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Picture Postcards: Doorway in Mongolia
One of our newest contributors, Celia from Kazakhstan, has taken this sweet photo of a little boy in Mongolia. She says the picture is of, “A Kazakh herder’s son as he opens the wooden door to his...
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Argentinean customs: the penguin shaped pitcher
Penguin shaped pitchers were very popular in the past. They were used to serve table wine at home and cheap house wine at no-frills diners. I’m not sure exactly why the pitcher manufacturer chose the...
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Picture Postcards: A doorway in Turkey
Today’s doorway was sent in by our Managing Editor, Lucy, who says, “It’s the women’s entrance to an old hammam in Bursa. ” A Hamman is a traditional Turkish bath house. Read more: More About Lucy A...
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Childhood memories of the holiday season
Our contributors share their childhood memories of the holidays. Some feelings and experiences transcend borders and nationalities: families gathered around long tables laden with food, chatter and...
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Gift giving traditions around the world
Gift giving is universal, but not every culture has the same traditions: thank you cards are not given in Israel, The Swedes celebrate birthdays with breakfast in bed, Japan is the most prolific gift...
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Picture Postcards: A doorway in New Zealand
For our last doorway in the series I am submitting this photo of the entrance to a cafe in Auckland, New Zealand called Benediction. Read more: Colours of New Zealand Languages of New Zealand Marie in...
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Summer holidays in Argentina
Traditionally, Argentineans take their annual leave in the months of January or February, the summer months in the Southern Hemisphere. By law, employees have ten days annual leave (two weeks) and five...
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Picture Postcards: Water around the world- Kazakhstan
Happy New Year! This month we are looking at water around the world and we kick off the new subject with a photo of the beautiful Tien Shan Mountains taken by our contributor in Kazakhstan, Celia. She...
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First blog post roundup of the year
We welcome 2013 with some interesting writing from our contributors‘ personal blogs. Happy New Year! Celia, our contributor from Kazakhstan, explains how to catch a taxi in Astana. “YOU’RE RUNNING LATE...
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Sports and Culture
Sports is not only a gateway of recreation for many but if we look closely at it, then it also a mirror which reflects cultural aspirations. Photo credit: www.goal.com If we look at football clubs...
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Picture Postcards: A lake in Tuscany
Today’s water-themed photo was snapped by our contributor in Italy, Caterina. It is of a frozen lake near her house. Read more: 5 Good Reasons for Having an Italian Coffee Tuscany: Discover Valdichiana...
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Zhana Zhilinmen! Celebrating the New (Calendar) Year in Kazakhstan
It’s December 31. As I stamp my feet and shake snow off in the entrance to old Maral-apai’s flat, I’m greeted by her kelin (daughter in law) and then her husband, whose face lights up as he swings his...
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Picture Postcards: Winter in British Columbia, Canada
Another beatiful capture of water for you, this one of the frozen variety. Our contributor in Canada has sent this in saying, “This is a river that divides Whistler mountain from Blackcomb mountain....
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From our contributors: January 22, 2013
This is what our contributors have written on their personal blogs. Go have a look! DeeBee, our contributor from France, published an article about the Bayeux Tapestry, in which she explains the...
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Some things I found strange the first time I went to England
All Italian people love England, especially London: many of my friends tell me that their plan for 2013 is to go there, at least for a weekend or a short period, but definitely all parts of England...
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Picture Postcards: Water walking in New Zealand
For the last in our series of water photos, I wanted to show you this one I took at a local shopping centre here in Auckland. This kind of activity is very popular with Kiwi (New Zealand) children....
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Lyla’s Copenhagen blog
Although Lyla was born in Denmark, she spent most of her life in other European countries and never set foot in Denmark until she was fifteen. So she decided to right this wrong and moved to Copenhagen...
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Some things I found strange the first time I went to Italy
Last week Caterina, PocketCultures contributor from Italy, wrote about some things she found strange when she lived in England. As an English person who has spent a lot of time in Italy (I am married...
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Princess Máxima of the Netherlands
Máxima Zorreguieta is living proof that little girl’s dreams of becoming a princess or queen can come true. She was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 1971 to an upper-middle class family. She...
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