I'm often asked about where I come from, which is sometimes hard to explain. Here is a beginners guide to the capital of the North, Newcastle upon Tyne.
Bread in Germany: All You Knead to Know
Germany loves bread, almost as much as beer and they are not shy about telling you how bad your local loaf compares. Can it really be that good and how are they competing against the global coffee shops that dominate the global market?
Brothers in Alms
Is it better to help or to win? Do politicians really care? A class of German students try and answer these questions.
A Sunday Odyssey
A simple trip to the pub turns into an ordeal, it's true what they say: hell is other people.
Who's afraid of the AfD?
There is trouble in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The AfD are on the rise, with parallels on both sides of the Atlantic, but will Germany suffer the same problems?
I will not be scared
We can all get a little preachy. If you can't preach a little in a blog, than why have a blog? After a rough month in Germany, we try to make some sense of it all.
Brexit: the worst episode of Game of Thrones
Britain is in meltdown, the government are in chaos and xenophobia is on the rise. IS this really worse than dragons?
Sifting Through the Shit
Journalists are often accused of bias, often accurately, but are German tabloids conspiring against Germany as the right-wing suggests? We try and find out.
Translating Stupid
The hangover from the June 23rd referendum continues, we try and assess the personal impact of Brexit