http://pocketcultures.com the world in your pocket Wed, 16 May 2012 14:30:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/16/bucharest-seen-from-the-arch-of-triumph/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/16/bucharest-seen-from-the-arch-of-triumph/#comments Wed, 16 May 2012 02:29:29 +0000 carmen http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16735 Tourists may not know, and its inhabitants may have forgotten, how beautiful Bucharest can be. I’ve realized that, together with the people who lined patiently, last Sunday, waiting to get inside the Arch of Triumph, visited the small museum, got to the upper terrace and admired the panorama from 27 [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/16/bucharest-seen-from-the-arch-of-triumph/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/15/from-our-contributors-week-of-may-13/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/15/from-our-contributors-week-of-may-13/#comments Tue, 15 May 2012 07:21:23 +0000 Ana http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16724 There’s quite a bit of reading material this week thanks to our contributors, who wrote about interesting subjects in their personal blogs. Happy reading! DeeBee, our contributor from France, posted The Colours of Spring: Bluebells.  “In France Bluebells are known as Wild Hyacinths and are found mostly all over the [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/15/from-our-contributors-week-of-may-13/feed/ 0 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/13/picture-postcards-colours-of-new-zealand/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/13/picture-postcards-colours-of-new-zealand/#comments Sun, 13 May 2012 20:46:19 +0000 marie http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16718 Black In October 2011, the All Blacks, New Zealand’s national rugby team won the Rugby World Cup. The crowd at the victory parade was a sea of black. Read more: Samoan food van in Auckland, New Zealand New Zealand Languages Malaysia to New Zealand]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/13/picture-postcards-colours-of-new-zealand/feed/ 1 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/11/roger-kenyan-living-in-south-africa/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/11/roger-kenyan-living-in-south-africa/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 11:10:56 +0000 carrie http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16685   Roger is a Kenyan currently living in Cape Town, South Africa as the proud father and husband in a truly multi cultural family. His wife is Austrian, and sons were born in Botswana and Scotland. Read more about Roger’s experiences raising children in the beautiful city of Cape Town, [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/11/roger-kenyan-living-in-south-africa/feed/ 2 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/11/april-frost-and-three-saints-known-as-lune-rousse-and-saints-de-glace-in-france-2/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/11/april-frost-and-three-saints-known-as-lune-rousse-and-saints-de-glace-in-france-2/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 01:36:33 +0000 deebee http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16580 April Frost – Lune Rousse In France April Frost is known as Lune Rousse (Ginger Moon). It corresponds to the New Moon that starts after Easter, generally between April 5 and May 5, and lasts of course for the entire cycle of the moon. In 2012 April Frost will last [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/11/april-frost-and-three-saints-known-as-lune-rousse-and-saints-de-glace-in-france-2/feed/ 4 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/08/familiarizing-the-world-with-assam/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/08/familiarizing-the-world-with-assam/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 00:45:44 +0000 kelly http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16602 Ruchi Kaur, a design professional in New Delhi, has one major goal: to introduce the globe to the culture of Assam. Feeling the media constantly portrayed her homeland in a negative light, Ruchi, along with a photographer and IT specialist, set out to change Assam’s reputation. Her new blog, Sinaki: [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/08/familiarizing-the-world-with-assam/feed/ 3 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/07/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugali/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/07/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugali/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 09:27:37 +0000 guest http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16647 Sitting at Malawi’s Kamuzu international airport in this year’s already singeing summer has me bored, constipated and wishing I was somewhere else. I’ve been dropped off an hour and half early and am finding it difficult to breathe. This has nothing to do with my premature arrival, but with a [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/07/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugali/feed/ 1 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/06/picture-postcards-colours-of-ottawa/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/06/picture-postcards-colours-of-ottawa/#comments Sun, 06 May 2012 22:11:33 +0000 marie http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16639 This month our theme for Picture Postcards is “Colours”. Our Contributing Editor, Ana, took this photo of wintery skies in Ottawa to represent the colour grey. Read more: Maple toffee The 4-Way Stop Courtesy A Wedding on Yukon Time]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/06/picture-postcards-colours-of-ottawa/feed/ 3 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/04/argentinean-customs-roadside-shrines/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/04/argentinean-customs-roadside-shrines/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 00:05:50 +0000 Ana http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16626 Argentina is a predominantly Catholic country, so much so that it’s enshrined in the Constitution. Some people like to show their devotion by making small shrines on the side of the roads or at intersections. Many years ago, a lady who used to live on the same block as my [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/04/argentinean-customs-roadside-shrines/feed/ 5 http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/01/may-1st-labor-day-and-may-day-in-france/ http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/01/may-1st-labor-day-and-may-day-in-france/#comments Tue, 01 May 2012 00:14:32 +0000 deebee http://pocketcultures.com/?p=16506 May 1st (May Day) is known worldwide as Labor Day, but in France it is also May Day - Fête du Muguet (Lily of the Valley) when the French greet each other with a sprig (or a small bouquet) of lily of the valley, a flower that is considered a [...]]]> http://pocketcultures.com/2012/05/01/may-1st-labor-day-and-may-day-in-france/feed/ 5