Suzanne et Pierre à Paris blog Blogs of the WorldCanadaFrance October 23, 2012 Suzanne Levasseur and Pierre Richer are originally from Abitibi and Montreal (Canada) although they lived in Toronto [...]
French roundabouts ArchitectureFranceTopics of the World September 26, 2012 Circular junctions existed long before the creation of modern roundabouts, these marvelous circular junctions that make driving [...]
From our contributors: week of September 24 ArgentinaBlogs of the WorldFranceHong KongIndia September 25, 2012 Anu, our contributor from India, wrote about the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Mumbai: The ten day Ganesh [...]
Louis Vuitton’s Flat-bottom Trunks FranceTopics of the World September 19, 2012 2 No need to introduce the fashion house Louis Vuitton as the brownish Monogram Canvas embedded with the [...]
Carousels-Merry-go-rounds FranceTopics of the World September 12, 2012 2 Carousels originally come from Italy. The first carousel appeared in France in the second half of the [...]
The Fête des Remparts in Dinan – Brittany Across culturesFranceTopics of the World August 17, 2012 2 The Fête des Remparts is a medieval festival that takes place every other year in Dinan, the [...]
Tour de France 2012 in Souillac in south-west France Across culturesFranceSportTopics of the World August 10, 2012 2 Souillac is situated between Sarlat and Rocamadour in the department of Lot in south-west France and was [...]
About French wooden clogs Across culturesFranceTopics of the World July 11, 2012 5 The origin of the word French Sabot that means Clog goes back to the 12th century and [...]
A brand of lighters at the origin of the French Father’s Day Across culturesFranceFun factsHistoryTopics of the World June 15, 2012 2 Father’s Day, a celebration that goes back to the Middle Ages Sunday, June 17, 2012, French children [...]
French Mother’s Day – Fête des Mères Across culturesCelebrationsFranceTopics of the World June 2, 2012 France celebrates Mother’s Day – Fête des Mères on June 3. Celebrating women is not a modern concept! [...]
Gabriela: Born in Pakistan, raised Dutch and French, now living in Canada Across culturesCanadaFrancePakistanPeople of the WorldThe Netherlands May 31, 2012 4 Today, we have the pleasure of hearing from Gabriela van Rij. Gabriela’s life has been, by definition, [...]
From our contributors: week of May 13 ArgentinaBlogs of the WorldFranceJapanThe Netherlands May 15, 2012 There’s quite a bit of reading material this week thanks to our contributors, who wrote about interesting [...]