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The City is Nuts
Berlin is often kind to me. With its policy of starting an evening out the next morning and continuing until seven, its numerous and relatively cheap eateries offering a variety of tastes throughout the day and its role as a focal point of modern European history, I find there are few places more appealing. This […]
Ain’t No Party Like a Blankenburg Party
My final act in Germany before the New Year was to take part in the Blankenburger FV Christmas party. I had assumed that we would all meet at the club and maybe have a few drinks there before heading out to the infamous Coma where more drink would flow and we’d dance around (in an […]
Berlin, Berlin, wir fahren nach Berlin!
So another reunion came and went last weekend as a group of us stationed in the four corners of Germany descended on the nation’s capital for a third dose of winter antics. The difference this time was that we were all travelling separately (apart from Simon who was on Scouse-watch) and that we would be […]
Don’t forget me, a simplicity man in Hong Kong
Getting There Three weeks ago I had a suitcase packed full of German goodies along with an unnecessary amount of colourful jumpers as I prepared to make the long journey to Hong Kong. Here I was ready to take a two and a half week break from my year abroad to visit Natalie and experience […]
Sisters, ski-lifts and saunas
Last weekend my sister completed the family set of visits to Blankenburg, picking out the coldest time of the year so far. Despite this, we had a great time including a trip on Saturday to nearby Thale, where if anything, they are even more obsessed with witches, devils and other evil stuff. We met at […]
Feeling Disconnected
Last week I felt like the world had ended when my laptop decided to start emitting sparks and subsequently died a quick and harmless death. I felt like a caveman as I couldn’t even play countless games of solitaire (spider solitaire if I felt zany) or watch Chariots of Fire, the only DVD I have […]
‘Us and Them’ – 10 Differences between our Football Clubs
1. Air raid jokes aren’t funny I’m sure there are people in Coventry who will side with the Germans on this one and of course I understand that the bombings in the Second World War are no laughing matter. But if you’re in Germany and your local fire station has an alarm that sounds remarkably […]
Now That’s What I Call Munich 2012
Two days have passed since I returned home from Munich and following a weekend of much beer drinking and hours of travelling, I seemed to have just about recovered. The excitement felt in the run-up to Oktoberfest stemmed of course from the prospect of visiting the world famous beer festival but more so that it […]
Le Tour de Hanover
My latest year abroad adventure saw me visit Hanover, a city in northern Germany, to attend the Hanover Oktoberfest, the second biggest in the world. It was a fairly spontaneous decision, Euan and I agreeing that this would be the best opportunity for us to go at around 23.00 on Friday night. This random surge […]
Turning 20 with the Krauts
So yesterday I waved goodbye to my parents who had come to visit as I celebrated two decades on this planet as well as roughly one month in Germany. They, like Euan at the weekend, got the chance to sample Blankenburg and its many wonders from its only bar (the ironically named Coma) to its […]
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