Category Archives: Culture

Culture, Magazines, Photography, Previews, Society, Stories

Cover Preview: Monocle Magazine – July/Aug 2022

June 16, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

Where is the best place to live? What makes a city tick? How can we improve our lot? Monocle’s Quality of Life Survey has posed this question for the past 15 years and 2022’s July/August issue contains the latest. How does your city fare? Plus: hot looks, sunny stays and the perfect summer playlist.

Culture, Food, Travel, Videos, Views

Views: Ancient Food In Merzouga, Morocco

Video June 15, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

Ancient food in the Merzouga Region of Morocco. Merzouga is a small Moroccan town in the Sahara Desert, near the Algerian border. It’s known as a gateway to Erg Chebbi, a huge expanse of sand dunes north of town. West of Merzouga, Dayet Srji is a seasonal salt lake that’s often dry in summer. When full, it attracts a wide range of migratory and desert birds, including desert warblers, Egyptian nightjars and, occasionally, flamingos.

Restaurants: Dar Aytma Restaurant and Dar Gnaoua Bambara.

Culture, History, Tours, Travel, Videos, Views

Magical Towns: Cholula & Puebla, Southern Mexico

Video June 15, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

@Eva zu Beck takes you on a journey to Cholula and Puebla, two cities in central Mexico designated as Pueblos Mágicos, or Magical Towns. These are places that offer visitors a very special experience, owing to their typical historic character and in some cases, colonial-era architecture. As well as a spectacular pyramid and a miniature volcano, the towns are a great place to experience the Danza de los Voladores, or Dance of the Flyers.

Culture, Sustainability, Travel, Videos, Views, Wines & Spirits

Views: Horses Return To Vineyards In France

Video June 14, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

Horsepower is making a comeback in vineyards across France as wine growers look for more ecological ways to operate. Not only does using horses instead of tractors help reduce CO2 emissions, the animals are also more precise and better for the soil, say converts.

Culture, History, Stories, Travel, Videos, Views

Medieval Views: Guédelon Castle – Burgundy, France

Video June 13, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

More than 20 years ago, a community of men and women in the French region of Burgundy set themselves a massive challenge: to build a castle using the techniques of the Middle Ages. The site in the town of Guédelon is open to visitors, offering them an immersion into the 13th century. Today, nearly 40 people work every day on this medieval construction site. Stone quarrying is the first step in building a castle. And to transport the stones to the site, modern machines are banned: everything is done like in the 13th century, with horsepower.

Boats, Culture, Travel, Videos, Views

Views: 2022 Vogalonga Festival In Venice, Italy

Video June 12, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

The Vogalonga is a non-competitive celebration for all rowers. This peaceful protest against wave damage caused by motor boats, and lagoon degeneration, brings together Venetians and enthusiasts from around the world.

The naval review Vogalonga is held, yearly, in Venice on the Pentecost Day. The Vogalonga which started in 1975 by the local rowing clubs as a protest against the wash and the waves created by the ever increasing number of motor boats in the city and the lagoon. More than 400 boats in various kinds and sizes from 50 Venice’s clubs and private boats from all over the world participate in this wonderful event.

Business, Culture, Documentaries, Profiles, Travel, Videos, Views

Views: Snowdrops From The Caucasus, Georgia

June 10, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

Khatuna Jakeli loves snowdrops. Not only because they’re pretty, but because they provide her with an income. Every year in April and May, she treks through the Caucasus mountains of Adjara and collects the wildflower bulbs. The bulbs are then sold to the Netherlands, from where they are shipped to flower stores throughout Europe.

The Caucasus delivers 22 million snowdrops to the Netherlands every year, including 15 million wild snowdrops. A lucrative business, from which little remains for Khatuna Jakeli. Yet it is her most important source of income. A report by Juri Rescheto.

Culture, Magazines, Previews, Stories, Tourism, Travel

Cover Previews: Britain Magazine – July/Aug 2022

June 10, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

Your July/August 2022 issue of BRITAIN is here, and there's much excitement in the air as time is up on the five-year restoration of Big Ben…get your copy here: https://t.co/f2L16XheEO

Cover image © Chris Mouyiaris/AWL Images Ltd#Britain #BigBen pic.twitter.com/a4gvVGwHNL
— BRITAIN magazine (@BritainMagazine) June 10, 2022

A TASTE OF THE JULY/AUGUST 2022 ISSUE

Big Ben: The time machine

Big Ben, the world’s most famous clock has been under wraps for four years, its iconic bell silenced. This year, restored to its former glory, Big Ben once again shows its face.

Richmond: Down by the river

Between Richmond and Hampton Court is a storied stretch of the River Thames, whose banks are lined with grand houses, royal parks and Henry VIII’s favourite palace.

King Arthur’s Cornwall: Searching for Camelot

The timeless legends of King Arthur and his brave knights live on in the magical landscapes of North Cornwall.

COVERS: FRANCE-AMÉRIQUE MAGAZINE – JUNE 2022 ISSUE

June 2, 2022 She Seeks Serene Leave a comment

#NEWMAG Our June issue is out! Read about the struggle of France's overseas territories, the French community of Hawaii, the Francophile godmother of the @LegionOfHonor, the "Allied war against France," and @DisneylandParis at 30!

➡️See more & subscribe: https://t.co/p9BjKMFiAE pic.twitter.com/RCoklHWBrS
— France-Amérique Magazine (@FranceAmerique) June 1, 2022

France-Amérique – June 2022

French Lands Adrift in the Ocean

Some 3 million people live in French overseas territories – islands like Guadeloupe, Martinique, Polynesia, New Caledonia, Réunion, and Saint Pierre and Miquelon, remnants of France’s colonial empire. We explore these distant lands that are regularly pushing for independence. Also in this issue, meet the French community of Hawaii, read about Alma de Bretteville Spreckels – the “great-grandmother of San Francisco” and a friend of Rodin – and discover our interview with U.S. historian Stephen Bourque on the “the Allied war against France” during the Normandy landings. Lastly, we bring you the story of Disneyland Paris, which revived fears of Americanization in France when it opened 30 years ago.