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Cinema & Cinema Highlights: February 12, 2021

Cinema & Cinema Highlights: February 12, 2021

Some of the latest series and movies available to rent or stream! Check your streaming service for availability. Mulan (2020) In Imperial China, Hua Mulan, a fearless young woman, disguises herself as a man to battle the northern invaders, to save her ailing father from serving in the Imperial Army. Cast: […]

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Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Zweibrücken

Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Zweibrücken

Zweibrücken makes for an excellent day trip. Located a few kilometers from the French border, the city is rich with natural beauty, history and a very interesting mélange of sightseeing opportunities. Plus, you get to visit a city that begins with the letter Z, which doesn’t happen every day! Here […]

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Cinema & Cinema Highlights: February 5, 2021

Cinema & Cinema Highlights: February 5, 2021

Some of the latest series and movies available to rent or stream! Check your streaming service for availability. Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (2020) A group of teenagers are chosen for a once-in-a-lifetime experience at a new adventure camp. But when dinosaurs wreak havoc across the island, the campers are stranded. Cast: […]

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World’s Best Beer? The Secret of Westvleteren

World’s Best Beer? The Secret of Westvleteren

Looking to score some of the “best beer in the world?” Brewed by Belgian Trappist monks at the Abbey of Saint Sixtus, the Westvleteren Brewery is known around the globe for their Westvleteren 12, which is consistently classified as perhaps the best beer in the world. Why is it rated […]

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Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Your Hometown

Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Your Hometown

If you talk to those who have traveled the world and checked off bucket list items like champions, you’ll often hear a common theme: they’ve never explored the places they live. Their hometowns – whether in Germany, the U.S. or elsewhere – were often just places to hang hats until […]

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Cinema & Cinema Highlights: January 29, 2021

Cinema & Cinema Highlights: January 29, 2021

Some of the latest series and movies available to rent or stream! Check your streaming service for availability. The Ultimate Playlist of Noise (2021) A high school senior who’s about to lose his hearing embarks on a journey to hear his late brother’s voice one last time. Cast: Keean Johnson, Madeline […]

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Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Xtra Special Winter Outdoors Edition

Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Xtra Special Winter Outdoors Edition

Whether you love winter or simply endure it until spring arrives, one thing is true: getting outside and active is important for your health during the long, dark months. Fortunately, there is no shortage of excellent outdoor opportunities in Germany. Even during the COVID era — when most close-to-home ski […]

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Cinema & Cinema Highlights: January 22, 2021

Cinema & Cinema Highlights: January 22, 2021

Some of the latest series and movies available to rent or stream! Check your streaming service for availability. Locked Down (2021) Just as they decide to separate, Linda and Paxton find life has other plans when they are stuck at home in a mandatory lockdown. Co-habitation is proving to be a […]

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Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Worms

Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Worms

Worms makes an excellent destination for a day trip. It is packed with outstanding architecture, pedestrian zones and green space. It is steeped in history, too. As one of Germany’s oldest cities, Worms’ most famous monuments testify to its role as a microcosm for the religious forces (and tensions) that […]

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Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Volksmarching

Can’t-miss German day trips A-Z: Volksmarching

Volksmarching is an ideal activity for the COVID era. Founded as a non-competitive sport in Germany in the 1960’s, volksmarching (or “wandering,” as it is also called) is essentially a well-organized hike. Which makes it healthy, social, safe, outdoors-oriented and purposeful. It’s also an excellent raison d’être for day trips. […]

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