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Below you’ll find links to past issues of our free monthly newsletter. But first, a few sample topics:

Sample Newsletter Topics

Frankfurt Airport and Air Travel
Most people flying into Germany land in Frankfurt, one of Europe's busiest airports. But Berlin's new BBI airport is scheduled to open in 2011, and Munich is also a major air hub. more >

PAL TV • German Television
US expats in Europe know that an American TV set or DVD player won’t work in Germany. Well, that could be a problem, but we tell you about several possible solutions. more >

Blog: “You know you’re a real expat in Germany when...”
• You know how to type the @ sign on a German QWERTZ keyboard.
• You're almost fast enough at bagging your own groceries to... more >

Past Issues of WebNotes • 2011

  • May 2011 - German Way Expat Blog - Martin Kaymer, German pro golfer - City Guide: Frankfurt am Main - The East Side Gallery in Berlin, one of the few remaining sectons of the Wall
  • March 2011 - Casino Gambling in Austria, Germany, Switzerland - Top 15 Banks in Germany - City Guide: Trier - GW Expat Blog
  • February 2011 - The German Way of Death - Driving: Low-Emission: Green Zones" - When Expats Become Repats

Past Issues of WebNotes • 2010

  • September 2010
  • May/June 2010 - Konrad Zuse and the first programmable digital computer - Alfred Preis, the Austrian-born architect of the USS Arizona Memorial in Pearl Harbor - May 2010 marks the first month for the Passion Play in Oberammergau
  • April 2010 - Elvis Presley in Germany - New Leonardo DiCaprio Bio: His middle name is Wilhelm - Berlin landmarks: Olympic Stadium 2006 and 1936 - Jesse Owens
  • March 2010 - The Red Baron: The man behind the legend - The shocking facts about electricity in Germany - Shopping advice
  • February 2010 - The Passion Play in Oberammergau, Bavaria - Marlene Dietrich gets a star in Berlin - The Berlinale, Berlin's International Film Festival
  • January 2010 - The iPhone in Germany (unlocked!) - Albert Ballin, German inventor of the pleasure cruise - German laws on snow and ice removal
  • MORE > German Way Topic Index

Past Issues of Webnotes • 2009

  • November/December 2009 - Christmas in Germany - Martin Luther and Martin Luther King Jr's German connections
  • October 2009 - The fall of the Berlin Wall, 20 years on - Instant expat - Berlin guide - Angela Merkel
  • September 2009 - Dean Reed, Comrade Rockstar - GW Blog: No HDTV in Germany? - Dresden, Florence on the Elbe
  • August 2009 - Wernher von Braun and Walt Disney - Director Fritz Lang - Blog: German Wedding Games - Beginners' German word of the day - Twitter
  • July 2009 - East Side Gallery renovation (Berlin Wall) - Neuschwanstein Castle and 'Mad' King Ludwig - Expat Blog (Heidelberg) - German word of the day
  • June 2009 - Adam Opel and Opel AG - Karl Baedeker and his guides - Trier city guide - German Word of the Day - Twitter
  • May 2009 - Berlin and Frankfurt city guides - Ursula Andress, the first (Swiss) Bond girl - GW Expat Blog added to Global Post - Follow us on Twitter
  • April 2009 - Munich city guide - German wine - PAL TV - Expat Blog
  • March 2009 - Karl Marx and Trier - Famous German graves - The euro (with quiz) - Blog: You know you're a real expat in Germany when...
  • February 2009 - German airports - Germany country information - German beer & the Reinheitsgebot - Blog: 'Tatort'
  • January 2009 - German driver's license - Shopping hours - Auma Obama - Tempelhof airport's fate

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