Are you an expat? What makes you happy when living abroad. Receiving care packages and gifts from home always makes me smile!
Food & Drinks Around the World
About some of Berlin’s most popular, fun and famous Christmas markets—and travel tips for visitors and tourists visiting Germany’s Christmas markets.
A selection of the most popular (and delicious!) Columbus restaurants—from famous ice cream to pizza, food trucks and tapas.
During my short visit to San Francisco, I gave myself one priority: eat a San Francisco-style burrito. I’ve heard of these things for years but never had the opportunity to try one. There’s a burrito restaurant in Berlin that’s famous for them, but I wanted the real thing. So, after being in San Francisco for …
Don’t be fooled by my smile in this photo. It’s all just a show. Currywurst—that abomination of sausage—is one of Berlin’s most famous landmarks. But is it really that special? No! It’s the worst… What the eff is currywurst? Currywurst is boring. In basic terms it’s a hot dog cut up into pieces and slathered …
Recipes for tabbouleh, cucumber-mint-yoghurt dressing and baba ganuj—some of my favorite mezze foods in Jordan.
Ever wonder what the inside of a candy factory is like? Video and photos from inside a few German chocolate factories—cold steel, sterile environment and CHOCOLATE!
I’m not a poet, but Berlin during summertime and the ubiquitous Berlin späti (spaeti) makes me sing with excitement! What’s a späti? Read more after the poem :) You’re where I go when I’m thirsty, And after a night out of being dirty. Both before and after Berghain, And always on my way to Friedrichshain. …
Since living in Germany I’ve learned more than a handful of new German words. I arrived knowing “gesundheit” and “kindergarten” but something else I’ve added to my lexicon: marzipan. Marzipan isn’t completely a foreign thing to Americans, but it’s not something I was very familiar with until I visited Lübeck, Germany back in December. The …
I’ve had this vegetarian dish, Malai Kofta, a handful of times across India, and just about every time I’ve enjoyed it. It’s one of those things I never saw (or maybe just didn’t notice) on an Indian restaurant menu in America, but here, it’s everywhere. Delicious and tasty, it’s one of my favorite Indian meals. …