Lifestyle News & Articles

Trans-Europe Express: the iconic train service Germany is helping to revive

17.04.2021   by Emily Proctor

[Video] Why Coca-Cola Invented Fanta in Nazi Germany

04.04.2021   by William Nehra

6 tips for coping with expat stress

03.04.2021   by bridgette hernandez

An expat survival guide to making friends with Germans

02.04.2021   by fadi gaziri

5 German traditions you can do at home for Easter 2021

27.03.2021   by William Nehra

[Video] 23 of the best Bavarian castles: Off the beaten track

20.03.2021   by Daniel Taylor

How to cope with lockdown fatigue

04.03.2021   by Andrea Baumes

Birkenstock: The German orthopaedic sandal that conquered the world 

28.02.2021   by Emily Proctor

From Abstandsbier to overzoomed: The corona pandemic in 12 German words

26.02.2021   by Abi Carter

German genealogy: Finding German ancestors, lost friends & relatives

13.02.2021   by Emily Proctor

An expat survival guide to phoning customer service in Germany

29.01.2021   by fadi gaziri

Astronomy forecast 2021: Meteor showers, new moons and a solar eclipse

14.01.2021   by Victoria Séveno

[Video] Why there's almost no Google Street View in Germany

03.01.2021   by Emily Proctor

New Year’s Day: The German way

01.01.2021   by Emily Proctor

[Video] Dinner for One: Behind the bizarre German New Year's Eve tradition

31.12.2020   by Abi Carter

10 traditional German Christmas carols (and their lyrics in English)

24.12.2020   by Abi Carter

[Video] Christmas in Germany in 1949

24.12.2020   by William Nehra

Most Googled: What do Germans eat at Christmas?

18.12.2020   by William Nehra

A very German Christmas: Words and phrases every expat needs to know

13.12.2020   by Abi Carter

Best German holiday movies for a cosy winter's day

11.12.2020   by Emily Proctor

An expat survival guide to dating in Germany

03.12.2020   by fadi gaziri

Germany bans plastic bags from 2022

28.11.2020   by Emily Proctor

How to survive the German winter

27.11.2020   by Abi Carter

Get into the festive spirit with these German Christmas traditions

20.11.2020   by Emily Proctor

6 celebrities you didn’t know could speak German

15.11.2020   by Emily Proctor

Unresolved mysteries in Germany: 3 most curious cases

31.10.2020   by Emily Proctor

Ghost stories from Germany

30.10.2020   by William Nehra

An expat survival guide to German TV

29.10.2020   by fadi gaziri

8 signs you've been Germanised

23.10.2020   by Abi Carter