Christopher's Expat Adventure

Josef Jungmann was born in 1773 and died in 1847.  He was a poet and a linguist who was a leading figure in the Czech National Revival ....

Josef Dobrovský was another important figure in the Czech National Revival .  He was born in 1753 and died in 1829 at the age of 75.  Do...

František Palacký was a historian and politician and a very influential person in Czech history.  He was born in 1798 and died in 1876 whe...

One of Tünde's favorite things is Die Biene Maja . Maya the Bee debuted in a book in 1912 in Germany .  There have been comic books,...

On the way back from Świebodzin we stopped off at Spreewald.  The Spreewald is about 100 km (62 miles) south east of Berlin .  It's a ...

Once my delayed train finally arrived in Berlin I met up with Claudia and her parents and we headed off to see the world's tallest sta...

It's been hot!  Real hot.   All across most of Europe.  Friday was an all-time high in Germany when Kitzingen hit 40.3 ºC (104.5 ºF). ...

The United Kingdom and Ireland are not part of the Schengen agreement that makes it possible to travel through most of Europe without pa...

A common expression in Ireland is " what's the craic? ".  It's pronounced "crack" and it's the Irish Gaeli...

Although Ireland is an island, most people don't associate it with the beach.  But there's actually a beach in Dublin .  Who would...