Blog Posts for January 2012

Ethiopia is a country where the smiles are as wide as the vast expanses of land. But it's also a country facing crisis.

Ethiopia used to experience drought every eight years or so, but now it's almost year to year. The situation makes it harder for people to maintain their livelihood. 

For most Ethiopians, livestock is the main asset, so in times of drought there is no food, no pasture for their animals and no water for the people. 

Alix Clark is the editor of SBS food magazine Feast. In this regular series, she will choose a different dish from Feast magazine and recreate it in her own kitchen. With Chinese New Year celebrations upon us, we've chosen a Malaysin curry laksa:

Monique Engler says from the end of March to early May, sakura bloom all over Japan. The cherry blossoms come and go, but not without being noticed.

Everyone stops. The whole country drinks sake until they can’t walk, and stare at the blossoms until the last pale petal floats to the ground. Wandering into Yoyogi Koen, or in fact any park in Japan, you can’t help but be swept away with the merriment as thousands of people celebrate this annual occurrence.

Peregrine adventurers, Tony and Olga Hammock, recently returned from the 10-day Yunnan Explorer trip. They took some fantastic photos, which they've kindly offered to share with the Peregrine community. Here are a few of our favourite shots, with a little caption about each one from Tony: