Leaving Munich can be a heart-wrenching experience. No German city rivals it for extremities of kitsch, good taste, beauty, and unabashed pride in its roots. Here are six things about the city that you can never quite shake off.
Eleven years ago Angela Merkel successfully ran to become the first female chancellor of Europe’s powerhouse economy. What can Hillary Clinton learn from “the Queen of Europe” as she seeks to emulate her success in the US?
Many liberal commentators have been wringing their hands about US Presidential hopeful Donald Trump's alleged similarity to Hitler. We give you six reasons why you can sleep easy at night.
German inventors have made contributions to our every day lives in more ways than you may know. The Local looks at some of the best inventions, from the serious to the silly.
Want to make the most of your expat experience in 2016? The Local gives you eight of the most exciting events going on in Germany over the next 12 months.
The United States on Wednesday placed on
its terror watch list a jailed Turkish-born German national said to have
extensive ties to Al-Qaeda and other radical Islamic groups.
An Italian expat in Berlin decided to start inventing German words for comical, angst-ridden everyday situations - but now that he's started, he just can't stop.
With no tear-jerking John Lewis adverts to mark the start of the festive season in Germany as they do in Britain, how do you tell when it's alright to start feeling Christmassy? We've noticed a few signs.
How do you know when you've become a true master of the German language? Here are 12 sure ways of recognizing that your language skills make you as good as local.
Are you suffering from a raging tomcat after a heavy night out? Or are people saying you've got a bird and you just don't understand what they mean? Germany certainly doesn't hold back when it comes to animal-based idioms. We take a look at a few of the funniest.
At exactly 12pm on Saturday, the first keg will be opened and Oktoberfest 2015 will get under way in Munich. We give you seven staggering numbers about the world's biggest beer festival.
Just like countries all over Europe, there's no shortage of multinational cola and other global thirst quenchers to be had in German shops. But what do you sip when you want a little local flavour? Read on to find out...
Live in Germany and never learned a word? No more excuses, here are ten good reasons why now is the perfect time to buckle up and knuckle down with the lingo of Marx and Goethe.
Imagine you were forced to leave Germany tomorrow and told you could never return. What would you miss the most? The Local List this week goes into exile to take a look.
German cuisine – love it or hate it, most of us have an opinion one way or the other. However, there is some common ground to be found in German food that either has our mouths watering or recoiling in horror.
