Reflection

Altered state… recalibrated life… whatever way we look at this year the world has been shaken, not spun, to reveal very raw, deep, sad, difficult and also beautiful truths. Humanity lost momentum in the face of uncertainty while Mother Nature went wild with the 'slow' down. But with adversity comes courage and whether individually, locally, nationally or globally it seems resilience, sufficiency, compassion and patience may be spinning the world into a new way. Change is inevitable.

It's happened here. As the global pandemic grounded the world, SHIBUI & Co. was awarded winner, ‘Best Cultural Tourism Publisher, 2020’. Ironic but cool. Because 'winning' in 2020 redefined SHIBUI's core. From here, we publish slow made, slow travel and slow stay stories to deeply engage world tourism with indigenous cultures so they are never lost. And we travel in time with them. Slowly.

With this glorious burst of extraordinary content to deliver, our beloved digital magazine, SHIBUI Issue

is back! And with reflection to current realities around the world, we reached out to our previously featured indigenous artisans to tribute this re-launch edition in their honour! For their slow world existence has been tried and tested since ancient times. Their stories on the following pages restore hope and highlight the importance of global connection, contribution and resilience.

And to wrap this year up with a little more artisan love, we welcome you to our (new) slow world SHIBUI store! (Flick to page 45 to gauge our excitement.)

Phew! So much to share in this edition but hopefully it instils an element of trust that the world is still spinning with extraordinary people and places to visit. Even our global distributor Press Reader reassures us that online travel magazines have hit the sky in readership this year. World travel is missed by millions. Until next edition, stay well, embrace change and subscribe below if you haven't already. #shibuilove