Andrew Harper points to notable shops in Jaipur and Jodhpur in which to purchase exquisite scarves and shawls made from the finest Rajasthani textiles.
During colonial times, the French were bewitched by Indochine. Today, its component nations -- Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos --continue to cast a powerful spell. Linked by the 2,700-mile-long Mekong River, the three countries are now at varying stages of development.
The most distinctive Panamanian handicrafts are molas, the colorful cloth panels made by the women of the Kuna indigenous people, who live along the Caribbean littoral or on the San Blas Islands.