American and German WWII Memorials in Normandy

by | May 30, 2016

Photo Gallery: Cemeteries at Colleville-sur-Mer and La Cambe, Normandy One big advantage of living as an expat in Germany or other parts of Europe is the easy acccess to Europe’s many attractions. Besides travel within Germany itself, a short trip across its...

Wolfgang Puck

by | May 5, 2016

Wolfgang Johannes Topfschnig (b. 8 July 1949) Like another famous Austrian who also lives in California, celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck was born in a small town in Austria and worked his way up from nowhere to become a wealthy bigshot in the United States. Although Puck...

Fred Astaire

by | Mar 27, 2016

Frederick Austerlitz (1899-1987) An American with Austrian Roots He was already an American icon when he died in 1987 at the age of 88. Fred Astaire was born in Omaha, Nebraska on May 10, 1899. There in the midwestern American heartland he and his sister Adele grew up...

The German Way of Death: Pets and Animals

by | Mar 13, 2016

Pets and Animals • German Pet Cemeteries • der Tierfriedhof The German Way of Death and Funerals > Pets and Animals English-speaking expats living in Germany, Austria or Switzerland are sometimes confronted with the death of a beloved pet animal. They may be at a...