AROUND THE WORLD

From the map,
go somewhere.

Choose a point to visit one small local story.

30 towns so far

EuropeWEERT, THE NETHERLANDSChildren look up at a stage before school starts→AfricaAGADIR, MOROCCOA blue scoop waits above a mountain of sweets→South AmericaTACNA, PERUA handcart moves slowly through the market aisle→EuropeL’ISLE-SUR-LA-SORGUE, FRANCE“Who is the other?” A figure meets another face→EuropeBELFORT, FRANCEAfter the cars pass by, the afternoon stays by the lake→EuropeLEMGO, GERMANYEveryone is looking beyond the frame→AsiaDAVAO, PHILIPPINESThe person beside the hands adjusting a flower crown→EuropeGENEVA, SWITZERLANDAt the park tables, a market visit runs long→South AmericaLA BUITRERA, COLOMBIAWhile the portrait takes shape, the conversation continues→EuropePATTADA, ITALYAt 4:30, drums, masks and horses set off down the street→EuropeANSÓ, SPAINPut on the clothes, and the old chores return too→AfricaHOPEFIELD, SOUTH AFRICATwo hundred wildflower species, reassembled by a town→OceaniaWAIMATE, CANTERBURY, NEW ZEALANDVegetables, vintage clothes and coffee share the Saturday square→North AmericaPORT ALBERNI, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADAMap in hand, the town makes a circuit of its newly finished harbour→AfricaACCRA, GHANAAt a small stall of crafts from around 12 countries, people stop to check the label→North AmericaATLIXCO, PUEBLA, MEXICOA town awaiting 700 dancers begins by getting everyone to dance→OceaniaMAREEBA, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIASeventy-five backgrounds and 20 food stalls—with a pendant forged at the blacksmith’s→AfricaNGWATLE, KALAHARI DISTRICT, BOTSWANAA salt pan becomes a runway for clothes and jewellery→South AmericaMARCOS PAZ, BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINAPlants, fried pastries and a broken kiln: 25 groups bring their errands to the square→EuropeTRZCIANKA, GREATER POLAND, POLANDFour days before harvest festival, the whole village becomes a decorating team→AsiaKURAMPALA, KERALA, INDIAWrapped in dry banana leaves, child tigers visit every house→South AmericaPUEBLO SAN FERNANDO, ATACAMA, CHILEAmong a hundred makers, donkey salchichón is the flavour that stops me→EuropeCANDELEDA, ÁVILA, SPAINThe line between musicians and audience disappears into a town-wide procession→AsiaWARUKIN, SOUTH KALIMANTAN, INDONESIASchoolchildren dance, then village elders take the same stage→EuropeLOS SANTOS DE MAIMONA, EXTREMADURA, SPAINEven the sound of treading grapes celebrates the town’s year→AfricaMTUNZINI, KWAZULU-NATAL, SOUTH AFRICA“Shadow people” appear around town before the arts festival begins→AsiaNGARGORETNO, CENTRAL JAVA, INDONESIAA vegetable float leads, and a UFO follows for three kilometres→EuropeTOMELLOSO, CASTILLA–LA MANCHA, SPAINEighty-four stalls and eight mules return the town square to an older market→North AmericaFALLS VILLAGE, CONNECTICUT, USASausages and music on the library lawn raise money for a village summer→AsiaDIVAR ISLAND, GOA, INDIAA brass band wakes the village, then flags and floats cross the island→