Aligot of Aubrac FoodFranceHistoryPeoplePocketCulturesTopics of the WorldTravel August 5, 2011 What is Aligot? Mashed potatoes with dairy cream, garlic and Laguiole, a cheese that is similar to [...]
Crowns, flowers and 30 loaves: Festa dos Tabuleiros in Portugal CelebrationsHistoryPortugalTopics of the World July 22, 2011 7 The Festa dos Tabuleiros (Festival of the Trays) is one of the most important celebrations in Portugal. [...]
A long long way: Irish history in popular media BooksHistoryIrelandMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World July 19, 2011 2 Working on a project aimed at German tourists for the Irish Tourism Board this May, I realised [...]
Bastille Day Celebrations CelebrationsFranceHistoryTopics of the World July 13, 2011 Bastille Day is not as its name might suggest a commemoration of the storming of the Bastille Fortress on 14th July,1789 but the commemoration of the Fête de la Fédération, which took place a year later on 14th July, 1790.
Catching the Tour de France in Brittany EconomyFranceHistorySportTopics of the World July 12, 2011 4 Tour de France Dinan-Lisieux stage on 7 July 2011 The Tour de France is one of the [...]
Summer Solstice Celebrations in France CelebrationsFranceHistoryPeopleReligionTopics of the World June 24, 2011 10 Today, Friday 24 June, is in France the day we celebrate St. John the Baptist and it [...]
The man who saved 30,000 refugees HistoryPeoplePortugalTopics of the World June 22, 2011 5 On May 7, 1945 the German troops surrendered in Western Europe. It was considered the end of [...]