You’ve decided to move to Germany from Canada. You start looking online for visa and residency information. You soon come across the Youth Mobility or Working Holiday visa. All the information online says to apply from within your home country, but did you know it’s also possible to apply after you’ve already arrived in Germany?…
A registered address, or Anmeldung, is one of the most important (and difficult) steps of moving to Germany. Here I’ll walk through how to do it and why you need to. Why Do We Need a Registered Address? In Germany, everyone needs to legally register their address (Anmeldung) with the citizen office (Bürgeramt). To do…
Picture this – you find a cheap flight to Lisbon, Portugal and have a weekend off of work. It means you only have around 48 hours on the ground, but you’ve been dying to visit. Do you make the leap? Here you’ll find the best things to do if you only have 48 hours in…
If you’re visiting the island of Malta in Southern Europe, Valletta is a must see city. The island nation’s capital city is full of hills with stairs, so wear your walking shoes! When you’re ready to eat, look here for my recommendations after spending five days in the gorgeous city. Here I share what you…
If you’ve recently moved to Germany, you may soon receive a letter by post from the Beitragsservice asking you to pay the Rundfunkbeitrag, or the TV tax.
Couchsurfing is a website set up similar to Booking.com and other short term booking services. You can sign up, verify yourself with email and ID, fill out a profile and proceed to search for couches to crash on while you travel. You can view host profiles and reviews before sending a request with the dates…