studentsineurope

Professional wanderluster Wade Shepard of VagabondJourney.com shares tips and tricks about living and working in Europe. Part 2 of 2.

We know it as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, but in many European countries, the day before Lent is Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or simply Pancake Day.
The origins of Pancake Day, like many pre-Lenten festivities, come from the desire to indulge in all the things you were giving up for Lent. In this case, the [...]

I was introduced to this delicious cocktail on a week-long trip to Berlin. My friends and I were at a bar, and although I was really enjoying the German beer in general, I wanted to try something different. “Different” and “beer” aren’t usually found in the same sentence in Germany due to the long, proud [...]

As an organization, Berlinale seems sweet – loving, even. Its web site is pink, its mascot is a bear, and it has an option to donate to the Haiti relief fund on its homepage – right under a tip to bring sturdy shoes along on your trip to wintry Berlin. While other film festivals may [...]

Whenever I go to Europe, I’m always looking for places to run. It isn’t easy. In some cities I’ve run back and forth along short stretches of sidewalk until I felt dizzy. Sometimes the charming cobblestone streets are so uneven I run in perpetual fear of twisting an ankle. Sometimes the only option is to [...]

Berlin has a proud history of artful hedonism.  In the Weimar Republic of the 1920’s, the freedom and chaos of the post-war era was expressed with wild abandon.  In the ‘80s, the city’s underground scene made a name for itself on a global scale.  In 2010, Berlin’s creative energy and frantic nightlife play off each [...]

As a student, sometimes you go hungry, especially in Europe where food can sometimes be really expensive. So, if you are ever in Austria or Germany and find yourself desperate for something to fill your empty student stomach, go for knödel – thick, round dumplings.

If you thought drive-ins were an all-American pastime (and a dead one at that), think again. Auto-Kino! – a temporary exhibition at the Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin – puts visitors in an indoor, makeshift drive-in, proving that vehicular voyeurism can still be quite a treat.
The exhibition begins Friday, February 5 and includes a selection of over 100 [...]

If you’re like me and you think nothing could be better than an espresso-oatmeal stout with hints of cayenne pepper, Germany’s Purity Law may baffle you. Yes, at one point is was actually illegal in Germany to make beer using any ingredients other than water, barley, and hops. A later revision allowed wheat and cane [...]

I love art, but some stuff just doesn’t hold my interest. Saints, for example. I’m generally done with saints after a few paintings. It doesn’t matter if they’re diffident medieval saints with white skin and bored eyes or energetic Renaissance saints with muscles and gauzy robes – a few martyred Stephens and I’m heading for [...]