New Zealand 2016 -Take a virtual trip

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I’ve used StoryMaps, an ARC-GIS based app, to capture our recent trip to New Zealand (which I blogged along the way). https://www.arcgis.com/apps/MapJournal/index.html?appid=fef36b73a87040dfb905c888bc5f936d I’d love to hear your thoughts – on the story and the app!

Jaipur Literature Festival 2016: Parting Words

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The Fest ended on Monday night with great fanfare and another amazing evening event, featuring rousing music and wonderful food, this time at the Meridien Hotel on Jaipur’s northern outskirts. I am still processing the many extraordinary experiences over the festival’s jam-packed five days. Highlights popping up in my head: Margaret Atwood and zombies. I … Read more

JLF 2016 – The People

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Festival crowds over the weekend were astounding. Some 5000 people packed themselves into the Diggi Palace grounds. Here are some before and after pictures of the main venue to give a flavor of the crowds. After the Sunday, crush, Monday morning seemed relatively empty. Mike and I wondered aloud why they ran the Festival for … Read more

@JLF – The Skavengers

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Not all the music at JLF is classical – that’s just where my taste runs.  Most nights, the music definitely trends towards a younger crowd. Here’s the scene on Friday night, when The Skavengers, a band with an “organic melange of Ska, Rocksteady, Reggae, Dub, Jazz and Punk with some Cuban and other Latin influences … Read more