Discovering Life in Germany
Germans celebrate the Christmas season with their beautiful Weihnachtsmärkte (Christmas Markets) and fun and historical traditions. But Christmas in Germany also means lots delicious seasonal baking that can be found at Bakeries and Christmas Markets. While there are endless snacking possibilities in Germany at Christmastime, today I’ll be sharing my Continue Reading
Weihnachten (Christmas) is my favourite holiday! I was really looking forward to experiencing my first Christmas season here in Germany. One of the fun parts of living abroad is discovering cultural traditions and adopting them into your family. So far, I’ve adopted 2 German Christmas traditions that I love! Since Continue Reading
After watching all of the Youtube videos of expats talking about grocery shopping in Germany, I still didn’t believe the fuss. But now, here I am, advising you about the stress of grocery shopping in Germany! I used to love grocery shopping. Once I was old enough to drive, my Continue Reading
Christmastime is upon us, once again! This is probably my favourite time of year. However, what I don’t love is trying to figure out what to buy people for Christmas! If you know of anyone in your life who loves to travel, my travel lover’s gift guide is here to Continue Reading
The prospect of moving abroad can be exciting, freeing, nerve-wracking, and stressful. And for a lot of people, moving abroad also means having to learn a new language. It can be the hardest part of living abroad since language correlates with everything you do. I had a comment from one Continue Reading
Before moving to Germany, I wanted to prepare myself on what to expect when I got here. I watched youtube videos debunking German stereotypes, learning about culture and everything in between. Naturally, there are still things that surprise me. Besides still seeing cigarette advertisements, like I mentioned here, a couple Continue Reading
Hello everyone! Unfortunately, I won’t be posting anything here today (except this…). It’s been a busy mom-week for me and I’m still trying to figure out how to manage my time! That being said, while I have a few drafts and ideas for next blog posts, I would love to Continue Reading
Happy Wednesday, Friends! Today’s post is going to be a little more informal. I wanted to share with you a few photos and what it’s like here in Germany in the Autumn. While my family and friends back home in Western Canada have been experiencing quite cold weather for this Continue Reading
I wrote a post a couple of weeks ago about what it’s like flying long-haul with a cat, and now I’m going to talk about the paperwork involved with travelling abroad with a pet. Make sure you read my earlier post as well as it offers helpful tips while flying Continue Reading
With the large number of castles in Germany, it can be difficult to figure out which ones you want to visit and sometimes the landmarks we want to see dictate where our travels will take us. I hope this guide to visiting Schloss Moyland (Moyland Castle) will help you decide Continue Reading
