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  1. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Moving to Germany

    by Fwoggie 25 May 2012

    I very strongly recommend the link in #2 - it was a godsend for me when moving in from the UK. (1) I understand that he will get a work…

  2. Bigote55 avatar

    Re: 40 days to 37 days in Europe

    by Bigote55 20 May 2012

    #5 I agree with you and in fact it was a concern I raised in my posting regarding language barrier, the very reason we brought German…

  3. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Tipping at non-hotel Accomodations

    by Fwoggie 18 May 2012

    I tip my bartender in my local bar in Bonn in Germany with a drink about once every 3 months. It doesn't make the service any worse -…

  4. italihurr avatar

    German preposition question

    by italihurr 12 May 2012

    Today I came across on the web (and there are many examples) "Beethoven war 1770 zu Bonn geboren". ("Beethoven ...........................in…

  5. liz_r avatar

    Re: Christmas Markets in Europe

    by liz_r 11 May 2012

    Sounds crazy, but the German Christmas market in Birmingham is fantastic! I try to go every year. I have also been to ones in Bonn, Cologne,…

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    RE: Road Tripping Around Westen Europe!

    by arizona 06 May 2012

    +I just drove Bonn to Speyer return today between 130 and 150kmh (where allowed) in almost completely non stop medium to heavy rain+ Fwoggi…

  7. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Road Tripping Around Westen Europe!

    by Fwoggie 05 May 2012

    Aribo has a point - if you want to max out culture, towns and fellow travellers, you'd need to chop down the travelling massively. You'll…

  8. TwinCityGuy avatar

    RE: One-Way Multi-Country Car Rental (Frankfurt to Milan)

    by TwinCityGuy 02 May 2012

    You know, this trip really originates in Bonn, not Frankfurt I just figured Frankfurt seemed like a logical place to start, but then…

  9. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Find a Job in Germany

    by Fwoggie 02 May 2012

    #1 Actually the situation here in Germany's not half bad all things considered. Technically the economy is even still growing (dunno…

  10. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Up the Rhine

    by Fwoggie 28 April 2012

    http://www.k-d.de/ is one of the major operator on the lower/middle Rhine. An english language option is available at the top right of…

  11. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Transit plates in Rostock port

    by Fwoggie 23 April 2012

    I'm a bit perplexed why you want to do that? I live in Bonn and here we have (non diplomatic plated) cars from Saudi Arabia, the US,…

  12. liz_r avatar

    RE: why I like my city

    by liz_r 17 April 2012

    Liiisa, my plane-spotting husband would be absolutely green with envy about the Space Shuttle flying over. When I lived in Bonn 20-ish…

  13. wateenmooiedag avatar

    RE: Ideas for 4 lefover days at end of trip

    by wateenmooiedag 15 April 2012

    I would go for some smaller places, all your other destinations except Ibiza and maybe Greece are big cities. So maybe Bonn or Heidelberg.…

  14. regards avatar

    RE: Vineyards, wine tasting.

    by regards 29 March 2012

    #11 - Has Bonn a SOS-service for known alcolics - we have here one for unknown.

  15. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Vineyards, wine tasting.

    by Fwoggie 29 March 2012

    I agree with the others. I live very close to the Ahr valley, and they do some cracking wines - the valley is geared to high quality…

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    by Pizzaliefer 15 March 2012

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    Pizzaliefer.de In Nürnberg Order Online Pizza

    by Pizzaliefer 15 March 2012

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  18. Fwoggie avatar

    DB Confusion

    by Fwoggie 06 March 2012

    Hello chaps and chapettes, I'm stuck, and hope someone can help. The folks are over in May to visit me in Bonn. I'm taking them on…

  19. VinnyD avatar

    RE: cologne vs barcelona

    by VinnyD 29 February 2012

    I think Cologne. Day trips to Maastricht, Aachen, Liège, Bonn, Dusseldorf (haven't been to the last three). From Barcelona, where besides…

  20. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Moving to Stuttgart with small kids

    by Fwoggie 29 February 2012

    Hi I suggest you also post this question on http://www.toytowngermany.com - it's a popular english speaking ex pat forum for people livin…

  21. lsquare avatar

    Any comments on my European itinerary?

    by lsquare 26 February 2012

    I know I can't see everything so I'm planning to get a bit of experience in each of these countries over a period of about a month. I'll…

  22. oneeyedrover avatar

    RE: Beethoven pilgrimage: trains, cologne, bonn, vienna, help please

    by oneeyedrover 20 February 2012

    Thank you so much Marcopolko and Fwoggie. Sincerely appreciated. It's rather late here, I'm going to check out those links and then I…

  23. Fwoggie avatar

    RE: Beethoven pilgrimage: trains, cologne, bonn, vienna, help please

    by Fwoggie 19 February 2012

    Hi from Bonn. 1) http://www.tgveurope.com - it's gonna be around 4 hrs and it'll route you via Cologne. Alternatively, book a train…

  24. marcopolko avatar

    RE: Beethoven pilgrimage: trains, cologne, bonn, vienna, help please

    by marcopolko 19 February 2012

    Since it's a Beethoven pilgrimage, stay in Bonn, not Cologne. You can easily travel between them if you run out of interesting things…

  25. oneeyedrover avatar

    Beethoven pilgrimage: trains, cologne, bonn, vienna, help please

    by oneeyedrover 19 February 2012

    Hi We will be on a world trip and please excuse my ignorance of Europe. I don't know it anywhere near as well as i do Asia and am thus…

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