Take two Royal Enfield motorbikes, a passionate team devoted to promoting peace and nonviolence and hundreds of young change-makers in eight nations – and what do you get? A life-altering journey that PETA is proud to be supporting!

De Paix Yatra, or the Peace Journey, is a 13,000-kilometre multinational trip that will take riders Parth Vasavada and Nitesh Square from India to England. Popular model and actor Debi Dutta is also onboard to conduct media interviews and help raise awareness about De Paix Yatra's mission. The team will stop in more than 50 cities in India, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Greece, Italy, France and England, visiting with young people to encourage them to become active and work for a more peaceful world.

Recognising that peace begins on your plate, the team members have committed to eating only vegetarian foods during their 65-day journey. PETA is a proud partner of these peace pilgrims, and we have provided them with T-shirts to wear on their trip as well as literature to hand out along the way about going vegan, losing leather and adopting animals.

A book and a documentary about the journey are in the works. In the meantime, you can track the team's progress at its website and help make your little corner of the world more peaceful by going vegan.

PETA wishes De Paix Yatra all the best!

Everyone carries a handbag, but you can carry a piece of art! If you are bored with identical-looking factory-made bags and prefer creative, out-of-the-box designs, Canvas Creations has a lot to offer you!

Canvas Creations was started by an artist father and his two marketing-savvy daughters. They are raising the bar of creativity in the bag industry by crafting sturdy canvas bags that are hand-painted by artists.

And best of all, the bags are absolutely vegan and cruelty-free. Renowned artist and owner of Canvas Creations Bijit Mukherjee says, "Canvas Creations believes in playing with paint and not with blood". Hear hear, Mr Mukherjee!

Enter to win one of these snazzy handbags by telling us your favourite places to shop for leather-free goods? Send us your entries by commenting below.

The contest is closed now!

Vegan bag company Princesse K is partnering with PETA to give you a chance to win an über trendy frog-inspired handbag from its Tropical Muse Collection. The bag is exquisitely embellished with crystals and beads – who wouldn't want to flaunt this fabulous faux-leather tote everywhere that they go?!

Want a chance to win it? Tell us where you would flaunt this leather-free looker by leaving a comment below. The person with the most interesting answer will take home the prize! The contest ends on 6 January 2012, and the winner will be announced on 9 January 2012. Be sure to read our privacy policy and terms and conditions, as you're agreeing to both by commenting. 

While you're waiting to see if you're the lucky one who bagged this glam bag, take a peek at Princesse K's collection of luxurious handbags.

And good luck!