Goodbye for now Topics of the World October 5, 2014 We’re sad to announce that we won’t be updating PocketCultures for the time being. We’ve had a [...]
Kazakh Proverbs for Your Wedding: Equals With Equals, Cow-Patties with Carrying-Sacks CelebrationsKazakhstanLanguagesTopics of the World March 26, 2014 5 It’s a muggy day in July when my Kazakh teacher, Aryslan, promises that I’ll have a free [...]
Sunderbans National Park IndiaTopics of the World March 12, 2014 Lying in the cozy serene atmosphere of the border of West Bengal- Bangladesh, it is one of [...]
Films from around the world FranceKazakhstanMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the WorldUSA February 19, 2014 1 Our contributors put their heads together and came up with this wonderful idea: to write about a [...]
Picture Postcards: Stamps from New Zealand New ZealandTopics of the World January 19, 2014 Today’s snail mail photo shows some interesting stamps from New Zealand although I should point out that [...]
Picture Postcards: Snail mail from the USA Topics of the WorldUSA January 5, 2014 This cool, round earth stamp arrived on a letter I received from the United States. A Family [...]
Picture Postcards: Snail mail in Costa Rica Costa RicaTopics of the World December 30, 2013 This photo is from our contributor in Costa Rica, Nuria who says, In this picture, you can [...]
Picture Postcards: Rice teracces in Batad, Banaue, Philippines PhilippinesTopics of the World December 15, 2013 1 Today’s snap of the Great Outdoors takes us to the rice teracces of The Philippines and it [...]
The platter of culture: the cultural variety of india IndiaMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the World December 11, 2013 When it comes to the music and movies of India hardly any other country can ever throw [...]
Picture Postcards: Cycle path in Japan JapanTopics of the World December 9, 2013 This is a cycle path in my old village in Niigataken, Japan that led to the mountains. [...]
100th anniversary of the Buenos Aires underground ArgentinaHistoryTopics of the WorldTransport December 6, 2013 December 1st, 2013 marked the 100th anniversary of the Buenos Aires underground. The Compañía de Tranvías Anglo-Argentina [...]
A Family Thanksgiving in Georgia, USA FoodTopics of the WorldUSA November 27, 2013 1 “Gobble, Gobble.” These are two words that my children first learned to associate with Thanksgiving Day. Celebrated [...]