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The Bouquinistes-Book Sellers along the Seine River
Bouquinistes, a trade that goes back to the Middle-Ages and is unique to Paris The story has it that a boat transporting loads of books sunk near Notre-Dame Cathedral. The sailors swam ashore taking...
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Laguiole, a prestigious folding Knife
The Laguiole knife, an object-tool whose reputation is second to none navaja, a knife brought back from Aveyron region who had gone to Paris to open bars. Thus was born the famous three-piece knife...
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Wind energy industry in France
Long gone is the time when farmers used windmills to grind their grain and pump water. They certainly didn’t know they could use the power of wind to generate electricity for the whole country. Many...
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The good, the bad and the ugali
Sitting at Malawi’s Kamuzu international airport in this year’s already singeing summer has me bored, constipated and wishing I was somewhere else. I’ve been dropped off an hour and half early and am...
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Bucharest Seen From the Arch of Triumph
Tourists may not know, and its inhabitants may have forgotten, how beautiful Bucharest can be. I’ve realized that, together with the people who lined patiently, last Sunday, waiting to get inside the...
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My first trip
It’s summer in the Northern hemisphere, so probably many of you are thinking about holidays, or at least escaping outside now and again. So for this month’s collaborative post we’ve been thinking about...
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What buttons can tell you about Italian society
When I was a child, one of my favourite pastimes was playing with my grandma’s button tin. Over the years she had collected hundreds of buttons, and I used to tip them out onto the carpet and spend...
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Tuscany: discover Valdichiana valley
In this post Caterina, our new contributor from Italy, shares some tips for discovering lesser known places in Tuscany and some secrets for getting to know the locals. Castiglion Fiorentino If you...
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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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Meet Sabrina, Italian guest house owner
Fifteen months ago Sabrina Trionfera realised her dream of opening a Bed and Breakfast near Rome in Italy. She runs her B&B Magic Garden B&B by herself, and we asked her a few questions about...
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