One week in paradise
The sun is shining, you lie on the beach and look at the ocean. All you hear is the waves hitting the shore and birds singing. As for me, this is what paradise should look like… fot. Barbara Bączek Such a paradise exists in Portugal and I have just spent one week there. It is […]
Mother’s Day Around the World
If you live in Poland, the 26th of May is the date that comes to your mind when thinking about Mother’s Day. But did you know that despite its name, ‘International Mother’s Day’ is not quite international? Even though the cause for celebrating motherhood seems universal all over the world, different countries have a special […]
Google Translate – Friend or Foe?
Admit it – you’ve probably used Google’s most famous language tool at some point in your life. Whether you had no idea what a word on a soda can meant, you didn’t recognize the language or simply could not remember that one word in a language you’re studying. Google Translate is a fast and free […]
Let’s plan an exotic trip somewhere!
Are any of you opposed to vacations? Who doesn’t like to have some days off to explore some new terrain? I’ll take a wild guess and say that there’s only a select few that would argue against having more time to relax like this. As May is rapidly approaching and we can see summertime just […]
What do you (probably not) know about Latin America?
There is no doubt that Latin America is a very interesting region of the world. What’s more, every country has its own secrets – we would like to present you some of them. Diego Maradona is not only one of the most important Argentinian footballers – in 1998 his fans founded his church (The Iglesia […]
How does the translation agency work?
In multicultural business environment it seems impossible not to, at some stage, use the services of a translation agency. It is a faster and cheaper way of finding a good translator that suits your text best. So, you send your content to the translation agency and they give it to the translator who happens to […]
Cheerful granny, colored powder and eggs – spring customs around the world
With the current weather, spring still seems to be terribly far away. To sweeten a little bit our waiting for the first rays of the sun, let’s take a small trip around the world and see some different spring customs. Spring has always been associated with the new life, as everything wakes up after a […]
When to start outsourcing translations
With cheap airlines, online gaming, social networks and music videos everywhere, practically everyone can communicate in international English now. Having free online translations and hover over phone translation apps makes us feel we can do it all in one click. Just like we can all make artistic pictures with our tiny phone cameras. Who would […]