Small Multiples of Global Heating
Germany is heating up. Mean hot days per year in the districts In response to the recent extreme heat which has been experienced in much of ...
Where the Streets Have Male Names
Over 92% of the streets in Leipzig which are named for people are named for men. Only 6.94% of those streets are named for women. You can v...
Germany - The Beautiful Travel Country
In 1936 the German Railways Information Bureau created and released a pictorial map of Germany, designed to promote tourism in Nazi Germany....
The Privatization of East Germany
Before the reunification of Germany in 1990 there were over 8,000 state run enterprises in the GDR. The VEB (Volkseigener Betrieb) were publ...
The Distribution of Surnames
The German Surname Map is a fascinating tool for visualizing the geographical distribution of surnames in Germany. Enter a surname into the ...
The Tree Watering Map
Global heating, and in particular long dry hot summers, has had an effect on Berlin's ecosystem. The fall in precipitation has been part...
Is it Still Open - Part Two
Earlier this month a French interactive map was released which showed which stores were open and which were closed during the lock-down in F...
Mapping Where ICU Beds are Available
Last week the University of Konstanz released an interactive map which shows at a glance the availability of beds in German hospitals. The ...
What's in a Name?
The End is Near is an interactive map which allows you to search and visualize German towns by the syllables that their names end with - whi...
The Hospital Bed Capacity Map
The University of Konstanz has developed an interactive map which shows at a glance the availability of beds in German hospitals. The map us...
The Cost of Living in German Cities
If you've ever wondered where you can afford to live in Germany then a new interactive map can help you decide. Lebenshaltungskosten (co...
Hamburg's Live Transit Map
You can now follow all the vehicles in Hamburg’s public transport system in real-time on just one interactive map. The HVV Live Map shows th...
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Cruising the European Christmas Markets of the Danube River
A dream we had for years was to visit some of the Christmas markets of Europe. While cruising may not be everyone’s top travel choice, a Eu...
An Awesome Long Layover at the Munich Airport
Long airport layover and an awesome time are not usually two concepts that go together. However, you can have a pretty awesome time at the ...
Munich in a Day: Things to See on a Long Layover
We’ve heard of people having long layovers and taking advantage of that time to see a new city, but we’d never had that opportunity for our...