Germans’ most popular holiday destination is Germany. Most Germans like to go to the North Sea or the Baltic Sea, the Alps or the Alpine foothills with their many lakes. But plenty of Germans also travel to other countries. So many, in fact, that they are only outdone as the world’s most eager travel nation by China, the world champion of travelers.
Even Mark Twain testified that there was a problem with German humour: “A German joke is no laughing matter.” But are Germans really so unfunny, or is that nothing but prejudice here? Journalist Johannes Göbel set out to search for traces. Here are the results.
Come along on a tour through Germany and get to know four of the nicest German hiking trails: on the island of Rügen, in the Elbe Sandstone Mountains, alongside the river Mosel and on the Hermannshöhen.
Whether it is a question of growing veggies on pavements, creating oases of calm in the hectic everyday life or providing hotels for insects: there is no end to the possibilities offered by urban gardening. We present three gardening trends.
Trends on the plate: sustainable food, homemade food, but also “ultra-local” products are becoming important. Furthermore, street food events and food trucks conquer increasing numbers of German cities.
