As I try to ease myself back into blogging after an embarrassingly long break, I thought I would reflect on why writing is so important to me. As a journalist, …
“Travel is the Only Thing You Buy that Makes You Richer” and Other Half-Truths
Those of you who follow my adventures (or rather my current life as a hermit thanks to my Master thesis) on social media will know that this month I’m off …
Baby, you’re a Firework: Europe’s Best Firework Displays
Having just celebrated my first ever Luxembourg National Holiday a fortnight ago, I was left in awe of the impressive fireworks display this little country put on for its Grand …
The Lux of the Irish
I have been meaning to get round to blogging again for months now and wanted to write a post on all things Irish in Luxembourg in March for St Patrick’s …
Bringing the EU back to the UK: From Luxembourg to GB & Ireland
Holiday at Home? What do you usually picture when someone says they’re going on holiday? Maybe sunny Spain or the south of France, skiing in the alps, or maybe even …
Erasmus and my EU Love Affair
My European Identity in a post-Brexit World In light of some significant events, namely the UK’s triggering of Article 50, the 30th anniversary of the Erasmus programme and the 60th …
Living Student Life to the Full
University Dreams It may sound cheesy but ever since I was little and my parents drove me past Queen’s University Belfast in the car one day, I knew I wanted …
La Vie est Belge
My love affair with Belgium and thus my ambition to work at the heart of the EU began when I went on Queen’s University Belfast’s Brussels Study Tour in my …
Karneval in Köln
Germany’s 4th Biggest City and One of its Liveliest Those of you who know me well will know that there’s a special place in my heart for the wunderschönes Deutschland and …
Winter is Coming…
Luxemblog Part 3 The last time I wrote here, I was juggling life in Luxembourg pretty well bar a few mainly administrative setbacks. Some things have changed since then: I …