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Germany’s Lemon Law For Used Cars

June 16th, 2010 · 1 Comment

After posting about my experience of buying a used car in Germany, I had an interesting comment from a reader. He asked me weather or not Germany had anything like a “lemon law” since he had been ripped off by someone who he bought a car from.
I am not very informed on the subject, but [...]

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Tags: Europe · Everyday in Munich · Expat · Germany

Finding A Gym In Germany

April 9th, 2010 · 3 Comments

Well, since I have been here a month and it has been a little cold outside for exercising in Westpark (which is beautiful and right next to my apartment), I have joined a gym here in Munich.
We checked out a few different gyms here in Munich and I was very shocked at the prices and [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Europe · Everyday in Munich · Expat · Germany

Buying A Car In Germany - The adventure of buying a used car in Munich…so far.

March 20th, 2010 · 4 Comments

So now I have been in Munich, Germany officially for one month now. We are getting settled into our new life here and its been very nice. I am a little surprised at how cold it has been though. When we arrived at the end of February it was sunny and fairly warm. It really [...]

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Tags: Adjusting Advice · Europe · Everyday in Munich · Expat · Germany

Goodbye Norway, Hello Germany

March 8th, 2010 · 2 Comments

Well, it is official. My residence in Europe has now officially changed. We haveĀ  moved out of Norway and our new home is now in Munich, Germany. It is a new adventure and I am really loving it so far.
Of course my website is still a great place to find a lot of information about [...]

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Tags: Europe · Everyday in Munich · Expat · Germany · Moving / Preperation · Pictures