How Germans Helped Shape the World: Historic Globes

by | Nov 27, 2023 | History and culture

No, The World Is Not Flat! Bad news for flat-earth believers: Ancient Greek astronomers proved that the earth was a sphere – which later gave us the Latin (and German) word globus. Although references to globes representing the planet earth date from about 150 BCE, no...

Banking and Credit Cards in Germany

by | Oct 30, 2023

Cash or Card Payment? Until recently, German-speaking Europe had always been different, compared to other European countries, when it came to cash versus card payment. France, Spain, and Italy were always far more receptive to credit or debit card payment, while...
Oktoberfest in North America: Part 2

Oktoberfest in North America: Part 2

by | Sep 1, 2023

Introduction: Part 2 Ohio-Wyoming This is Part 2 of our guide to Oktoberfest in North America. See Part 1 for a full introduction and the US states and Canadian provinces from Alabama to North Dakota. This section (Part 2) covers Ohio through Wyoming. NOTICE: We are...

Oktoberfest in North America

by | Sep 1, 2023

Introduction Perhaps a bit surprisingly, annually there is at least one Oktoberfest event in almost every US state, and in several Canadian provinces. Most of the celebrations have bounced back from the covid pandemic years, when they had to close down. All across...