounding Kaveri Delta, but nevertheless retains the feel of a rural market town. There are some superb monuments in Tanjore, most notably the Sri Brihadishwara Temple - a World Heritage listed monument. This is the most imposing Chola monument in all of Tamil Nadu and contains a superb bronze collection. The temple dominates the skyline of the town with a 13-storey tower and colonnaded walkways around a central courtyard. The town itself is divided in two by the Grand Anicut Canal, with the old town lying to the north. There are still many other temples here, as well as the Nayak royal palace.
(Driving time: approx 3 hours) We continue by road from Tanjore to Chettinad. Chettinad is a region of the Sivaganga district of southern part of the state of Tamil Nadu. Karaikkudi is the capital of Chettinad, which includes Karaikkudi and 74 other villages. Chettinad is rich in cultural heritage, art and architecture, and is renowned for its 18th century mansions that are embellished with marble and Burma teak and feature wide courtyards and spacious rooms. Local legend has it that their walls used to be polished with a paste made out of egg white to give a smooth texture. A heritage walking tour takes us to look at the exterior of some of these stately buildings. In your free time, you may wish to visit the interior of one of the Chettiar mansions. Chettinad is also known for its culinary delicacies and we can indulge on some of these in the evening.
(Driving time: approx 2 hours) Our next destination, Madurai, is full of colourful bazaars, street tailors, throngs of pilgrims and joyful religious processions. The main attraction is the famous temple dedicated to the goddess Meenakshi, one of the re-incarnations of Parvati - Shiva's consort. The Meenakshi Temple is one of the finest and largest examples of Dravidian architecture, has an estimated 33 million sculptures and is always a hive of activity. The most fascinating features of the temple are its musical pillars, each of which is carved out of a single block of granite and each when tapped let out a musical note. Then there is the Hall of a Thousand Pillars, part of which has converted into a museum filled with sculptures and antique treasures. It is well worth returning in the evening to see the closing ceremony, in which an image of Shiva is carried in procession to Parvati's shrine. This ceremony is accompanied by chanting priests, drummers and torch-bearers, making it an unforgettable experience.
(Driving time: approx 4 hours) After breakfast we continue our journey by road and cross from one state to another, as we travel from Tamil Nadu to Kerala. Our journey is on a hilly and winding road and our destination is Thekkady, which is set amidst beautiful countryside and is the visitors centre and gateway to Periyar National Park - a renowned wildlife sanctuary and tiger reserve and one of the largest national parks in India. Even though there is plenty of wildlife, sightings are of course a matter of chance. We include a forest walk with a local guide in the hope of sighting some of the exotic species of animals that make their home in the park. Periyar is also located around a large artificial lake and you can take an optional boat ride in the late afternoon if you wish.
(Driving time: approx 3 hours) After a drive to Alleppey, we board our houseboat, converted from a Kettavallum, or traditional rice barge, and sail the beautiful backwaters of Kerala - a breathtakingly stimulating experience. This large aquatic area is a vast network of lagoons, lakes, rivers and canals, and the people who live in this region have created their own distinct lifestyles. While sailing down the maze of canals one sees simultaneously different scenes - villages, paddy fields, coconut palms, fishermen and everyday local life. From our comfortable houseboats we witness the peaceful way of life on these amazing waterways and get to watch the sun go down over the backwaters. Our overnight stay on board our boat is sure to be a real highlight of our trip and the cool breeze from the lake always helps us to sleep better, after we moor up for the night.
(Driving time: approx 1 hours) We finish our cruise and drive us past some of the numerous villages that line the intricate waterways, to Kochi (Cochin). On arrival we enjoy a city tour and explore Fort Cochin and St Francis Church. Built by Portuguese Franciscan monks in 1503, this is said to be the oldest church in India. The structure itself is testament to the evolving history of Cochin, having been used at various times by Roman Catholics, Dutch Protestants and Anglicans. We also enjoy a boat cruise around the harbour. In our fee time we can explore other sights of interest including the famous Mattancherry Jewish Synagogue, which was originally built of wood in 1568. The area surrounding the synagogue is full of spice shops selling cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and a host of other spices. Kochi is set on a cluster of islands and narrow peninsulas and has one of the best natural harbours in the world. It is one of the most unique and fascinating towns in southern India. In the evening we can watch a performance of Kathakali dancing (optional).
(Train journey: approx 12 hours) This morning we drive to Vaikom for a day visit, where we include a boat ride through the small waterways and visit various local industries such as like coir making, toddy tapping, spice producing, mat weaving and pot making. We visit a riverine village and meet the families living in this stunningly unique environment. The backwaters of Kerala have become the lifeline of the state, with a number of towns like Alappuzha, Kumarakom, Kollam, Kuttinad located amidst the maze of waterways. We also enjoy a Keralan lunch at Vaikom, prepared for us by a local family. Late in the afternoon we drive back to Kochi, where In the evening we board a sleeper train to Bangalore (Bengaluru). Our train departs at around 8:45 pm from Kochi Railway Station. On this train we use 2nd-class, air-conditioned sleeper berths.
(Driving time: approx 3 hours) After arriving in Bangalore at approximately 8:35 am, we are met and driven to Mysore - a friendly and easy-going city of shady trees and buildings of faded grandeur. This is one of India's most manageable cities. The huge Maharajas Palace is simply magnificent, especially when illuminated during festivals. There are museums, hilltop temples and an extremely colourful fruit and vegetable market, which is a photographer's delight. On a city tour of Mysore we visit the Maharajas Palace and Chamundi Hill. Mysore is also a crafts centre and there are numerous shops selling a large range of sandalwood, rosewood and teak carvings, and furniture. Plenty of shopping opportunities!
(Train journey: approx 7 hours) We take the Shatabdi Express air-conditioned train back to Chennai, arriving in the evening. Our train is scheduled to depart at 2:15 pm and arrive at Chennai at 9:35 pm. Founded as recently as 1639 by the British East India Company as a trading post, Chennai is divided into three main areas. The original site was north of the River Cooum and is known as Fort St George. Central Chennai is the commercial and business heart of the city and, to the south, Mylapore has temples and other attractions. George Town, to the north of Fort St George, is an area of small, crowded streets lined with interesting architecture; both Hindu and Jain temples are found here, as well as the occasional mosque. There are some good bazaars to explore, but like much of Chennai it can be crowded and chaotic. More manageable is Mylapore, which has the most famous temple in the city - the Kapalishvara. With a 40 metre tower decorated with sculptures and a collection of shrines tended by priests, it is a popular site for devotees and sightseers alike.
Your trip ends in Chennai this morning after breakfast. Check out time is 12 noon. If your flight leaves in the evening you may wish to book additional accommodation so you have a room until departure. Your leader will be on hand to assist with transfers to the airport. This is not covered but can be booked in advance through your travel agent or with us.
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In January 1978, the first Peregrine small group trek set off around Nepal's Annapurna Sanctuary. Now, 36 years later, our commitment to taking travellers into the heart of a destination is exactly the same.
Almost 20 years ago, Peregrine became the first travel company of its kind to exclusively employ local leaders. It's more like travelling with a local friend. Our English-speaking local leaders can unlock doors closed to coach tourists and independent travellers alike.
Peregrine groups sizes are capped at 16 people, so you'll visit places the big groups can't, stay in more interesting accommodation (try getting a coach-load of people into a Bedouin camp) and take all sorts of transport (traditional junk in Halong Bay, anyone?).
Peregrine's small group travel experiences are ideal if you're an experienced traveller who wants a deeper connection with the places you visit along with a higher comfort level, including a mix of 3 and 4-star accommodation, English-speaking local leaders and private transport.
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