Guides, stories and insights for internationals building a new life abroad.
He once said that ‘if there is a God, his plan is very similar to one without a plan’. Fortunately, he knows what he has to do. Help people whose lives are too a lot different to ours. That’s why Eddie Izzard will run 27 marathons in 27 days through South Africa and get money […]
If you are interested in movies and understand the origin of the title, you can’t miss the Audi Dublin International Film Festival (ADIFF). Films from the whole world will be shown and none are expected to be no good, bad or ugly. It will be the 10th edition and we have to get full metal […]
We don’t live in the world of our dreams. There are big differences in the standard of living across the continents. But happily for “Guinness” and the Irish people, Dublin belongs to the group of the best cities to live in the world. That’s what many rankings say. In some of them it is even […]
Sometimes it’s easier to find Brazilian people rather than Irish people in Dublin. Their community is too big and interesting to not have the opportunity to celebrate their carnival. The party in Dtwo took place last Sunday and if you weren’t there, you can only cry in depression depress now. Everything started at 3pm. Why […]
What is a real fantasy today, can be a usual habit tomorrow. In the sixties everybody expected that in the XXI century we’ll live on Mars or maybe even further. It didn’t happen, but we invented smartphones, self-driving cars and global warming. If it is not enough for you, it is possible to buy […]
Each year, the World Health Organisation published the ranking of countries where it is hardest to remain sober. Belarus (17,5 litres per year) is the uncontested leader before Moldova, Lithuania and Russia. As the communism was making everybody happy, the old Soviet Union countries drink more than the others. On the other side with […]
That’s what happens when you don’t pay your workers properly. The strike of the SIPTU (Services Industrial Professional and Technical Union) workers will stop Dublin for the next two days. The Luas (one of Dublin’s trams lines) operator Transdev haven’t got along with their employees for weeks. Better buy a comfortable pair of shoes. The […]
Simply? Not for everyone. During a match you can always see thousands of supporters enjoying the football game. And the same thing happens every time, the camera zooms in on the club owners face. He has no fun compared to others and has power to change it. A few weeks ago the Liverpool owner […]
Don’t you understand Gaelic? Great! You’re like the majority of Irish people. And it’s not the only similarity you will find here in Dublin. This place is created for the people from all countries and cultures. It doesn’t change anything if you listen to The Beatles or The Rolling Stones. That’s why “The Integration Roadmap” […]
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