Picture Postcards: Transport on Sark, Channel Islands, UK Topics of the WorldTransportUK January 15, 2012 2 Our contributing editor, Ana, says, “Cars are banned on the Isle of Sark (Channel Islands). Tractors, bicycles [...]
PocketCultures world tour: best of 2011 Across culturesArgentinaAustraliaBrazilCanadaCosta RicaFranceHong KongIndiaIraqIrelandJapanKyrgyzstanNew ZealandNigeriaPhilippinesPortugalTopics of the WorldTurkeyUKUSA December 31, 2011 1 Happy New Year! Our roundup of 2011 begins with a reminder that 1st January is not the [...]
Do They Really Eat Garlic and Drink Wine All Day? Read On to Learn More About DeeBee’s Beloved France Across culturesFoodFrancePeople of the WorldUK December 22, 2011 2 DeeBee, born in Paris, has been living abroad for 20+ years, currently in the UK. Although DeeBee [...]
Pot Roast: a winter warmer from the UK FoodTopics of the WorldUK December 14, 2011 1 In the UK during December the days are short (where I’m from it starts going dark at [...]
Infographic: Top languages on the Internet ChinaLanguagesRussiaScience & TechnologyTopics of the WorldUKUSA October 14, 2011 As the number of web users grows around the world, languages on the internet have continued to [...]
A mission to understand the youth of the world Across culturesChinaIndiaPeople of the WorldUK October 13, 2011 1 Adrian Fisk is the photographer behind the photos of young people from China and India we’ve featured [...]
UK riots: a Londoner’s perspective PeopleTopics of the WorldUK August 12, 2011 Brixton is many things to many people. To me, it’s my home. To others it is variously [...]
From our contributors: 9 August Blogs of the WorldBoliviaIndiaJapanUK August 9, 2011 Another week, another roundup of posts published by our contributors on their personal blogs. From Anu, one [...]
Always evolving: some languages of the world and where they come from ArgentinaCanadaCosta RicaFranceIndiaLanguagesMalaysiaPortugalSpainTopics of the WorldTurkeyUKUruguayUSA July 15, 2011 9 This month’s collaborative post was inspired by a conversation between some of our contributors about languages and [...]
The Royal Wedding and Britain’s north-south divide CelebrationsPeopleTopics of the WorldUK May 6, 2011 4 Last Friday the UK celebrated the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton, otherwise known as the [...]
Picture Postcards: Funny photo from Jersey, The Channel Islands Topics of the WorldTransportUK April 18, 2011 Oopsie Daisy! This photo was taken by our contributor Anna, who snapped this photo in Jersey which [...]
Picture Postcards: Funny photos Topics of the WorldTravelUK April 11, 2011 Today’s photo was posted on the Flickr Group by Anna. It’s in Jersey, the Channel Islands in [...]