Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
For most of our lifetimes, Halloween in Ireland has solely been celebrated in the American fashion, meaning trick or treating in the local area, dressing up as monster of movie characters, and carving “Jack-O-Lanterns” (makes me cringe just writing that). Don’t get me wrong though, it is a tonne of fun for people of all […]
Moving abroad is a radical transition. Think about it – the courage needed to start anew, build yourself from the ground up and progress with a new life abroad is immense. But, no matter how happy and how many positive experiences we may be having, we cannot run from the inevitability of negative experiences that […]
Ireland has a reputation for rolling green hills and stunning landscapes- but according to the Irish Business Against Litter (IBAL) association its towns and cities need to shape up. The organisation has recently released the findings of their latest litter survey, and the results are not flattering. Litter levels in Irish cities are the worst […]
More than a year has passed since COVID-19 restrictions were introduced in Ireland. October 22 was supposed to mark ‘Freedom Day’, an end to lockdown and all the measures people were asked to take in line with it. Just as the country was about to resume its nightlife and full-fledged indoor events, COVID cases began […]
When you think of fashion, do you think of big-name designers like Lagerfeld, Versace and Yves Saint Laurent, or maybe even fashion capitals like Milan, New York and Paris? Well, fashion is so much more than what we see in the media and in the stores, on the catwalks, designers and models. It is a […]
Ireland is often stereotyped as a land full of rainbows and fairies, but for every delightful folktale there is an equally dark legend lurking. Here we take a look at some of the island’s darkest offerings with these five haunted locations. Malahide Castle Malahide Castle, the 12th century seat of the Talbot family in north […]
It was Aristotle that said “we are what we repeatedly do”, and he was – and still is – categorically right, but not necessarily in the context that he originally intended. Modern science has been the cornerstone for understanding what ‘makes’ us. What was once a black and white perception – that we are solely […]
As Joel watched the sun set at half-past-eight on his second week in Dublin, he realised that he had much more to learn about Irish weather than he had anticipated. Yes, the 25-year-old postgraduate student from India packed the rain jackets and umbrella that his university had instructed international students to, but hearing the radio […]
As the people of the northern hemisphere start to leave the summer months behind, say a solemn farewell to shorts and sundresses, and start wrapping themselves up just a little bit warmer, there is a justified general feeling of sadness as we prepare ourselves for several cold winter months. Sure, the brown, yellow, and orange […]
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