Send us your favorite pic addressed to LHmagazin@guj.de with the heading “Skyfie” and each month we’ll publish the best submission in this magazine and here.
This photo by Peter White was taken between Pittsburgh and Los Angeles
Fotograf Jason Florio, Valletta, Malta
© Jason FlorioThis was taken at the Jain temple in Ranakpur in Rajasthan, India. I like the idea that the photo leaves you wondering: Who is under the giant turban?
Spring taking its time? At least with these attractive items, you can beat those April showers in style!
Delicate: This elegant, dark blue women’s umbrella opens up like a flower.
Cozy: walnut-brown women’s boot with a waterproof GORE-TEX® Partelana lining.
Cool collaboration: This Stutterheim x Marni raincoat is bound to ward off bad weather.
Handsome companion: Italian leather weekender by Hackett London for people on the go.
“Valborgsmässoafton” or simply “Valborg” is the Swedish name for their traditional Walpurgis Night festival. On April 30, people light bonfires and dance around them to banish winter and welcome spring.
Culture clash
You silly egg! You flea! You meatball! Oddly enough, these are terms of endearment in China, France and Italy. A selection of choice pet names from around the world
a belly full of love
The way to the heart is through the stomach. Here’s proof: the French call their lover their “cabbage,” the Spanish, “half an orange,” the Japanese, “egg with eyes.” Oval heads are generally considered a beauty standard in the Far East.
the heart and other organs
“My heart and liver!” is a term of endearment in China. In Ireland, they say mo chuisle, “my pulse,” whereas Tibetans call their beloved “revered poison of my heart.”
animal attraction
The Germans lead, drawing inspiration from animals to call their lover a snail, sparrow, rabbit or mouse, closely followed by the French (“My doe!”) and the Italians (“My chick! My microbe!”).