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Jul on 21 April 2011 |
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It’s here! Spargelzeit is here! What, you mean you don’t celebrate asparagus time where you live?
The Germans are crazy about white asparagus, a special breed that grows underground and is only harvested for a couple months each spring. Restaurants have special menus featuring white asparagus done every which way, and all the fruit and veggie stands display big piles of it, as if it’s the only thing worth eating this time of year. Preparing this Teutonic vegetable is relatively easy, but there are a few things you should know before doing it for the first time. » Read the full post
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Tags: cooking, food, German, German culture, Germany, Spargel
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Jul on 18 April 2011 |
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Halle an der Saale might be one of the largest German cities you’ve never heard of. In the little-visited eastern state of Saxony-Anhalt, Halle was my home for three years during the 1990s. I was thrilled when I managed to talk my friend Kim into stopping by on our way back to Munich from Leipzig a few weeks ago. » Read the full post
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Tags: art, East Germany, Eastern Europe, German culture, Germany, Halle, museums
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Jul on 12 April 2011 |
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In English bärlauch is called ramsons or wild garlic, or sometimes even bear’s garlic (which is the translation most similar to the German name); that’s a lot of names for something I had never heard of before moving to Germany. The edible leaves are pungent, with a flavor that falls somewhere between garlic and wild onions. » Read the full post
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Tags: cooking, food, German food, Germany, vegetarian
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Jul on 7 April 2011 |
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As with TBEX in Copenhagen, the highlight of Travel Bloggers Unite (TBU) for me was getting to hang out with a bunch of fun, travel-minded people. Manchester was a wonderful setting, too.
The TBU panels and presentations were interesting, and they gave me new things to think about regarding where I want to take this blog in the future. Below are my comments on some of the travel blogging topics that were discussed. » Read the full post
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Tags: bloggers and the people who love them, blogging, travel writing
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Jul on 4 April 2011 |
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Last week was all about visiting cities which are delightfully grittier than Munich. Not that it’s hard for a place to show more grit than our home city (which could be mistaken for the setting of many fairy tales), but last week’s destinations were particularly satisfying in their lack of polish. Cheers to the Travel Bloggers Unite conference for giving us an excuse to visit Manchester for the first time. » Read the full post
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Tags: city break, England, Manchester, travel, UK
