Not to be outdone by its main rival "Focus" magazine, the German news weekly "Der Spiegel" has now published tips for Germans during the 2006 World Cup. (more…)

Thousands of football fans (known to Americans as soccer) are about to descend on Germany for a month long football orgy that takes place every four years. Germany is the 2006 World Cup tournament host, as it was in 1974 when the German team won the world title. A number of travel guides are now available to help visitors cope with German culture. (more…)

Some hard work and sacrifice has "born fruit" for UCG-Holland member Rolf de Jong. (more…)

An interesting news item here in Germany caught my attention. President Bush is concerned about the price of gas in the USA, which has reached the lofty price of 0.63 € per liter. (more…)