by Erin "ebe" Porter | Nov 13, 2023 | Daily life, History and culture, Tips, advice, suggestions, Travel and transportation
The Deutschlandticket has been an absolute boon to my travel within Germany. With the tantalizing offer of low-cost air travel I have taken to sort jaunts around Europe from London to Naples. But as my family multiplies and travel costs rise, train travel has swung...
by Erin "ebe" Porter | Aug 21, 2023 | Berlin, Daily life, History and culture, Travel and transportation
I have spent the last 5 weeks back “home” in the USA after over a decade living in Berlin. This is far from my first visit back. Typically I close down my German household and go back to my home state of Washington every year and a half, with parents...
by HF | Jul 24, 2023 | History and culture
Like many other Americans, the “all-American” Barbie doll has German origins. Barbara “Barbie” Millicent Roberts was born – as a fully grown adult plastic doll – in New York City at the American International Toy Fair on 9 March 1959. Her...
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