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Jugaad
Jugaad: a clever improvised fix made from whatever is at hand.Loading…
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Jugaad: a clever improvised fix made from whatever is at hand.Mai pen rai: never mind, it's fine. The most useful phrase in Thailand.Kaizen: small continuous improvements. Pack a little lighter every trip.Nunchi: the art of reading the room without a word being spoken.Guanxi: the network of relationships that makes things possible.Lagom: not too little, not too much. Just the right amount, including in your backpack.Sisu: stubborn determination in the face of hardship, especially cold and dark.Friluftsliv: open-air living, the belief that being outdoors is a fundamental part of being well.Allemansratten: the right to roam. In Sweden the countryside belongs to everyone who respects it.Gezellig: cosy, convivial, the feeling of a Dutch cafe on a rainy afternoon.Craic: good conversation, good company and good fun, usually in that order.Slainte: to your health, the only Gaelic word you truly need in a pub.Ciao serves as both hello and goodbye, from a Venetian phrase meaning I am your servant.Bon voyage: a good crossing. The phrase is older than the aeroplane by centuries.Buen camino: the greeting pilgrims exchange on the road to Santiago.Namaste: the light in me honours the light in you.Shalom and salaam come from the same root and both mean peace.Aloha means hello, goodbye and love, and locals will tell you it is a way of behaving, not a greeting.Hawaiian word
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Mana: spiritual power and presence, carried by people and by places.Polynesian concept
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Kaitiakitanga: guardianship of the land, on the understanding that you are only borrowing it.Maori concept
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Turangawaewae: a place to stand, the ground where you feel connected and empowered.Maori concept
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Songlines: routes across the land recorded in song, a map you can sing rather than fold.Aboriginal Australian tradition
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Walkabout: a journey undertaken on foot to reconnect with country and self.Australian usage
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A guest brings good fortune with him.The missed ferry. The stranger who handed over a key. The meal that ran until midnight. If something happened to you on the road and you still think about it, send it - a few sentences is plenty, and we do the tidying up.
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