IN SPIRIT OF returning
Tossing and turning through another year of chaos, we land on a beacon of hope… that world travel will recover safely, soon. For this reason, we honour UNWTO World Tourism Day more than ever before.
Although still grounded Down Under, our belated SHIBUI Issue 9 takes us far… from the Garma Festival in Arnhem Land, Australia to the city of baskets’ in Bolgatanga, Ghana. We slow travel in Guatemala and Georgia, discover ancient tribal life in Papua New Guinea and a slow stay resting beauty in rural Portugal. Every place is unique, rich with cultural fascination and missing tourism greatly.
Without blowing our own trumpet too loudly, SHIBUI & Co. won another award during our most humbling of times, boosting spirits for all the right reasons to keep this SHIBUI journey alive. (Page 6.)
Add a little magic with guest storyteller, Rich Manley, who bestows an enviable travel skill to break down cultural barriers, or learn from traditional farmers in Bali with the team at Astangara Way who are making global sense to sow Bali's ancient farming techniques back into modern life for future sustainability, we hope this edition lands lightly into in-boxes, full of upbeat inspiration and positivity. With Garma in our hearts, Guatemala in our sights and Georgia on our minds, we continue to curate stories and immersive travel experiences from all over the globe, to deeply engage responsible world tourism with Indigenous traditions so they are never lost. And we travel in time with them slowly.
Wherever you are and whatever you are doing to keep afloat during choppy seas, we thank you for your ongoing support and pray that we can all return to the people and places that miss us most. Until then, may tourism recovery inspire change for the better and living locally provide a calm sense of belonging.
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A JAPANESE WORD USED TO DESCRIBE AN UNDERSTATED, CLASSIC KIND OF COOL. IT’S AN ENRICHED BEAUTY ACHIEVED THOUGH MINIMALISM AND PURPOSE RATHER THAN ADORNMENT AND EXTRAVAGANCE. ITS VALUE MUST BE DISCOVERED AND UNDERSTOOD RATHER THAN BOUGHT OR WON.