Author Archives: Shini Somara

Bugging out in Belize

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You read in the history books about this powerful, technologically sophisticated and sometimes brutal ancient civilization. But meeting them in ...

Archery and Horseback Riding in New Mexico

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NKR_Flickr_NewMexicoC_01_03

The Chiricahua Apache are very reserved and quiet, by nature.  At times I felt that perhaps we had intruded in ...

Humble people and Simple food of Koh Lanta

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NKR_Flickr_KohLantaC_01_01

Of all the tribes and indigenous people we met, The Urak Lawoi led the most simple life.  They do not ...

Let the good times roll!

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The environment of the Bayou, was like nothing I have ever experienced in the USA before.  I was blown away ...

Magical experiences in Hawaii

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This was the first time I had been to Hawaii, a destination which had always seemed so remote from London, ...

Fiji: Diversity of People and Diversity of Food

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Fiji

What a mix the people of Fiji are!  From Melanesian to Polynesian and influenced by the Dutch, British and Indians ...

Elephants and amazing food in Chiang Dao!

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Elephants are such an important part of the Palong Hill Tribe culture.  I had groups of them walking past my ...

Poignant and Profound in New Zealand

Shini hosts in New Zealand.
Shini hosts in New Zealand.

Maori culture was the most intense and personally moving of all the cultures I met whilst shooting this series of ...

Dominica’s Wild Weather

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The temperamental weather was the most challenging thing about Dominica. It switched from basking hot sunshine to torrential rain in ...

Daredevil Chefs and Love From the Kalinago

The welcome dinner.
The welcome dinner.

The Kalinago’s joviality and pride in their culture was evident from our first meeting.  Although shy in the beginning, they ...