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  • 5 things I love about Germany Adventures of Steffi
    Culture

    5 things I love about Germany and 5 things I don’t.

    2021-10-17 / No Comments

    Following on from last week’s post where I highlighted 5 things I love about England and 5 that I don’t love, it’s only fair that I give the same attention to my new home and share the things I love about Germany and the things I don’t love. I’ll preface…

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    10 wonderful podcasts about the expat experience to wrap your ears around right now

    2021-06-28

    Culture: 10 Weird Things About the British

    2020-10-24

    REVEALED: 9 Strange Myths About Germans

    2020-08-28
  • 5 things I love about England. And 5 things I don't. By Adventures of Steffi.
    Culture

    5 things I love about England and 5 things I don’t.

    2021-10-11 / 1 Comment

    If you don’t follow me on Instagram (if not, why not? I’m a hoot!) then you will probably be completely unaware that I recently went “home” to England for the first time in two years. The last time I was in the UK was in 2019. I had been living…

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    How to be Vegetarian in Germany

    2021-04-04
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    7 German comedians guaranteed to make you laugh

    2021-05-04

    Culture: 10 Weird Things About Germans

    2020-10-18
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    10 wonderful podcasts about the expat experience to wrap your ears around right now

    2021-06-28 / 1 Comment

    My name is Steffi. And I have a podcast addiction. Going for a walk? Podcast. Cooking dinner? Podcast. Having a bath? Podcast. Taking the bins out? PODCAST. I’m even listening to a podcast as I write this post (Today in Focus by the Guardian, one of my favourite current affairs…

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    Culture: Smoking in Germany

    2021-02-07

    What exactly does an Expat Coach do? Helping expats make friends abroad with Sarah, friendship and expat coach.

    2022-01-16

    How to be Vegetarian in Germany

    2021-04-04
  • Culture

    The truth about Comedy in Germany

    2021-04-19 / 1 Comment

    “A German joke is no laughing matter” wrote Mark Twain in his famous dual-language essay, ‘The Awful German Language / die schreckliche deutsche Sprache’.  Native English speakers have this long-standing belief that Germans have no sense of humour. Of all the stereotypes we have of the Germans, I think this…

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    Culture: 10 Weird Things About the British

    2020-10-24

    Recycling in Germany: the truth

    2021-03-12
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    2021-03-02
  • Culture

    How to be Vegetarian in Germany

    2021-04-04 / 1 Comment

    “How do you find living in Germany as a vegetarian?”  is one of the most common questions I get asked by friends and family back home. Little do they know that since moving to Germany, my vegetarian diet has become a liiiiitle more flexible. Okay look, schnitzel and sausage are…

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    2022-01-09

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    2021-04-19

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    2020-10-24
  • Recycling in Germany
    Culture

    CULTURE: Recycling in Germany

    2021-03-02 / 1 Comment

    I have briefly mentioned the comprehensive recycling system in Germany in a previous Culture Shock post. Here’s a more in-depth look at it! Why so serious? Recycling in Germany is serious business.  And in 2021, I think we can all agree that recycling is a good thing, right? Climate change…

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    2022-02-13

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    2020-10-24

    How to be Vegetarian in Germany

    2021-04-04
  • Expat Diaries,  Personal

    How Germany changed me: I will never wear heels again

    2021-02-22 / No Comments

    I am not a fan of fashion. That is to say, I am not good at fashion. Never have been. But I have seen The Devil Wears Prada enough times to understand that I still very much buy into fashion as a concept and therefore I must, on some level,…

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    Culture: Smoking in Germany

    2021-02-07 / No Comments

    Smoking in Germany is still very popular. So popular, in fact, that a study conducted by the RKI in 2017 showed that 20.8% of women and 27% over the age of 18 smoke at least occasionally. There has been a strict smoking ban in public spaces in the UK since…

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    What exactly does an Expat Coach do? Helping expats make friends abroad with Sarah, friendship and expat coach.

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    Is British food banned in the EU post-Brexit?

    2021-07-05
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    Culture: 10 Weird Things About the British

    2020-10-24 / 1 Comment

    Last week, I jokingly and lovingly, wrote about 10 things Germans do/have that are just super weird to me as a Brit/Expat. But we are not innocent! If anything we are probably the stranger nation. So this week, I present to you 10 weird things about the British. 1. 2…

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    It’s good to talk – mental health as an expat with Ettie Jayne from The Alignment Alchemist

    2021-05-31
  • Culture

    Culture: 10 Weird Things About Germans

    2020-10-18 / No Comments

    Germans are weird. Don’t deny it. If you’re a born and bred German, you’ll probably think these things are completely normal. But to Germany’s 11.2 million foreign residents, these 10 weird things came as a shock to the system the first time they encountered them. Disclaimer: some of these might…

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2 pale British girls voluntarily hike up a mountai 2 pale British girls voluntarily hike up a mountain in 30° heat: a photo story.

In an attempt to be more German, I even brought beers along! Except I didn't bring a bottle opener and cut both my hands trying to open them. So I guess I'm not fully integrated just yet... 

At least the views were all worth it 😍 

Thanks for the company @_house_of_figs 💕

#Germany #Bavaria #9euroticket #visitbavaria #travelgermany #travelbavaria #Tegernsee #livingingermany #lifeingermany
🌻 A little look into my June/July, accompanied 🌻 A little look into my June/July, accompanied by my fave song from the past month 🌻

Filled with:
- road trips
- train journeys
- events
- exploring
- visitors from home
- work
- hot weather

Small snippets of good vibes ✌️

How has your summer been so far?

#summervlog #summersnippets #minivlog #expatlife #lifeabroad #livingabroad #exploringgermany #lifeingermany #drivewaysband
Hobbit bridge for a hobbit girl ✌️ Truth is I Hobbit bridge for a hobbit girl ✌️

Truth is I was meant to be playing tour guide for our British visitors but I got distracted. What can I say, a Sagittarius always brings main character energy 🤷🏻‍♀️

Merci to my profesh photographer @ozonehostile

#Germany #rothenburgobdertauber #Rothenburg #bavaria #playingtourist #playingtourguide #visitbavaria
Eibsee Rundweg 😍 If you're visiting this beaut Eibsee Rundweg 😍

If you're visiting this beautiful area of Bavaria, I highly recommend taking this 7,2 km leisurely hike around this vividly turquoise lake.

Featuring forest, lake, and mountains, what more do you want from an afternoon out?! When you're finished, the cable car to the top of Zugspitze is right next door if you fancy a serious change in altitude 🗻 

📍 Eibsee, Grainau, Bavaria
📸 @theadventuresofsteffi

#Germany #travelgermany #visitgermany #visitbavaria #expatlife #lifeingermany #travel #spaziergang #zugspitzregion #eibsee
Honestly the worst part about having covid is not Honestly the worst part about having covid is not being able to go outside and touch some grass. Fever, fatigue, endless coughing and shortness of breath aside, of course.

You better believe next week ima be running around like a wee little hobbit on an adventure 😄 (swipe for actual footage of me in the coming days)

My excitement for the coming week is three-fold:

☝️ Going to Berlin for a fun team event with my lovely colleagues.

✌️ Meeting more "strangers off the Internet" IRL sorry mum.

🤟 Mr Steffi comes home after a long ol' 2 weeks in Sweden AND we get our next lot of British tourists on the same day!

How wholesome and lovely 😊

#Germany #expatsingermany #expatlife #livingingermany #lifeingermany
Last week I did Augsburg ➡️ Berlin ➡️ Hamb Last week I did Augsburg ➡️ Berlin ➡️ Hamburg ➡️ Augsburg in 48 hours. I barely saw anything but here's how it went down✌️

I socialised so much my anxiety boiled over and I can't get it back in the pot so excuse me while I hide from the outside world for a while and retreat to the Internet and books for comfort 🥰

(and for reference, I did not use the €9 ticket for any of this travel because hun honestly if work are paying then I'm taking the ICE 💁🏻‍♀️) 

#Berlin #Hamburg #Germany #worktravel #traintravel #trainlife #livingingermany
Weekend photo 💩 We had so much fun showing Mr Weekend photo 💩

We had so much fun showing Mr Steffi's sister around Bavaria. We visited Augsburg, Munich, Dachau, and our favourite parts of the northern Romantic Road 🥰

Now to try and rest and recharge my activity batteries until our next visitors appear in July!

#Germany #munich #augsburg #romanticroad #bavariatourism #tourguides #visitors #visitbavaria
I'll tell you what I want, what I really really wa I'll tell you what I want, what I really really want is for you to stop right now and spice up your life with the best t-shirt ever. So trust it, use it, prove it, groove it, show me how good you are and swipe to see 2 become 1 ✌️💕

#spiceupyourlife #spiceworld #girlpower #spicegirls #munich #münchen
I fell off a cliff edge with #mayonthemove2022 It I fell off a cliff edge with #mayonthemove2022

It turns out the rumours are 100% true - when you do something for a living, the last thing you want to do at the end of the workday is put effort into your own “thing”.

Also, I’m working freelance on the side of my full-time job and, well, I like money so I chose to prioritise that work instead of Instagram. 

But I’ve been stalking everyone’s posts when I have time and have loved seeing and hearing people’s thoughts and opinions! I particularly enjoyed posts from @rory_in_trip and my new connection @sojaninechristie especially her #Play video with @janeordaz ✨💞

Anyway have this sweet photo Mr Steffi took of me at Eibsee last week 🤗
✨Play✨ #mayonthemove2022 It gets harder as yo ✨Play✨
#mayonthemove2022

It gets harder as you get older, doesn't it?

To allow yourself moments of freedom and joy throughout the day.

There's always something else you could (or should) be doing.

But it's important to invite those moments in, even when they come unannounced.

Here's a few ways I give myself permission to be completely playful and relaxed:

👣 Exploring: it doesn't always have to be somewhere new. Sometimes the best places to explore are in your local area.

🧘🏻‍♀️ Yoga: the best way to play with your body in my opinion (apart from, ya know...THAT kind of play 😜) and it brings me so much joy.

📖 Reading: becauss there's no better form of escapism.

🎶💃 Music/Dancing: I won't show you that because the Internet doesn't need to see me dancing, seriously...but in the words of Frank Turner, "be a fan of any band who ever made you wanna move your feet" ❤️
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