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Rome’s Seven Little Secrets

Pimsleur Approach • March 12, 2012 • Language Learning, Travel tips • Comments (0)

Rome. Italy’s capital city. The Coliseum, the Forum, the Seven Hills, Saint Peter’s Basilica…This is all very true and good, but Rome has many little treasures to share with you, just out of the tourist’s route. Here are seven of them: 1. The Non-Catholic Cemetery Romans call it Cimitero degli Inglesi (Englishmen’s cemetery), but it’s [...]

Lithuania: Two Independences and an Inflatable Doll Race

Pimsleur Approach • March 9, 2012 • Language Learning • Comments (0)

March 11 is always a special day for the people of Lithuania. This year the date marks the 22nd anniversary of the Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania, an action that saw it become the first country to peel itself away from the Soviet Union and declare independence. But 1990 wasn’t the [...]

London’s Best Irish Pubs

Pimsleur Approach • March 8, 2012 • Entertainment, Food & Wine, Traditions, Travel tips • Comments (0)

St. Patrick’s Day is fast-approaching (it’s next Saturday 17th March, just in case you didn’t know), so it’s high time to start figuring out your plans for the big day – wherever you are in the world! But it’s especially important if you’re in London, where locals embrace the day with more verve than the [...]

Meet the Fashion Designer who Designed a Way of Life

Pimsleur Approach • March 7, 2012 • Language Learning, Style • Comments (1)

Picture this- a simple design, a love heart with horns. It’s such a beautifully pure image that when a friend offered to sell it to Maria Malo ten years ago, she snatched it up. She instantly saw its potential. A decade on and Mala Mujer, the brand created by Maria using the horned heart as its logo, is [...]

Easter in Italy – Buona Pasqua!

Pimsleur Approach • March 6, 2012 • Food & Wine, Italian, Language Learning • Comments (0)

After a long winter, and after the 40 days of Quaresima (Lent), it is time to sniff the new blossoms, bask in the spring sun and brace yourself for Italian Easter! Like all holidays in Italy, Pasqua (Easter) has its own traditions, symbols and dishes that change slightly depending on the regions and cities you’re visiting. [...]