Apple wine (generally called Apfelwein or Ebbelwoi by the locals - remember to pronounce the "w" like a "v") is the most distinct drink of Hessen. If you hit up the beer gardens during the summer around here, you'll find lots of tables loaded up with the "gerriptes"...
When people think of Germany, a lot of them think of driving on the Autobahn without a care in the world, as fast as their car will take them. Unfortunately, that dream isn't quite as realistic anymore thanks to trucks, traffic and speed restrictions in a lot of...
Unlike many places in the US, Germany and Europe in generally built to allow people to get from point A to point B without using a car. They may not always walk there, but instead use bikes or even public transport -- but for the most part, people do a whole lot more...
Imagine this if you can... You move to a new country and some of the first things you buy are a washing machine and a kitchen (a topic I will later get into), but not a car. And you don't move your car over with you either. But you've grown up in a place where it was...
Last week, I went into a long discussion about the legalities of moving to Germany as a foreigner and how to go about getting a visa. So today, I'm going to assume you're allowed to be here, and jump right into finding a place to live. When Stefan got his first...
Over the last few years, I have gotten more and more emails from people who want to move to Germany or other places in Europe but would appreciate a bit of advice before they take the leap. From singles to entire families, there are a wide range of folks who want...
The Senckenberg Museum of Natural History in Frankfurt is a place that we've driven by often in the 10 years we've lived in Germany...but we never quite made it inside. It's hard to overlook the Bronotsaurus and T-Rex that are standing outside in the middle of all the...
A couple of weeks ago, a friend of ours from college visited us for a few days. He didn't really have any specific agenda in mind, so we decided to take him down to Rüdesheim for a quick tour of the city. It's got to be one of the most well known tourist spots around,...
Although we've lived in the Frankfurt area for almost 10 years, we haven't seen too many of the parks, museums or other sights of the city. I guess we were usually too busy trying to get away from Frankfurt since we were commuting to work there every day (and Stefan...
Ok, you might be getting tired of hearing about our Hamburg trip, especially if you won't be able to visit anytime in the near future. But I just wanted to post the last few photos I took and a few links for the hotel and restaurants we visited. We spent the night in...
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