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Campfire at the Vegan Christmas Market
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Vegan Christmas Market in Cologne

20. December 202220. December 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas market, cologne

These days, it’s normal for vegan meals to be offered – but a whole Vegan Christmas Market? That’s why I visited Cologne’s very first Xmas market for vegans.

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Potato twister booth with plenty of smoke
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Christmas Markets opened in Germany

27. November 202227. November 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments christmas market, duesseldorf

It’s that time of the year for Christmas Markets again and in the past, it would be the same procedure as every year. Not in 2022 though for the German Christmas markets.

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K1 karaoke
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K1 Karaoke: The Spanish Language Moshpit

9. September 20228. September 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments duesseldorf

Let’s go to Düsseldorf’s K1 and sing your heart out – if you’re into Western-style karaoke. This was my first time in a karaoke bar in the West.

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Kö-Graben
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Gourmet Festival Düsseldorf

27. August 202227. August 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments duesseldorf

Gourmets head for Düsseldorf this weekend, because it’s time for the 10th Gourmet Festival. Located around the Königsallee, the festival is supposedly Europe’s biggest open-air food festival.

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Bazar de Nuit x Mooi at Odonien: Vintage! Plants! Music!

29. July 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments cologne

Vintage fashion, plants, an auction, live music and more at one of Cologne’s most unique places! Odonien invited the Bazar de Nuit and Mooi for a whole day… and night.

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B-Fest B Movie Festival
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B-Fest – Open Air B Movie Festival in Cologne

24. July 202225. July 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment cologne, movie

B-Fest is a free movie festival where you can’t be sure what film will be shown. And it also promised entertaining b movies. A no-budget festival for low-budget films?

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Kunstpalast at Museum Night
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Museum Night 2022 in Düsseldorf

4. July 20224. July 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment duesseldorf

It’s time for Düsseldorf’s Museum Night! This museum night is set in Summer – that means there is plenty of warmth, but not much night. So off to the city of Heine and Kraftwerk!

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Light art in Unna
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Extraschicht 2022: Rhine-Ruhr Culture Festival

30. June 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments art, dortmund, unna

Extraschicht is Germany’s biggest festival: For one night only, you can experience former industrial sites and museums in the Rhine-Ruhr region with plenty of events.

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Vinokilo event
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Vinokilo Vintage Clothing Sale – Cheaper by the Pound?

9. May 20228. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment duesseldorf

Vinokilo is an online shop for vintage clothing. Quite often, they have events where they open up a pop-up shop for a limited time and do a vintage kilo sale.

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Onigiri at the Asian Street Food Festival
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Asian Street Food Festival in Cologne

1. May 20222. May 2022 Mia Jaap 1 Comment cologne

Foodies unite for a taste of Asia in Cologne – food truck style. The Asian Street Food Festival was held from April 29 to May 1.

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Culture Flea Market Barmbek
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Culture Flea Market in Hamburg Barmbek

24. April 202220. April 2022 Mia Jaap 0 Comments hamburg

It’s Spring, and Spring is flea market time. As Corona restrictions are gradually removed, a flea market visit almost feels like pre-Corona.

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Market place of Oberursel
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Oberursel: Enchanted half-timbered alleys

13. June 202414. June 2024 Mia Jaap 0

Recently I was visiting Frankfurt (Main) for the annual Nippon Connection Film Festival – but there is always time for a quick trip to a town like Oberursel.

Schloss Oldenburg
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Oldenburg: An Evening Day Trip

7. September 20227. September 2022 Mia Jaap 0
Dockland building
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Dockland Hamburg: Step by Step for a view

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Sign full of sticker art on the back
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Sticker Art – Urban art in Hamburg

22. April 202219. April 2022 Mia Jaap 0

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