Berlin Wall Timeline

by | Feb 25, 2013

The Berlin Wall | A Chronology 1961 is the year the Berlin Wall was first built, but the conditions that led up to its construction began earlier, shortly after the end of the Second World War in 1945. The Berlin Airlift (1948-1949) was the landmark event that most...

Driving in Germany: Green Zones

by | Feb 22, 2013

No Sticker, No Entry! A 2006 anti-air-pollution law began a process that now requires drivers in Germany to have a special environmental sticker or badge (UK; Umweltplakette in German) on their car in order to enter the “green zone” of most German cities....

Angela Merkel

by | Feb 13, 2013

Germany’s First Female Chancellor: “Chancellor of the Free World” BIOGRAPHY and TIMELINE Angela Merkel (pron. AHN-gay-luh MEHRK-ell), Germany’s first female chancellor, was born Angela Dorothea Kasner in Hamburg on 17 July 1954. That same year...

Cell Phones in Europe

by | Feb 12, 2013

Mobile Phone Basics and Options for International Travelers CDMA • GSM • LTE • LTE Advanced • 5G Expat “How To” Guides for Germany > Cell Phones in Europe Here’s what you need to know about using a North American cell phone in Europe or buying a...

City Guides: Germany

by | Feb 11, 2013

City Guides for Germany Berlin and Potsdam | Cochem | Dresden | Düsseldorf Frankfurt | Leipzig | Munich | Oberammergau | Stuttgart Trier | Weimar | Lake Constance (der Bodensee) Unlike other major European countries, Germany does not have one dominant capital city....