When you are on vacation, you want to try all the new and fun foreign dishes you don’t get at home. When you are an expat, you still want to …Read the Rest
Germany
Popular Drinks in Germany
Last month, I wrote about different kinds of popular German food that I miss from Germany. This month’s Blogger Stammtisch is all about drinks instead – a topic chosen by …Read the Rest
My Seven Super Shots
The lovely Leigh from Hike Bike Travel nominated me a little while ago to participate in a fun photo project that’s been going around for a while. Then, Andrew from Grounded …Read the Rest
Popular Food in Germany: What This German Expat Sometimes Dreams of
It’s funny. Until you leave your home country, you don’t really realize all the things that are so particular about your country. Tiffany of No Ordinary Homestead picked food as …Read the Rest
My Favorite German Christmas Market Foods and Drinks
I promise, this is the last Christmas market post for a while, but I just couldn’t resist sharing some of my favorite Christmas market foods and drinks. People, I pigged …Read the Rest
Cologne Christmas Markets
I know it’s almost February, but indulge me and let me show you Cologne’s beautiful Christmas markets. By now I’m sure you know that I am a huge fan of this …Read the Rest
German Ads Against Discrimination
When we were in Cologne recently I kept seeing the same kind of ad against discrimination on big posters in subway stations: drawers with people neatly filed in their respective …Read the Rest
Advent in Germany: German Christmas Traditions
I just arrived in Germany and am looking forward to hanging out with family and friends and enjoying Advent in Germany aka the German pre-Christmas season. It’s been very Chirstmas-y …Read the Rest
Grocery Shopping in Germany… and finding a bit of America
One of the things I like to do when I am at home in Germany is simply to go into a supermarket. As I try to find a one Euro …Read the Rest
Karneval in Cologne… or Why I Miss Germany Today
Ever since I started being the serial expat I am today, I have missed many fun holidays in Germany. One that always makes me half-regret my decision to move abroad …Read the Rest















