it was a misty morning, soon to be scorching, like every day in Niger, when we arrived at the riverbank. I was 17, living in the capital, Niamey, while my mother worked as a diplomat at the US embassy

Rivers and lakes form a sacred geography in the South Indian state of Kerala, where travellers can trace waterways that have been shaping myths, legends and religious practices for millennia

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Wellness, the word, has been around for centuries, but it’s only in the last decade or two that it has become commonplace. An Oxford English Dictionary graph of how frequently it has been used over ti

T HE FOX STOOD IN THE shadows of ...

Glastonbury, in the Somerset Levels, might bring to mind crystal healing and ley lines, but away from the town wildlife flourishes. Our campsite was perfectly placed, close to both the RSPB’s Ham Wall