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All You Need To Know About Messen Posted by on Jul 25, 2017

What if there was a place where you could find out everything you always wanted to know about anything? About the most niche thing you can think of? Well, this place exists. In Germany: Messen. Finde deine Leidenschaft In Germany, Messen (trade fairs) are held for all kinds of different things and topics. From the coffee, tea and…

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Impressions of the International Green Week Berlin 2013 Posted by on Jan 28, 2013

The weekend before last, I have been to the International Green Week (IGW) in Berlin for the very first time. The IGW is the world’s biggest fair for food, agriculture, and horticulture and one of the longest-standing fairs in Berlin. Originally, it was a local produce exchange, which was simply called Grüne Woche (Green Week)…

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Essen’s SPIEL Fair 2009 Posted by on Nov 24, 2009

Germans take board gaming ernst.  In German culture, it’s considered a family-oriented hobby, popular to the point that a whole genre of board games exists known as “German-style games,”  “Euro-games,” or “designer board games.”  These Spiele aren’t your Grandma’s Monopoly (though Germans play that, too).  The genre is known for high production value, favoring wooden…

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