TRAVELLIVE 02-2017
I often save the air tickets of every trip I have taken with my friends and family. Sometimes, when looking at each of them, I feel like all the emotion and memories are kept inside the small piece of paper. In my latest journey, my companions were the two little kids, Amy and Alex, travelling with their mother. It was amazing as I as was able to stay awake for hours during the flight, eagerly listening to the adventures of these little travelers. Among their stories, the one about globe impressed me the most. When they were asking their mom where they will go the next time, she just gave them the small globe, smiled, and let Amy point at one of the place on it. Amy and Alex were so excited, screaming with glee when their mom told them about the next place. The kids together made a plan to save money, and prepare for their next trip. From time to time, the family had traveled around the world with that globe. They showed me that no matter where we go, one should plan their voyage with love so as to make every trip into an exciting page of life’s book. The book of my life is marked with the air tickets I have collected over the years and the memories attached to each of them. It has been said that life is a journey, not a destination. The purpose then, is to travel to new places, experience and learn new things, relax after working days, or to find yourself, your passion and love. Have you got your next journey planned?
I often save the air tickets of every trip I have taken with my friends and family. Sometimes, when looking at each of them, I feel like all the emotion and memories are kept inside the small piece of paper.
In my latest journey, my companions were the two little kids, Amy and Alex, travelling with their mother. It was amazing as I as was able to stay awake for hours during the flight, eagerly listening to the adventures of these little travelers. Among their stories, the one about globe impressed me the most. When they were asking their mom where they will go the next time, she just gave them the small globe, smiled, and let Amy point at one of the place on it. Amy and Alex were so excited, screaming with glee when their mom told them about the next place. The kids together made a plan to save money, and prepare for their next trip. From time to time, the family had traveled around the world with that globe. They showed me that no matter where we go, one should plan their voyage with love so as to make every trip into an exciting page of life’s book. The book of my life is marked with the air tickets I have collected over the years and the memories attached to each of them.
It has been said that life is a journey, not a destination. The purpose then, is to travel to new places, experience and learn new things, relax after working days, or to find yourself, your passion and love. Have you got your next journey planned?
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The elephants are highly revered<br />
to an incredible degree and are,<br />
therefore, treated like human<br />
beings in this tribe.<br />
M'nong people coexist with<br />
elephants, sharing a special<br />
bond with the creatures and are<br />
well-known for their elephant<br />
training skills. Tracking and<br />
"domesticating" elephants is a<br />
very tricky and dangerous job.<br />
The hunters not only require<br />
special skills to overcome the<br />
challenges of capturing them,<br />
but they also need to overcome<br />
the adversities that a wild jungle<br />
presents.<br />
The wild elephants are captured<br />
when they are very young and<br />
then reared as pets. Having a<br />
"domesticated" elephant plays<br />
a crucial part in uplifting the<br />
daily life of locals and also<br />
serves as an important means of<br />
transportation for the M'nong<br />
people.<br />
Traditionally, elephants were<br />
symbols of war. The chief<br />
of the village often be hear<br />
telling amazing cultural stories<br />
about how elephants aided<br />
in overpowering an enemy.<br />
Elephants are not seen as<br />
workers but rather as partners in<br />
enriching the lives of the M'nong<br />
tribe.<br />
The Law for Protecting<br />
Elephants<br />
The Law of protecting elephants<br />
was created by the M'nong tribe.<br />
When elephants are not in good<br />
physical condition, it's the duty of<br />
the villagers to take care of them.<br />
This is both a duty and a privilege.<br />
People who abuse or eat elephants<br />
are duly punished, and those who<br />
kill elephants for business or<br />
profit are strictly penalized. There<br />
are various fines that need to be<br />
paid depending on the severity of<br />
the crime. Those who excessively<br />
abuse elephants pay a fine by<br />
replacing it with a cow or another<br />
elephant.<br />
This law of care applies to both<br />
humans and elephants. If, for<br />
some reason, an elephant abuses<br />
or causes the death of a human,<br />
it is killed. The village chief<br />
organizes a hearing to discuss the<br />
claims with other villagers and<br />
depending on the circumstance,<br />
a suitable punishment will be<br />
carried out.<br />
The 6 th Buon Ma Thuot<br />
Coffee Festival and<br />
Central Highlands<br />
Gong Culture Festival<br />
<strong>2017</strong> will take place<br />
from March 8 th to 13 th<br />
in various places in<br />
Lak District and Buon<br />
Ma Thuot.
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