by Sarah | Jul 2, 2018 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Recently I got engaged whilst on holiday in Japan. I spoke about my great passion for the country in ‘Konichiwa Germany’ but missed out this very special part. Most people would say how romantic (it was!) but I questioned my fiancé’s intentions. No,...
by Sarah | Dec 4, 2017 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
Cliché I know, but this year has flown by and I struggle to remember everything I have fitted in these past twelve months. So I thought what better way to reminisce than by writing down and sharing my top ten highlights of living in Germany in 2017. So here...
by HF | Nov 9, 2017 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
November: The Mourning Month and Its Fateful Dates The first two days of November are significant in the Christian religious calendar. November 1 is All Saints Day (Allerheiligen). November 2 is All Souls Day (Allerseelen). In Germany, most of Europe, and all over the...
by AlieC | Oct 30, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions
At 8am on a Sunday, walking my dog here can feel like a scene from a zombie apocalypse film. Not that the maybe two people I will pass look ghastly and likely to want to eat my brains, just that there is an eerie quiet that descends on the village on Sunday. As...
by HF | Jul 5, 2017 | Daily life, Expat issues, History and culture
Update: This post was last updated in April 2023 to reflect new laws and to add information for Switzerland. Although we tend to think of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) rights movement as a modern, fairly recent phenomenon, the advocacy of...
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