Ah, summer holidays! I love travelling and discovering new places but every so often nothing beats a summer holiday where you do absolutely nothing– one where it's been a big day if you moved from the swimming pool to the beach, or if you didn't get your afternoon siesta. Yeah, you know the ones I mean. This year I headed to the Germans and Brits favourite island - Majorca, where you're just as likely to hear English and German as you are Spanish, and every second shop in Palma sells Wurst. Dig a little deeper though and you'll find beautiful Spanish villas, the best Paella you've ever tasted and stunning landscapes.
So if you're planning on squeezing in one last summer holiday this year then you might be needing some of these words. Happy sunbathing!
It's been said many a time before - Germans, they like their rules. It might be a stereotype, but after you've been shouted at one too many times for cycling on the pavement or crossing the street when you shouldn't be you realise that there's some basis to the stereotype.
It's the first New Year's Eve that I've actually spent in Berlin... and I'm terrified. Images of The Purge flash through my head as people talk about the pandemonium of a Berlin New Year's Eve—dodging fireworks and drunkards, and, more often than not, drunkards with fireworks.
If you're in Berlin and bored of all the clubs and bars on offer (really?!) then here's something a little out of the norm.
Whether you're dressing up as a sexy witch, evil Spongebob Squarepants or just hiding under a blanket at home here's a few Halloween-themed words for you that might come in handy.
With this latest cold snap, one thing is for sure–Autumn is here. But apart from the cold and the sun setting earlier, there are a few other tell-tale signs in nature that autumn has arrived.
Tomorrow is the 25th anniversary of German reunification! Whilst the Berlin Wall fell 25 years ago last year, it took a little longer for the two halves of Germany to come back together again.
I've been living in Berlin for a year and a half now. If this was any other city in Germany I would probably be fluent by now, but it's Berlin, so I'm not. I've been thinking recently about how I learn German–whilst nothing really beats taking lessons, if you can't afford that then here are a few tips to incorporate into your daily rituals.
Around the corner from my house is a small indistinct park running by the side of the railtracks. Indistinct, except for one time of the year... now. Around April, the path suddenly explodes into a lane of cherry blossoms which feels quite magical as you walk beneath the rose pink petals.
For me, sparkling water is, and always will be, very fancy. It's the thing you order at a restaurant to impress rather than your normal request of 'just tap water, please'. Imagine my surprise then at finding my world views turned upside down upon arriving in Germany.
It’s that time of year again - the World Cup (WM) has hit the streets of Berlin. Where will you be watching it? Here are a few recommendations and also, of course, a few handy German words.