Mon: Recounting children tales is not a laughing matter; surprise, disbelief, heroism and happy ending all play a role.
Tue: The displacement of San peoples, now inhabiting the Kalahari desert, is a vivid reminder of the pernicious history of european colonialist and their african born descendants in Africa well into the late 20th century.
Wed: Hokkaido northern Shiretoko national park, a combination of forests, lakes and coastal dunes, presents an easy introduction to the wild nature of the Kuril islands, further north.
Thu: Sinbad stories from the Arabian nights are up to grasp on nowadays Yemen and Oman coastlines.