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Mícheál O’Luain

Getting Accepted for the WIPO PCT Translation Fellowship Program

January 18, 2025 Mícheál O’Luain

In 2021 I was accepted for a translation fellowship program at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). I subsequently spent just under 6 months in Geneva, where I was trained at the WIPO headquarters in the fine art of translating patent abstracts and patentability … [Read more...] about Getting Accepted for the WIPO PCT Translation Fellowship Program

Translation, Translation Studies

One Day in Caminha

September 5, 2023 Mícheál O’Luain

Caminha is a charming little town in northwest Portugal located on the south side of the Minho estuary. On the far side of the Minho from Caminha is the region of Galicia in Spain and there are boats that will take you between the two countries. We spent exactly one day in … [Read more...] about One Day in Caminha

Portugal

A Guide to Geneva Station (Gare de Cornavin)

March 27, 2022 Mícheál O’Luain

Geneva Station is the third busiest station in Switzerland and a major railway hub in the Swiss Canton of Geneva. Direct trains zip back and forth between here and Geneva Airport in just under 10 minutes and other departures connect Geneva to Switzerland's other major cities as … [Read more...] about A Guide to Geneva Station (Gare de Cornavin)

Geneva, Switzerland, Transport

A Guide to Arrivals at Geneva Airport

February 7, 2022 Mícheál O’Luain

Geneva Airport (Aéroport de Genève) is an international airport serving the Swiss city of Geneva. Because Geneva is home to so many international organisations, such as the UN and the Red Cross, this airport sees a lot of traffic, but it is not a particularly big airport and it … [Read more...] about A Guide to Arrivals at Geneva Airport

Geneva, Switzerland, Transport, Travel

Udatsu-no-Machinami – The Old Townscape of Wakimachi in Tokushima

November 19, 2020 Mícheál O’Luain

Udatsu-no-Machinami (or Udatsu Old Street) is a historic streetscape in the old town of Wakimachi now located in Mima City, Tokushima Prefecture. Around 430 meters long, this preserved street is lined with 85 traditional buildings which date from the middle of the Edo era in the … [Read more...] about Udatsu-no-Machinami – The Old Townscape of Wakimachi in Tokushima

Japan, Tokushima, Travel

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