Meet Sabrina, Italian guest house owner EconomyItalyPeople of the WorldTravel March 28, 2013 Fifteen months ago Sabrina Trionfera realised her dream of opening a Bed and Breakfast near Rome in [...]
Some things I found strange the first time I went to Italy Across culturesClothingFoodItalyLanguagesTopics of the WorldTravel January 30, 2013 Last week Caterina, PocketCultures contributor from Italy, wrote about some things she found strange when she lived [...]
Tuscany: discover Valdichiana valley ItalyTopics of the WorldTravel November 2, 2012 6 In this post Caterina, our new contributor from Italy, shares some tips for discovering lesser known places [...]
What buttons can tell you about Italian society ItalyMusic, Art & CinemaTopics of the WorldTravel August 29, 2012 1 When I was a child, one of my favourite pastimes was playing with my grandma’s button tin. [...]
My first trip ArgentinaAustraliaCosta RicaIndiaKyrgyzstanMalaysiaRomaniaTopics of the WorldTravelTurkey August 15, 2012 2 It’s summer in the Northern hemisphere, so probably many of you are thinking about holidays, or at [...]
Bucharest Seen From the Arch of Triumph ArchitecturePocketCulturesRomaniaTopics of the WorldTravel May 16, 2012 4 Tourists may not know, and its inhabitants may have forgotten, how beautiful Bucharest can be. I’ve realized [...]
The good, the bad and the ugali FoodKenyaMalawiTopics of the WorldTravel May 7, 2012 1 Sitting at Malawi’s Kamuzu international airport in this year’s already singeing summer has me bored, constipated and [...]
Wind energy industry in France FrancePocketCulturesScience & TechnologyTopics of the WorldTravel April 13, 2012 Long gone is the time when farmers used windmills to grind their grain and pump water. They [...]
Laguiole, a prestigious folding Knife FranceTopics of the WorldTravel March 7, 2012 4 The Laguiole knife, an object-tool whose reputation is second to none
The Bouquinistes-Book Sellers along the Seine River BooksFranceHistoryPeopleTopics of the WorldTravel February 29, 2012 7 Bouquinistes, a trade that goes back to the Middle-Ages and is unique to Paris The story has [...]
Shop signs, a tradition that goes back to the 13th century Across culturesFranceTopics of the WorldTravel February 10, 2012 4 In France shop signs served as house numbers until the French Revolution. The first signs appeared in [...]
From rural Mali to the world MaliPeopleScience & TechnologyTopics of the WorldTravel September 23, 2011 1 Yaya Coulabaly is part of a group called Fasokan Segou which uses the Internet to connect with [...]