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A tale of two cities – Berlin, June 1989 vs Berlin, October 2019.

Part of my student exchange year was taken up with excursions organised by Rotary, where they gathered all of us ‘exchangees’ who were scattered across the country in to one place and tried to teach us something of German history, architecture and culture. My first visit to B...

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Merry Christmas!

Only two more sleeps to go until the jolly fellow with the red suit and long white beard comes sneaking into your home to leave presents, or lumps of coal, depending which one of his lists you are on (you know who you are…), so, I thought it is a good time to think about how Ch...

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Bavaria

My love affair with Bavaria started in 1989 (SO long ago...) and continues today and here's why - My student exchange year to Regensburg in Bavaria was my first ever trip overseas. I was 17 and leaving home for 12 months away from family and friends to live with people on the oth...

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