All about: Germany

Ever seen a 250 million-year-old prehistoric 'flying dragon'?

By AOL Travel, Feb 22, 2013

Whoever said there was no such thing as dragons? Stefan Meng, geologist and research assistant at the Institute for Geography and Geology at the University of Greifswald showed off a 250...
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Introducing the Tropical Islands Resort in a snow-covered hangar in Germany

By AOL Travel, Feb 20, 2013

You'd be forgiven for thinking this white-sand paradise was in some far-flung exotic destination. But you'd be wrong. Because this holiday idyll is actually an indoor resort found in a...
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Night in a beer barrel, anyone? Hotel installs quirky new beds

By Roshina Jowaheer, Feb 09, 2013

Lager lovers can now sleep in a giant beer barrel as a hotel in Germany has introduced three quirky beds to its 62-room building. The huge barrels were built in the 19th century and...
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Ten undiscovered villages for proper escapes

By Roshina Jowaheer, Feb 08, 2013

Fancy going somewhere completely different this year? A holiday doesn't have to mean staying in an overpriced, over-visited tourist hotspot: get off the beaten track and explore some of Europe's...
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Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie fly the flag for Britain on trip to Germany

By Ruth Doherty, Jan 17, 2013

Princesses Beatrice and Eugenie are in Germany for their first joint overseas duty to help promote British business. The royal sisters are in Berlin for a two-day tour promoting the UK as...
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13-year-old boy steals his father's Mercedes and drives across Europe

By Ceri Roberts, Jan 13, 2013

A 13-year-old boy managed to drive his adoptive father's car 600 miles from Italy to Germany before being stopped by police. The boy even managed to cross two international borders and fill...
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Good game? Traffic light "ping pong" makes debut in Germany

By Katy Holland, Sep 17, 2012

Crossing the road in Germany just became a whole lot more fun. This video (below) demonstrates how pedestrians get to play a game of "Pong'" (ping pong to you and me) while they're waiting...
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Murderer found on cruise ship 13 years after escaping sentence

By Ceri Roberts, Sep 04, 2012

A convicted murderer who avoided prison for 13 years has been arrested on a cruise ship in Kiel, Germany. The 65-year-old Austrian man had been on the run after he was sentenced to life in...
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