Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
Today is July 14th, The French National Holiday of Bastille Day also known as French National Day. This day memorializes the charging of the Bastille fortress holding political leaders . This day marks an important event in the beginning of The French Revolution of 1789. For those of living in Ireland wanting a little taste […]
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Facebook is beta testing its end-to-end encryption (E2EE) feature called “Secret Conversation” amongst a few selected users. What this means is people can now have secret conversations which will get deleted after a certain time, selected by the user. Other than this, these messages can only be read by the recipients intended and no one […]
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Tonight we see the second quarter-final of Euro 2016 taking place as the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille plays host to Wales and Belgium Wales manager Chris Coleman has no injuries to worry about as he prepares his side for tonight’s historic encounter. Wales are currently competing in their first ever European Championship and have been […]
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Just because it’s Sunday doesn’t mean the weekend is completely over! Why not treat yourself to one more indulgence before the weekday starts again. We can grantee that this list of best places to go for Sunday lunch is far better than your canteen or packed lunch you have during the week. First on our […]
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Tonight (30th of June) will see the first of the Euro 2016 quarter-finals taking place. Poland play Portugal in the Stade Vélodrome in Marseille with kick-off at 8 p.m Irish time. Poland have reached the quarter-finals in the European Championships for the first time in their history. Despite two 3rd place finishes in the 1974 […]
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Monday night saw the last of the quarter finalists picked as Iceland pulled off a famous victory. The small Nordic Island, with a population of only 320,000, sent England home early from yet another international tournament after the entertaining game which finished 2-1. The English team, who may be forgiven for thinking this game would […]
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The list of the most expensive cities to live in for expats has been revealed. The annual survey complied by Mercer consultancy firm, ranks the most expensive countries for expats to live in. The list takes into account 209 cities around the globe, comparing elements such as housing, food, transport and entertainment costs. The purpose […]
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Denmark Celebrated since the Vikings, bonfires were burned on the beach to ward off evil spirits. Today, bonfires are still part of the tradition, but picnics, songs and speeches are still part of the celebrations. Finland Many Finn’s leave the cities for the countryside for midsummer. Because of how north Finland is, it’s quite likely […]
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WORD AT PLAY – INTRODUCING SPOKEN WORD ARTIST M.ARTZ Born in Hackney, East London, M.Artz is a fresh, new spoken word artist with a compelling story to tell. His debut EP ‘Grown’ is due for release in the summer time. Spoken word poetry has a history of being used as an art form […]
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