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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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....
