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February 29, 2012

Bouquinistes, a trade that goes back to the Middle-Ages and is unique to Paris The story has [...]

February 8, 2012

Pastéis de Nata are one of the most famous Portuguese pastries. Once you put your feet for [...]

December 7, 2011

A cemetery is probably not the first thing that comes to mind when one is planning a [...]

November 19, 2011

When you visit the Eiffel Tower, do not forget to look for the life-size bust statue of [...]

November 11, 2011

It is the time of year in which everyone, young and old, is wearing a poppy over [...]

October 30, 2011

This week’s photo was contributed by Anna on Pocketcultures who has been photographing a town called St. [...]

October 28, 2011

The fact that I find it difficult to define myself as a Kyrgyz person occurred to me [...]

October 21, 2011

October is Virgin Mary’s month. In Portugal, it’s time to pay a special visit to Our Lady [...]

October 7, 2011

Thanksgiving. The major Fall holiday in North America. Instantly, you may picture a feast of food, pilgrims [...]

September 16, 2011

Camila O’Gorman is one of the most famous romantic heroines of Argentina. Her ill-fated romance with Father [...]

August 19, 2011

In Argentina, many rural towns grew around railway stations and were mainly named after early settlers. Most towns [...]

August 10, 2011

Portuguese, also called A Língua de Camões in honour of our greatest poet Luiz Vaz de Camões [...]

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