For most people, the first day of May celebrates the achievements of workers and it is called Labour day. However, in the Czech Republic, May 1st is also the day on which Czech people celebrate Love. This tradition has been existing for centuries, long before the introduction of the well-known Valentine ’s day. There […]
Month: April 2015
Burning of the Witches
On the 30th of April many European countries, like Germany, Sweden, Lithuania, Latvia, Finland and Estonia celebrate Walpurgis night (Walpurgisnacht in German). Czech Republic has its local version – “burning of the witches” or Čarodějnice (‘witches’ in Czech). The 30th of April is the day, when winter is officially over and is brought to the […]
Ice Hockey World Championship
Hockey madness Just in a few days Prague (starting from the 1st of May), beautiful capital of Czech Republic, will be hosting Ice Hockey Championship. Which means thousands of tourists from all around the world are about to visit our city, while we are hoping all the guests will enjoy their stay to the fullest. […]
Culture Shock in the Czech Republic
Culture Shock in the Czech Republic from an American student
Book review: “Xenophobe’s guide to the CZECHS.”
Knowing that I was going to do my internship in the Czech Republic, my sister gave me a book for Christmas. This book is called Xenophobe’s guide to the CZECHS: A frank and funny look at what makes the Czechs CZECH. Honestly, when I saw the title, I was quite doubtful about the content I […]
Vltava River Spring Activities
As the weather starts to warm up, it is a perfect time to get on the water and see the city in an unparalleled way.
Marie Swaenepoel – PR intern in Brno
What do you do at Foreigners.cz? I am the Public Relations intern at Foreigners.cz Brno. I have to do this internship in order to complete my Master’s degree in European Studies specializing in Communications and Public Relations in Europe. So, basically I am in charge of the social media pages on which I post various […]
The Brno office has moved !
Yesterday, the Brno team moved in new premises. The office is now located on Masarykova 32, 602 00 BRNO. It is easy to find since it is just above McDonalds, on the third floor. It is accessible by public transportation since the train station is a few meters away! The team has already unpacked and […]
Why is there green beer in the Czech Republic ?
A few days ago, I started to see on my Facebook newsfeed several events mentioning some Zelene Pivo which means “green beer”. I was wondering the reason why the beer would be green in the Czech Republic. I had never heard of anything like it. To me, it could have been some fancy or silly […]