Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
Everyone has their own Christmas traditions. We all know the story of Christmas – when Mary and Joseph had to travel to Bethlehem to give birth to baby Jesus, son of God – which makes it a predominantly Christian holiday. However, Christmas has become something entirely different and is celebrated by people all over the […]
The three-day mourning process in honour of Diego Maradona’s death has encompassed more than just grief. There have been multitudinary gatherings on the streets of Buenos Aires with little to no concern for COVID-19 safety measures, riots, robberies, clashes with the police, disrupted political agendas, the bashing of the International Day for the Elimination of […]
As the festive season draws closer many of us will have started preparing. There’s a lot of work to be done, such as taking boxes down from the attic, turning the house into an elven grotto, writing cards or the many fiddly tasks that crop up. We can forget sometimes that Christmas is supposed to […]
Westerns are just the best, aren’t they? Once a staple of Hollywood, the biggest stars of the day – Gary Cooper, John Wayne, Clint Eastwood – all made their name portraying gun-slingers, cowboys and bounty hunters. But now we’re lucky to get one a year, and a good one comes around maybe once every decade. […]
The 44th American President’s latest memoir A promised Land, just hit the stands and has sold more than 1.7 million copies within its first week, smashing all kinds of records left, right and centre much like its author, but what is the book about? apart from things we already know about the president? And more […]
A cultural artefact common to almost all known civilisations in the world, the provenance and purpose behind jewellery design is as varied and colourful as the craft itself. The industry has evolved through the epochs of history and culture to cater to a traditionally female-dominated clientele. For this reason, it is often regarded as a […]
Covid-19 has killed more than a million people worldwide, but mankind is not the only victim of the virus. Indeed, millions of minks from the fur industry have been slaughtered because of a risk of Covid transmission. More than 50 millions mink are bred for their fur every year. Even though China, Poland, Denmark and […]
Ireland is a country of faith and religion. It is not only famous for its parties and castles but also for the churches it has. The churches in Ireland are part of the beauty that this country shares with the world. Christianity has been a part of Ireland, probably before the missionary activities of St. […]
When I think back to the first lockdown in early March, I remember the crushing, never-ending boredom. Similar to now, bars, shops and cinemas were closed, but a key difference this time around is the continuation of the GAA behind closed doors. Unlike the previous experience of level 5, professional, elite and senior/inter-county sports have […]
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