Blogs from Germany

Posted on October 27, 2013 by CK

Even though I have been living in Germany long enough to know just about everything useful, today I was confronted with something brand new.  Even though I…

Posted on October 9, 2013 by CK

It's Fall and I am reminiscing about the times when choosing our pumpkins for carving was the biggest challenge of October.  Put out the newspaper on the…

Posted on July 7, 2016 by Carly

I first published this guide in Nov 2014 but seeing as it is summer and I am getting so many visitors at the moment, I thought I…

Posted on June 21, 2016 by Carly

A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post in response to a reader’s question about the unfriendliness in Berlin. Within that post I wrote about the…

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Britchick

We arealready in the middle of January, how did that happen in the blink of an eye. My boys had an extended winter break this year so…

Posted on December 8, 2014 by Britchick

I have just had a look and I last posted in August.......I apologise for my lack of posts but I do have a fairly valid excuse. At…

Posted on March 13, 2014 by Jill

This tops my list as one of the most stunning entrees prepared in a very long time.  With thanks to Viviane Bauquet Fair of FoodandStyle this was…

Posted on February 12, 2014 by Jill

Not only has the Thermomix completely changed my approach to cooking, it’s also opened my eyes to the wide range of spices and flavours in the Indian…

Posted on August 27, 2024 by birgit

As the video games industry continues to grow, the rise of gamers worldwide has also led to the birth of a new, thriving industry — esports.  According…

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Rose

If you know where to look, Berlin can be a foodie’s dream. With options ranging from Michelin starred restaurants (of which there are now 25) to food…

Posted on May 11, 2014 by aly mclean

Berlin is a big city with a lot of variety –being such a diverse city - this is the perfect spot to expose yourself to different cultures,…

Posted on March 7, 2014 by aly mclean

I think it is funny how you go through life thinking you are such a unique being and find out as you age you are one of…

Posted on February 24, 2014 by Allison

It’s still cold in Hamburg. Not only cold but windy and rainy.  What does that mean?  Well, it’s the perfect time to explore the great indoors! Luckily…

Posted on February 3, 2014 by Allison

There is a certain freedom to living in a big city. Although people with similar interests and styles still tend to create their own communities, there are…

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Rose

For seven years, the Arab Film Festival Berlin (A.K.A. ALFILM) has provided Germany with its largest platform for Arabic films. It is a non-commercial festival which focuses…

Posted on April 6, 2016 by Rose

With the tag line "Love Movies, Hate Fascism", the Punk Film Festival Berlin is back for its fifth year. With films from, about, and with Punk, resistance,…

Posted on January 12, 2017 by birgit

Yesterday, , a ceremony and the inaugural concert marked the official opening of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. The concert hall is the new musical heart of the northern…

Posted on November 1, 2016 by birgit

On 31 October Friends of Britain e.V. invited volunteers who worked to make British Flair 2016 a success to the Anglo-German Club to say thank you and…

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Francesca

Minnie is a former outdoor cat; he came to the Tierschutzverein fuer Berlin (Berlin Animal Shelter) when his owner could no longer care for him. He was…

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Francesca

This is Mia’s second time in the Tierschutzverein fuer Berlin (Berlin Animal Shelter), she is still seeking her forever home. The young cat does not like to…

Posted on February 22, 2018 by We Are the Film Fans

Katherine (Kay) Graham (Streep), publisher of The Washington Post, is impossibly irritating at the start of the film. It is 1971, and she has taken over the…

Posted on February 22, 2018 by We Are the Film Fans

Small-time gangster Knock (Sy) jumps onto a cruise ship to escape Lanksy (Elbé), a debt collector. The ship’s captain needed a doctor on board in order to…

Posted on June 23, 2016 by Tal Shalev

When we live in a conflict country, we live our lives in fear and misstrust. We do not recognize the other side as human. We, at ‘Breaking…

Posted on October 1, 2015 by Tal Shalev

A person moves to a new country, a new city. He knows no one and has no family in this country. The language is weird and bureaucracy…