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HELLO! MY NAME IS PATRICK AND I LIVE IN EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, WHERE I WORK AS A CIVIL ENGINEER AND I’M ALSO AN AMATEUR POET IN MY SPARE TIME. I MOVED TO SCOTLAND ABOUT 9 YEARS AGO FROM ITALY AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH IT. SOME PEOPLE DON’T LIKE THE RAINY WEATHER BUT IT’S THIS TYPE OF WEATHER WHICH ALLOWS THIS REGION TO BE SO LUSH AND GREEN. WHENEVER I HAVE THE CHANCE I TAKE MY CAR TO THE COUNTRYSIDE AND I GO EXPLORE THE MANY LAKES AND VALLEYS AROUND EDINBURGH.

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  • 2020.09.17
  • POUTINE, A DELICIOUS MESS OF A DISH
  • I have already talked about Maple syrup, the most iconic Canadian specialty and I have also mentioned Jerky and how Canadians are passionate about meat but there is another true Canadian dish worth writing about: poutine.
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  • 2020.09.02
  • Canyoning and water sports in Canada
  • Canyoning, also called canyoneering, is a sport that consists in exploring canyons/gorges that also have streams within them and facing the difficulties that this path presents. The term canyon/gorge indicates a very deep inlet with high walls inside which a stream flows.
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  • 2020.08.20
  • Chemin du Roi
  • I love traveling but after my Scottish ordeal and considering that the borders are close even with our neighbours (the US) I believe that this year I’ll only be able to travel locally in Canada and by car.
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  • 2020.08.04
  • The Italian communities in Canada
  • The Italian migratory flow directed towards Canada happened in the post-war period and, although it did not have the numerical significance of the US or South American phenomenon of a few decades before, it led to the creation of many Italian communities and ‘little Italy’ all over the country.
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  • 2020.06.26
  • Scottish souvenirs…
  • Now that the Covid19 situation seems to be more under control I was finally able to book my ticket to return to Canada and I’ll soon return home.
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  • 2020.06.12
  • Do you know ‘Rumbledethumps’?
  • Not many people are a fan of Scottish cuisine. When I lived here, I wrote about haggis, haddock and shortbread biscuits although, I must admit, I had never particularly liked this cuisine myself.
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  • 2020.05.22
  • THE SCOTTISH RESPONSE TO THIS COVID19 EMERGENCY
  • During this time of Covid19 emergency our focus is on protecting physical health but health officials in the United Kingdom are stressing the importance on also maintaining good mental health because during an unprecedented emergency like the one we are experiencing the raise in mental health problems is almost a given.
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  • 2020.05.01
  • MY QUARANTINE BACK IN SCOTLAND
  • Although I live in Canada, I got stuck in the UK like thousands of other people around the world who were traveling for pleasure or for work when this Coronavirus situation got out of hand.
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  • 2020.04.08
  • The future of jerky?
  • Dry meat, the so-called Jerky here, is one of the staple foods of Canada together with Maple syrup and poutine fries but, in recent times, it seems that an increasing interest for veganism is seeing less consumption of this popular dry meat and more request of its vegan version instead.
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  • 2020.03.25
  • Italian-Canadians
  • Italians have always been an important part of the Canadian culture. At the end of the Second World War, many Italians chose Canada as their destination to emigrate from Italy but the most significant increase in the number of residents belonging to the Italian community in Canada occurred between the 50s and the 60s, reaching its peak in the 70s.
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  • 2020.03.12
  • Why is Canada so appealing??
  • Canada is becoming increasingly popular for immigrants and emigrants worldwide and it is one of the most popular destinations for Europeans looking for opportunities abroad.
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  • 2020.02.14
  • CANADIAN FAUNA
  • When I talk about Canada, people immediately think of its fir forests, its mountains, its lakes lost in nature and for good reasons because it’s not far from reality! This country is developing in perfect harmony with the geography and the environment that surrounds it.
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  • 2020.01.31
  • Ice all around!!
  • It does not matter if you are an ice skating amateur, a lover, a pro or not, the ice skating rinks in Canada are a unique sight. And the ritual is repeated every year.
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  • 2020.01.08
  • Oh, what fun it is to ride in a one-DOG-open sleigh!...
  • The famous Christmas song goes:
    “Jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way… Oh, what fun it is to ride In a one-horse-open sleigh, hey…”
    Here in Canada there may be horse-open-sleigh but the true adventure is to ride around Christmas time on a dog-pulled-sled.
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  • 2019.12.18
  • CANADIAN CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS
  • Christmas is almost here. We are all preparing to do our best to celebrate this millenary tradition, as we have been accustomed by our grandparents, which usually means a lot of food, gifts, family and the usual Christmas mass.
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  • 2019.12.04
  • Made in Canada: Cirque du Soleil
  • The Cirque du Soleil was born in the 80s in Montreal, from an idea of a young Canadian performer. Its peculiarity is that besides having top-level shows, it is a circus which excludes the presence of animals as entertainment, since the physical and psychological abuse that other circus companies inflict on their animals are well known to everybody by now.
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  • 2019.11.20
  • Visiting Quebec and Quebec City
  • I have visited Quebec City and travelled almost all of this country. Quebec City, in my opinion (and that of many), is still the most romantic city in Canada because of its old centre with old walls, listed in the Cultural Heritage of Humanity list by UNESCO.
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  • 2019.10.31
  • Canadian culture and symbols
  • Always known as a country very attentive to environmental conservation (despite some extremely polluting industrial plants located in the north of the province of Alberta), Canada brings with it an ecological culture very present in the civic consciences of its population.
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  • 2019.09.24
  • School system in Canada.
  • In Canada, the public-school system for elementary and secondary schools is free (which means paid through taxation). However, there are several private solutions unlike for the Canadian health system (which is only public).
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  • 2019.09.11
  • Wooden parables
  • I had never paid too much attention to them before moving to Canada but, now that I live here, I love totems. They are not everywhere but when I see one, either in a museum or in a park, I am reminded that I live in Canada now.
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  • 2019.08.07
  • Ice, ice…wine!
  • Ottawa, where I live, is located in the province of Ontario, on the eastern border with Quebec and Ontario is Canada's largest wine-growing region and its vineyards grow on the Niagara Peninsula, on the northern shore of Lake Erie and on the small islands nearby.
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  • 2019.07.31
  • Wooden craftsmanship, Inuit and Yupik art
  • Canadian craftsmanship is essentially based on a raw material: wood. In the vast majority of souvenir shops, you will find various types of wooden objects. In the vast majority of cases, they are small animal sculptures, wooden representations of the symbolic maple leaf or some other souvenir that represents a staple object of the Canadian place where you are.
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  • 2019.07.10
  • Montreal, Canada’s most European city
  • Montreal's Old Town is located near the old port and, although it is not a city surrounded by walls, it is bounded by three streets: Rue Surs-Grises to the West, Rue St-Antoine to the North and Rue St-Hubert to the East, and it also includes the old port of Montreal to the South.
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  • 2019.05.24
  • School system in Canada
  • I don’t know how the Japanese school system is, but the Canadian school system is more similar to the American and Australian systems than to the continental European one.
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  • 2019.04.26
  • Back to Toronto!
  • I must admit that although I am happy to live in Ottawa…I had a great time in Toronto and I decided to go back there!Canada's largest city is absolutely fabulous.
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  • 2019.03.25
  • Canada vs. USA?
  • The sarcastic judgment of Oscar Wilde is still valid: the United States and Canada are united by many things, but remain divided by language.
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  • 2019.03.08
  • A day at the Museum.
  • Maybe I’m just a museum nerd or maybe it’s the cold Canadian winter but, truth is, museums in Ottawa are welcoming, warm and truly exhaustive and they are a great way to spend a weekend.
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  • 2019.02.20
  • Time to cheer, time for Carnival!
  • Here in Canada, we obviously celebrate Christmas with snowy landscapes and that’s the image most people have of Canada: a cold snowy place where Christmas is felt almost year-round…well, that’s not the case! Canada has four seasons: a hot Summer, a chilly Autumn, a (very) cold Winter and a beautiful colourful Spring time.
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  • 2019.02.07
  • How to survive the Canadian winter
  • Since I’m originally from Italy, a country which has mild weather year-round, accepting to move to Ottawa, Canada, for work, I had to prepare for a cold winter and I had to discover new activities to do to keep myself busy in such a cold place.
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  • 2019.01.23
  • Brrrrr…Baby, it’s cold outside!
  • Every winter, many festivals featuring the most beautiful sculptures made of ice and snow are held around the world and, reading about these festivals, I have read that there is a famous festival in Sapporo, Japan.
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  • 2018.12.14
  • Multiculturalism in Canada
  • Multiculturalism is the coexistence of different cultures and, in a general sense, it refers to the coexistence of various communities with different origins, habits and culture.
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  • 2018.11.22
  • Canadian Thanksgiving tradition
  • Just like it happens in the United States, Canadians traditionally give thanks once a year by expanding their waistlines with stuffed turkeys, pumpkin dishes and mashed potatoes to celebrate Thanksgiving.
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  • 2018.11.13
  • Continuing my PATH in Toronto
  • In this blog, I wish to give you some more information about Toronto and tell you about the continuation of my PATH. If you have read my previous article, you may recall I was in Toronto, Canada’s main city, where I joined PATH, an historical, mostly underground, pedestrian path that winds for over 30 kilometres around Toronto and which takes you to the main attractions in the city.
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  • 2018.10.24
  • On the PATH in Toronto
  • I feel like a visitor myself in Canada since I moved here not long ago for work and this time I decided to visit Toronto and I wish to introduce this city to you because I found it truly fantastic.
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  • 2018.10.12
  • Like in a green fairytale…
  • Plants, trees, leaves and shrubs modeled to create spectacular natural statues, which change and transform themselves season after season as characters in a fairytale setting, are the protagonists of the Living Sculptures Mosaic Canada Park.
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  • 2018.10.02
  • The majestic Niagara Falls
  • Canada attracts for the vastness and the immensity of its territories. For its uncontaminated nature, for its - many - wild animals. It is the realm of winter sports and infinite territories.
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  • 2018.09.12
  • Maple, a staple food for Canada.
  • When you think of maple syrup, you normally think back to American breakfasts with stacks of pancakes but, truth is, maple syrup is a natural sweetener obtained from boiling the sap of maple trees and it’s originally from Canada.
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  • 2018.09.03
  • Let there be light!
  • In Canada I heard the saying: ‘Our past illuminates our future’ and no show shows it better (do you like the pun?) than the Light Show on Parliament Hill in our capital city, Ottawa.
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  • 2018.07.17
  • Partying with the bears, dancing with the wolves!
  • Parc Omega is a nature park in Montebello, Quebec, but it’s not too far from Ottawa. It is THE place where the Canadian wildlife welcomes you to its natural habitat: wolf, black bear, moose, elk, beaver, bison, you name it, they are all there!
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  • 2018.07.03
  • It’s time to try Canadian food!
  • Street food and finger food are getting more and more popular in Canada as well. This trend moves on the wheels of food trucks (some of them are real works of art) and it’s ever-present at food festivals, going from one part of the country to another. It tempts you on the roadside or in the brewery pub menus.
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  • 2018.06.22
  • Ice, Ice, Baby!
  • The saying goes: “When in Rome do as the Romans do…” and therefore I wanted to go watch an ice hockey game upon arriving in Canada but, to my great disappointment, I found out that the ice hockey season was over and it had just ended a week prior to my arrival in the ‘maple leaf country.’
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  • 2018.06.08
  • Oh, Canada!
  • I never thought this would be my opening line for my first blog in Ottawa, Canada, where I recently moved to, but here I’ll say it: “In Canada, it can get very hot!”
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  • 2018.05.21
  • Yummy Scottish Shortbread
  • Today I wish to teach you how to make Scottish Shortbread Biscuits (my favourites!). It’s hard to find them outside the United Kingdom and they are a Scottish staple food to have with tea so I learnt how to make them to be able to have them wherever I feel like them around the world.
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  • 2018.04.26
  • Scottish traditional dances
  • The traditional Scottish dances are social dances that involve groups or pairs of dancers who follow certain patterns progressively according to the choreography. Although it is considered a popular folk dance, it has its origins in the wealthy Renaissance.
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  • 2018.04.12
  • Isle of Skye: an island within an island
  • They say that the Isle of Skye is a miniature Scotland, and that visiting it gives a feeling that almost meets all that is being sought after in Scotland. Without a doubt it is ambitious and exaggerated to affirm this so bluntly, but it portrays to a certain extent what we are going to find in the fields of Scotland.
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  • 2018.04.02
  • A little bit of Royal History at the Edinburgh Castle
  • One of the most famous Scottish castles is the Edinburgh Castle, which stands on top of an extinct volcano near the centre of the city and which overlooks the surrounding landscape. In what is considered a true national symbol are kept some authentic treasures: the Crown Jewels, the Stone of Destiny and the Honours of Scotland (this is the collective name used to designate the crown, sceptre and sword of the Insignia of Scotland).
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  • 2018.03.20
  • Glasgow, the heart of Scottish music
  • The links between Glasgow and music are endless: between Glasgow, the underground scene, and Glasgow, the capital of folk music, there is a whole world of melodies and notes that you cannot miss.
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  • 2018.03.06
  • AN ADVENTURE ATOP THE CITY: ARTHUR’S SEAT
  • Arthur's Seat is like the castle of Edinburgh, you cannot really miss it when you arrive in this city, not even during a rainy or foggy day. Arthur's Seat is the place to go to have the best view of the city, of course you can also have a very pretty view from Edinburgh’s castle or from Calton Hill, but this one is by far my favourite.
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  • 2018.02.20
  • Charming cemeteries
  • I know, I know, the title is a bit scary but don’t be scared! I have a real passion for Scottish cemeteries and I find them incredibly relaxing and not at all eerie. I am attracted by small cemeteries overlooking the sea, with their lopsided headstones, the green grass and the plants that grow around them, even better if they stand near a small church partially in ruins and Scotland is full of them.
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  • 2018.02.06
  • The Scottish Language
  • Perhaps you speak English very well, you watched hundreds of movies and TV series, until you got to the point when you do not need subtitles anymore.
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  • 2018.01.23
  • One country or two?
  • Although I don’t particularly like talking about politics, I think it’s possible to touch some topics without expressing a personal opinion about them.I noticed that we often talk about Scottish Independence but then few know why Scotland wants to be independent and few people abroad are aware of the current situation here.
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  • 2018.01.10
  • The Kelpies of Falkirk
  • Today I wish to talk to you a little bit about a curious place I came across when I used to work in Stirling.One day, before returning home from Stirling, I took a short trip to see the famous Scottish Kelpies, near the town of Falkirk. The place was majestic, quiet and absolutely impressive. The air was crisp and the area was enchanting.
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  • 2017.12.20
  • Art for all, all for art
  • The National Gallery of Scotland is an art gallery located in Edinburgh and is predominantly a private collections’ museum meaning that most art works on display here were donated by private collectors over time as part of a charity donation. The entrance to the museum is free of charge but donations are gladly accepted and they go to charity.
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  • 2017.12.08
  • Glen Coe, a pearl between the Highlands
  • Glen Coe is the absolute Scottish gem and it’s the most amazing natural ‘playground’ for all Scots who like the outdoors. Close enough to Scotland’s main cities and towns but ‘far enough’ to be uncontaminated and lush, this place is a favourite destination for weekend getaways even if it never gets too crowded.
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  • 2017.11.27
  • Dynamic Earth to discover our planet
  • Located in the emblematic capital of Scotland, Dynamic Earth is one of the leading and most prestigious conference venues in the United Kingdom. This amazing place welcomes visitors from all over the world for a wide range of events including business meetings, gala dinners and fundraising events and it offers state-of-the-art conference facilities and a professional staff of event organizers.
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  • 2017.09.28
  • Bobby - a Scottish hero
  • I love dogs and I know that in Japan you have a famous dog named Hachiko, who waited for his master for over 9 years and to whom they dedicated a bronze statue in the Shibuya station.
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  • 2017.08.29
  • Scottish breeds
  • Scotland can be classified as one of the most biodiverse regions of the UK and Europe and its enormous variety of landscapes facilitates the life of thousands of species who can enjoy protection from both inhabitants and institutions, all aware of the importance of conservation and its role in the future of this region.
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  • 2017.08.15
  • The thistle – Scotland’s national flower
  • England has the rose, Wales the narcissus, Ireland the clover and Scotland ... the thistle.According to Scottish people, nothing symbolizes Scotland better than this humble weed. But how did it become the proud emblem of an entire nation?
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  • 2017.08.01
  • The Enchanted Forest
  • This year the company I work for is participating in the preparation of the Enchanted Forest Festival providing some assistance in the special effects of what is perhaps the most prestigious Scottish show of lights and sounds.
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  • 2017.05.01
  • Wedding traditions in Scotland
  • Scottish weddings are not like other weddings around the UK.There are specific traditions and customs involved in these rites and Scots also have superstitions regarding their wedding day.
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  • 2017.04.20
  • Stirling, a weekend away
  • Stirling is a popular weekend destination for Edinburgers (it’s a funny name I give to people living in Edinburgh, do you like it?) and it has always been a strategic point
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