http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog Travel, art and global culture Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:27:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I bought my first pair of Moroccan leather slippers about 6 years ago .. and they are still going! I now have about 4 pairs (i´m not ashamed) .. I just love the cool soft leather under my feet, perfect for pottering around the house (esp in the kitchen), I ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=23 The Little Hobo trip to source amazing items for the Happy Hammock range and ultimately your delight ... begins in Mexico City. The biggest city in the world no less. I arrived here in mid Jan, a little over a week ago and proceeded directly to a couple of the ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=45 Bingo!! As much as I came here to rest I couldn´t resist just quickly checking out the market for you to see what was on offer. I went in with attitude that I would just have a quick look, more like a gentle browse really ... all the time thinking of these ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=64 After Accapulco I flew to Oaxaca and Sue came to join me from Mexico city. Oaxaca city itself is absolutley beautiful, very refined and elegant with a moderate temerature that is warm enough in the day but a little milder at night. Lots or culture here ... art galleries, good restaurants and bars, a ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=76 Sat 3rd Feb. Sue and I arrived in San Cristobal, Chiapas region (near the Guatemalan border) at the beginning of Feb. The town seems very nice, full of artisans and many different indigenous peoples from the surrounding mountains. I found a Co-Operative shop that was selling some amazing items, including some ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=81 Here's one of the thing's I love about travel ... I love the surprises and I love the people that you meet ... Mitch and Anna really embody both of these things. I met these two in a place called Placencia in southern Belize in c. Feb 05. We hung out for about ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=143 Nicaragua is somewhere I first visited in 2005 as part of the whole Central America trip I met Mitch and Anna on. Suzy was here for a bit too when we visited The Corn Islands and Granada. Sooo .. from a  sourcing point of view  I was keen to re-visit Masaya a town ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=144 One of my most favorite towns that i have ever visited is Antigua, Guatemala. So I definately knew that I wanted to revist here. I also knew that last time I was here in 2005 I bought a beautiful beaded braclet that I have wheeled out on many a special occasion since ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=148 Part of the services offered by Happy-Hammock is 'Gifts 4 Women' .. preferrably .. 'bought by men'! As part of this I have always wanted to include Silk (probably from SE Asia) and Silver. One of the main reasonas for coming to Mexico was that I had heard that it it was great for ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=174 Time to collect the laquer goods I ordered from Augustine Rios c. 2 months ago. I was sooo pleased to see them all ready. They really are fab .. can't wait for you all to see them. Chilli bowls Pepper salad bowls (lush) Augustine packing the trays ... http://www.happy-hammock.com/blog/?p=198