Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Duelling Fraternities: the German Studentenverbindung vs. the American Frat

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German Burschen , or frat boys, doing some extremely organized competitive drinking. (Wikipedia Commons) At first glance, the German St...
Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Germans are Coming!...to Mallorca

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Intrepid Balearic Island traveler Greg Gottsacker breaking the all-inclusive mold. Photo: G. Gottsacker. Though the Chinese recently de...
Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Leading You Down the Kleingarten Path

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One of Berlin's many Kleingartenanlagen  (allotment garden complex). You might find peace and quiet, but only if you follow the myria...
Tuesday, June 4, 2013

Solstice-to-Solstice with the Berlin Fernsehturm

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Some would point to the Brandenburg Gate as the most prominent Wahrzeichen  (emblem or symbol) of Berlin, but in the post-Berlin Wall peri...
Tuesday, May 28, 2013

Dubbing Trouble and the German Kino

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Das Kino, Berlin style. When I moved in Berlin for the first time in 2010, I met a guy who had set the lofty goal of visiting every Kino...
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Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Spargelzeitgeist: the German Penchant for Seasonal Food and Drink

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The sun is shining in Berlin, winter jackets are being stowed away, city park lawns will soon be trampled into dirt, and all that means ...
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Monday, April 15, 2013

German Beer: Past, Present and Future (Part 2)

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Ludger Berges' Hopfen & Malz shop in Berlin-Wedding. (Photo: Philip Husemann) "Berlin was waiting for good beer" ...
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