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My Germany - Lüneburg
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'Lüneburg is a small and cosy city'

Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on their hometown. This week, Sathish Kumar Shanmugam talks about his adopted town Lüneburg. READ () »

My Germany
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'Braunschweig: totally friendly to foreigners'

Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on their hometown. This week, Palani Kannan Kandavel talks about his adopted town Braunschweig. READ () »

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The furniture-free way to relocate to Germany

Forget the hassle and expense of shipping your sofas and soft furnishings every time you relocate. The Furniture Leasing Corporation has everything you need to ensure your home from home has all the finishing touches. READ () »

My Germany - Jena
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'The nightlife in Jena is very good'

Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on life in his or her hometown. This week, Shyam Sundar Sridharan talks about Jena in the eastern state of Thuringia. READ () »

My Germany - Erfurt
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'Erfurt is small yet sustainable'

Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on life in his or her adopted hometown. This week, Karthik Subramanian takes us to Thuringia's capital Erfurt. READ () »

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Germany: Europe's favourite holiday spot

Germany has been named Europe's most popular holiday destination for the fifth year in a row, tourism experts at the annual ITB tourism fair revealed on Monday as the event kicked off in Berlin. READ () »

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My Germany - Osnabrück
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'You don't feel the cold in Osnabrück'

Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on people's adopted home towns. This week, Mohamed Selim Khalil shares his fondness for Osnabrück READ () »

My Germany – Bonn
'Bonn is such a relaxed, laid-back place'

'Bonn is such a relaxed, laid-back place'

Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on their hometown. This week, Clare Howes takes us behind the scenes in the Rhineland city of Bonn. READ () »

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American football touches down in Germany

American football touches down in Germany

Any football fan knows the Germans have historically proven pretty adept at a kick-about. But not every game has two halves. READ () »

My Germany - Nuremberg
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'Sausages are a really big deal in Nuremberg'

Get The Local flavour of Germany with our series offering an insider's take on their hometown. This week, Maximilian Straub shares his knowledge of his Nuremberg. READ () »

My Germany - Dresden
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'Dresden's Christmas traditions are special'

Get The Local flavour of Germany with our new series offering an insider's take on their hometown. Friederike Kruner kicks things off talking about Dresden at Christmas time. READ () »

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