In China, foot binding slowly slips into history
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In China, foot binding slowly slips into history

FOREIGN EXCHANGE Reprinted from a LA Times story I thought was really interesting In the village of Liuyi, China, there are only about 30 women left who followed a once-common tradition that was painful but also bonded mothers and daughters. But the eyes are drawn to Fu’s deformed feet and the tiny, ornate shoes on…

Babar and Me and the Deep Blue Sea from Condé Nast Traveler on Concierge.com

Babar and Me and the Deep Blue Sea from Condé Nast Traveler on Concierge.com

 I love wonderful stories of places I want to go. When I found this story I wanted to share it with my readers. Enjoy! The Andaman Islands, closed to foreigners until 1995, are the ultimate tropical mystery in that cabinet of wonders called India. Tony Perrottet loses himself in a place of unearthly perfection, where…