Origins of German winter traditions Imagine a mining community in a German around 100 years ago. Winter meant the men working in the mines would not see daylight for weeks on end, spending all daylight […]
Author: christinbraatz
I am a traveler, globetrotter, expat with an insatiable appetite for travel, currently based in Spain but I have lived in 8 countries including Canada and Germany.
On New Year’s Eve I sat at a table with four other people, two who know how much I travel the world and two who do not. There, a question came up. “If there was […]
Recently, I was lucky enough to spend a few days on Gran Canaria, the largest of the Canary Islands. They are part of Spain, but located much further south than the peninsula, off the Morrocan […]
Everybody makes resolutions for the next year. And I suppose champagne and fireworks are pretty common too on New Year’s. But did you know about these New Year’s traditions in Germany? Pouring lead They melt […]
This post contains affiliate links. If you buy via these links I may get compensated for it, at no additional cost to you. One of the things I love most about having guests is that […]
If you are looking for a gift for a minimalist, your job is arguably somewhat harder. Minimalists don´t want things to put on shelves, so think consumable, think digital, think experience. Do you know a […]
“The thermometer of success is merely the jealousy of the malcontents.” ― Salvador Dali Why do I write an entire blog post about one museum? Because the Salvador Dali museum warrants some undivided attention. I went […]
On the shores of the Elbe river that was once the border between the two German countries lies the town of Dömitz. After the German reunification a bridge was built again, across the river to […]
Continuing in the series of amazing places in Catalonia that nobody knew existed, today I want to tell you about Puig de la Balma, houses built into the side of a mountain. This miraculous place […]
Did you know there are Neanderthal caves less than an hour drive away from Barcelona? And that you can visit them? I only found out last month, thanks to a tip from a friend of […]
