Archive for July 2007

Being Safe in Germany/Europe

Nick • July 22nd, 2007 • Safety, Transportation

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my Daily Newsletter. Thanks for visiting!A lot of people worry about robbery and theft in Germany. Movies portray people getting robbed at gun point or kids getting kidnapped. Personally, I have not had any of these problems in Europe. I did get my money […]

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Travel Destination: Tuebingen

Nick • July 21st, 2007 • Destinations, Transportation

If you are south of Stuttgart in Germany, visit Tübingen. This University Town has a lot to offer, not only a lot of students.
One of the most popular activities is sitting in the beer garden at the Neckar Muller brewery. This beer brewed right in Tübingen sits directly next to the Neckar Bridge and has […]

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Bike Riding

Nick • July 20th, 2007 • Advice, Transportation

Bike Riding in Baden Wurttemberg is one of the best things you can do in the region. The whole area is beautiful. Usually you will be riding in farm land, through Forests and sometimes along the Mountains. Be prepared to walk your bike up extremly high hills or to be going upto 60 mph hour […]

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Interviewing for a Master’s in Germany

Nick • July 20th, 2007 • Learning German

Today I had an Interview in Reutlingen for their International Master’s Program. I had no idea what kind of questions they were going to ask or how it was going to take place.
Here is what happenend: First they put me in a group with 4 people They interviewed us all at the same […]

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Couch Surfing

Nick • July 20th, 2007 • Advice, Transportation

Couch surfing is a new way to find a free place to sleep at night within most countries located in the entire world. The couch surfing website is located at http://www.couchsurfing.com.
Using this website, you can search through the entire planet and find a free room to sleep at. These rooms are located at […]

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Taxes in Germany

Nick • July 19th, 2007 • Jobs

Thinking that you are going to be able to make a lot of money in Germany? This may or not happen. Currently there are a lot of taxes that are usually upto 40% on your wages. A lot of businesses offer mini jobs. These pay upto 400 euros. Basically it […]

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Finding Housing

Nick • July 17th, 2007 • Housing

The best place to find housing that I have found so far has been the website WG Gesucht.This website gives the ability to find housing in almost every German city. They list all kinds of prices and all sorts of move in dates. Through this website I was able to find a room for month […]

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