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Americanah Facts Word count: 151,960 words Expected reading time: 10h+ (250 words/minute) Author: Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is well-known for her TED Talks We should all be feminists and The Danger of a Single Story. However, she is also a prolific author of novels.…

By wineandrumJune 29, 20180

Culture Events & Experiences Expat Life Ireland Living in Dublin Traditions/History/People

The New Expat Tag by Wine & Rum

We’ve been enjoying watching a lot of people on YouTube answer questions in the Expat Tag. However, since everyone answering the same questions can get a little repetitive, so we decided to create a new Expat Tag. We’ve lived in Dublin, Ireland, now for over…

By wineandrumJune 7, 20180

Culture Ireland Traditions/History/People Travel

Why you should go to Dublinia – Museums of Dublin

Dublinia museum was only redeveloped in 2010 and it shows. Rather than listing facts and years in which they happened, the experience is more focused on what life was like back then. No matter how much you’re interested in history – whether you’re a history…

By wineandrumMay 29, 20180

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 as African Freedom Day to commemorate the foundation of the Organisation of African Unity, which later turned into the…

By wineandrumApril 4, 2018

Culture Events & Experiences Expat Life Food Ireland Living in Dublin Multicultural Couple Traditions/History/People

Dublin’s first Afro-Caribbean Brunch

During the long Easter weekend, there was Dublin’s first Afro-Caribbean Brunch – a brunch party, mixing Caribbean food, especially Jamaican, with Nigerian food. The party that followed was also a mix of Caribbean and African tunes, providing the perfect vibes for a Saturday afternoon lime…

By wineandrumMarch 6, 2018

Events & Experiences Expat Life Ireland Living in Dublin Traditions/History/People

Winter Wonderland & a community-built igloo in Dublin

The last few days Dublin, and in fact most of Ireland, was on a red alert due to the heavy snow of the Beast from the East as well as Storm Emma. Although I’m from Austria and enjoyed many a winter’s snow, I had never…

By wineandrumFebruary 13, 2018

Multicultural Couple Traditions/History/People Travel Trinidad

How Carnival is celebrated in Trinidad

It’s often joked in Trinidad that December 25th is Christmas. December 26th is the start of carnival. That is how serious this tradition is taken in Trinidad and Tobago. Like in many other Catholic countries, carnival times culminates in the days before Ash Wednesday.

By wineandrumSeptember 24, 2017

Culture Events & Experiences Ireland

Culture Night 2017: Catacombs, libraries and an OT

Last night Dublin was ablaze with culture. From museums opening their doors to rare collections being shown. Culture Night is a nation-wide annual event, similar to the Long Night of Museums I knew from Vienna. One evening, almost eleven kilometres walked and three awesome places…

By wineandrumJuly 5, 2017

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. Marlon James is a Jamaican writer mostly known for A Brief History of Seven Killings, for which he won the Man Booker Prize in…

By wineandrumApril 27, 2017

Food Slovenia Travel

The idyllic village of Bled

Your first thought when you hear Bled might be that it sounds like a terrifying torture chamber. However, Bled is an idyllic village in Slovenia right next to Lake Bled. It is most famous for the castle on the island in the middle of said…