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June 22, 2024

Confronting the Silence: Sexual Harassment in Irish Workplaces and Lessons for the Czech Republic

In recent years, the issue of sexual harassment in the workplace has garnered significant attention worldwide, with Ireland emerging as a focal point for understanding and addressing this pervasive problem. This article examines the prevalence and impact of sexual harassment in the workplace in

June 22, 2024

Expert Advice on UK Child Arrangements for Czech Expatriates

Navigating child arrangements in the UK can be complex, especially for expatriates.

March 29, 2024

Mozart: Locked In at Bertramka?

Local Prague legends say that W. A. Mozart was locked in a

March 5, 2024

Biblical Hebrew for Beginners: A Guide

According to Babbel, 8.3 million Israelis and 1 million people outside Israel

Here’s What These Major Religions Believe About the Afterlife

At some point, everyone wants to know what happens when you die. Dozens of worldwide religions answer this question with their own unique understanding of the afterlife, and hundreds of religious sects

June 6, 2018

Culture

Maria Amalia of Austria, Duchess of Parma in Prague

Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria and Duchess of Parma, (1746-1804) was the daughter of Maria Theresia of Austria – Queen of Bohemia and Holy Roman Empress by marriage – and Emperor Francis

May 27, 2018

Culture

A Little Known Plaque to Mozart in Czechia

A plaque exists to Mozart in Czechia, which is little known and whose location is unusual. It is not to be found in Prague, but en route to the city instead, again

April 24, 2018

Culture

Easter Traditions Around The World

Easter traditions vary by country, community, culture, and religion. Americans celebrate Easter by giving Easter baskets filled with candy from the Easter Bunny and hunting for Easter eggs. Catholics, Protestants, and Mormons

April 21, 2018

Culture

Mozart in Olomouc

Olomouc’s connections with the childhood of W. A. Mozart are both rich and poignant, resulting in musical composition, and a lasting legacy – although at first glance, it is a legacy less

April 8, 2018

Culture

Café Mozart with a view of Astronomical Clock

Prague’s Café Mozart

Most probably, we think first of the legendary historical café on Vienna’s Albertinaplatz, when we hear the words ‘Café Mozart’, or perhaps of the café of the same name on Salzburg’s Getreidegasse,

March 4, 2018

Culture

Mozart’s Visit to the Klementinum

On 15 January 1787, W. A Mozart began a letter in Prague; unusually for him, especially in times of constant creativity, he finished it on the same day. The letter was addressed

February 10, 2018

Culture

4 Czech Christmas Customs Travelers Should Know

Czech Christmas customs and traditions are different than what most people are accustomed to in their native countries. Yes, there are some similarities, but the actual customs are an excellent opportunity to

November 28, 2017

Culture

Revisiting Don Giovanni

On 29 September 1787, Mozart wrote a letter to his brother-in-law, Johann Baptist Franz Berchtold zu Sonnenburg to say he would be leaving early for Prague. This casual remark makes no mention

November 28, 2017

Culture

Where did Mozart live in Prague?

While Vienna was undoubtedly Mozart’s creative home, the city of Prague opened its arms to him in the 1780s and received him as the composer of ‘Figaro’, which was given its Czech

November 3, 2017

Culture

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