Quirky Foreign Words the English Language is Missing!
Ever felt your waistband tighten after raiding the fridge at the end of an overly stressful day at work? That’ll be a case of ‘grief bacon’ (or kummerspeck), as...
Basler Fasnacht
After posting our blog on the Swiss festival ‘Sechselauten’ we have had many emails recommending other brilliant events. One of which is the carnival of Basel. The festival is...
Sechseläuten – Exploding into Spring Swiss style!
One of our Swiss suppliers has just been telling me about a really interesting Swiss festival to mark the beginning of spring, so I thought that I would share...
Britspeak – is it your cup of tea?
While the Brits get ready for the Easter break, many Americans, on the other hand, will be gearing themselves up for spring break… just one example of the various...
Easter Celebrations
Christians all over the globe celebrate Easter, one of the holiest festivals in the Christian calendar, in a spiritual, enthusiastic and entertaining way. There are lots of common Easter...
Easter Eggs
Like many others, our favourite Easter activity here at Atlas is eating Easter eggs! The Easter egg signifies the empty tomb of Jesus. Birds hatch from eggs and therefore...