by Erin "ebe" Porter | Jan 8, 2024 | Berlin, Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
It feels like every year at about this time I hear rumbles of dissatisfaction with Berlin. Sometimes they are coming directly from me, but this year I’ve noticed more online posts than usual complaining about the rising costs of the city, the dismal winter...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Oct 16, 2023 | Daily life, German vocabulary, Tips, advice, suggestions
For those that celebrate Halloween, even abroad, the onslaught of candy has already begun. There used to be nary a spooky Hexe (witch) or dancing Skelett (skeleton) to be found in Germany in favor of more somber events like the Reformation. But the Halloween...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Sep 18, 2023 | German vocabulary, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
If you missed it, this weekend kicked off Okoberfest in Munich. With the tapping of the keg and the magical words of “O’zapft is” (“It’s tapped”), the biggest beer festival in the world has begun. Last year was the first year after the pandemic that...
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