While looking for something special as a gift before Christmas I discovered an amazing shop in Calgary. Then I learned that Ten Thousand Villages already operates in many places across North America. In USA and Canada these handicraft shops offer beautiful gifts created by skilful artisans from around the Third World countries.

Here are my pictures taken in a shop in Calgary at 8318 Fairmount Drive SE. (tel. 403 255 0553).

Ten Thousand Villages is "The world at home, the world at heart, a world of good gifts". ... (more)