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Cultural Thoughts

Travelling at home

If you’ve been reading my posts in the past, you already know that this blog is mainly about living and travelling abroad – and many topics related to that. Because whenever we talk about or “going on a trip” (at least in Europe), we picture a holiday that involves crossing the border and being in another […]

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Things I learnt living abroad

I know there’s plenty of articles and blog posts listing all the amazing things you can learn abroad. However, most of these are dedicated to those who only spend their vacation in another country, not to those who actually have lived abroad. Without being specific about any country I’ve lived in, here are a few […]

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Travelling and music

There’s many aspects to thinking about the connection between travelling and music. The songs about journeys; the way music has changed while making its way around the globe; the music that triggers memories and makes you reminisce about specific events during your own travels. Whether we admit it or not, our own (national) music can […]

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Reasons to look for Latin@s, wherever you are

I’ll admit it, this post is biased and personal – I know that people from all over the world are awesome, whether they are from Australia, Vietnam or Zambia. However, I have a strong personal connection to Latin@s. Despite being Hungarian (born and raised) and never having lived in a Latin-American country, I’ve come across […]

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Imprisonment

Clearly, I don’t mean actual imprisonment – that’s a whole different issue with its own debate about society and justice that I won’t get into now. I won’t discuss the lack of freedom that some countries experience either – that’s a possible topic for another post. Instead, I’d like to talk about the sense of […]

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We’re one

These days, populism and nationalism is on the rise all over the world – just look at the US or Austria. Now, it’s almost expected of us to be proud and patriotic, whether we’re talking about cheering for the national football team or the monthly meeting of the European Parliament. Nation states and national identity […]