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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

Dublin 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 in Slovenia

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…

By wineandrumNovember 21, 2016

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, a good number of countries were represented. Mostly there were European and Middle Eastern countries, so unfortunately there were no Caribbean delicacies.

By wineandrumNovember 1, 2016

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

Halloween in Ireland

We were both very excited to experience our first Halloween where it all started. On Samhain, as it is also called in Ireland, evil spirits may pass over into our world. Spooky masks and bonfires are meant to scare the demons away. In today’s Dublin…

By wineandrumJune 10, 2016

Barbados Food Travel

Barbados’s St. Nicholas Abbey Distillery and Plantation

Although the name may be misleading this is not a religious site but a plantation and rum distillery located in St. Peter. We were invited to this historic site by Samora’s high school classmates.

By wineandrumMay 24, 2016

Austria Culture Food

Austrians and their Schnitzel

If you want to try a traditionally Austrian, and especially traditionally Viennese dish, the majority of people will suggest Wiener Schnitzel to you.

By wineandrumApril 25, 2016

Barbados Food Travel

5 fruits you need to try in Barbados

I’m a big fan of fruits in any form: fruit salad, smoothie or just fruit by itself. As you can imagine one of the reasons I was excited to go to Barbados was that I got to try exotic fruits I never tried before and…