Tag Archives: Germany

Hope for the German trance scene

Posted on April 30, 2009 by Dietmar

Germany is a desert concerning trance music. It is hardly ever played at clubs, parties and at radio stations. Electro and Minimal rule this country while Trance is big in wide parts of the world like Scandinavia, Eastern Europe or … Continue reading →

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Walking up stairs in Thuringia

Posted on October 27, 2006 by Dietmar

On my list of states in Germany that I haven’t visited so far there are a few left, one of them was Thuringia. This state in the middle of Germany didn’t see me so far since it is pretty far … Continue reading →

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wasteland

Posted on August 10, 2006 by Dietmar

Watching a german comedian on tv who pretends to be funny I realize again what a wasteland german tv is for people that come from Britain or the US whose tv programs actually have some really funny shows. If you … Continue reading →

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World Cup weather

Posted on June 7, 2006 by Dietmar

Dear visitors of Berlin, Almost the whole year through up to now we we freezing our lower backs off. The weather was constantly yucky and even late may or beginning of june there were some regions in Germany where it … Continue reading →

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Germany? Absolutely no points

Posted on March 10, 2006 by Dietmar

Get ready for some decent country music from Germany, Europe! As voted yesterday the band “Texas Lightning” will take part in the Eurovision Song Contest and they will sing in english, playing some authentic american country music. If the Eurovision … Continue reading →

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the snow crisis

Posted on November 28, 2005 by Dietmar

And then there are those people who were shaking their heads over backward USA everytime when the hurricanes came and many people were without power. How could this happen in a country that probably considers itself as the technical most … Continue reading →

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Halloween

Posted on October 31, 2005 by Dietmar

Since I experienced Halloween in both countries – the US and Germany – here is how this day is celebrated in both countries: Halloween in the US: Children, about 3 – 11 years old, are walking through the streets with … Continue reading →

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closed shops

Posted on October 23, 2005 by Dietmar

It is sunday and that is the perfect day to write some words about the “Ladenschlussgesetz” – the “you have to have your shop closed at certain times law” – one of the oddest things about Germany. While it forbids … Continue reading →

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