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Arts/Literature/Film, Travel, United Kingdom

6 Harry Potter Things To Do in Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh is known as the birthplace of Harry Potter. While it wasn’t where JK Rowling had the first spark of the idea, it’s...

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Arts/Literature/Film, Culture

Writer’s Book Review: Children of Blood and Bone Review

Children of Blood and Bone is hailed as the new young adult fantasy phenomenon after Harry Potter and Hunger Games. A film adaptation is in...

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Arts/Literature/Film, Austria, Culture, Events & Experiences, Expat Life, Multicultural Couple, Traditions/History/People

Pagan Christmas Traditions in Austria

In many countries Christmas comes with a variety of traditions. In Austria some of our traditions go back as far as pagan customs. Some...

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Arts/Literature/Film, Culture, Events & Experiences, Expat Life, Ireland, Traditions/History/People

Culture Night Dublin 2018: Freemasons & Earthquakes in the Library

Culture Night 2018 is part of a free annual event where museums, private collections and other cultural venues open their doors to the...

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Arts/Literature/Film, Culture, Events & Experiences, Ireland, Traditions/History/People, Travel

Dublin Secrets: 7 Tips to Plan Your Culture Night

Ever since we moved to Dublin, visiting Culture Night has been one of our annual traditions. In 2017 we visited Christ Church Cathedral,...

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Arts/Literature/Film, Culture, Events & Experiences

Writer’s Book Review: Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Americanah Facts Word count: 151,960 words Expected reading time: 10h+ (250 words/minute) Author: Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie...

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Arts/Literature/Film, Culture, Events & Experiences, Food, Ireland, Traditions/History/People

Africa Day 2018 – Phoenix Park, Dublin

As for many years now, Irish Aid held a flagship event for Africa Day 2018. This year was our second time visiting. Africa Day was created...

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Arts/Literature/Film, Culture, Events & Experiences, Jamaica, Traditions/History/People

The many Jamaicas

There are many different Jamaicas – if there’s one thing we learned from Marielle Frostrup’s interview with Marlon James it’s that....

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Arts/Literature/Film, Culture, Events & Experiences, Expat Life, Food, Ireland, Living in Dublin, Traditions/History/People

International Charity Bazaar Dublin

Last Sunday we visited the International Charity Bazaar in Dublin. Although much smaller than the international bazaar I know from Vienna,...

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