Conventional non-European travelers in Europe would always visit places like Paris, Berlin, Rome or Venice. How many of them would have even heard about Corsica. Its perhaps because the local Inhabitants of Corsica were always against the efforts of the French Govt. in developing tourism on the lovely Island. The island of Corsica if officially [...]

I would be really surprised if there is any place in this world that sells in the last week of September more beer than Munich. 2011 has been a remarkable year for me in many ways and then a chance to visit the Oktoberfest is an icing on the Cake. I was there at this [...]

The Goethe Universität Frankfurt or sometimes simply known as the Frankfurt University was founded in 1914 as a citizens university. In 1932, it was named after one of the most famous natives of Frankfurt – the poet and writer Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.  The university has about 38,000 students spread across 4 campuses. The Campus [...]

The weekend gone-by is an important one in my sporting life! This was the first time ever when I made a serious attempt at playing tennis. Coming from India – a country that eats, sleeps and breathes cricket to such a level of addiction that all other sports take a back seat, I never had [...]

Last weekend was a very unique and a first of its kind experience for me. I was attending an overnight party/gathering of a Harley Davidson Owners club in a small village along the border regions between Hessen and Bayern! One of the owners and a senior member of this club is a friend of my [...]

Over the years I have watched several games of Cricket live at the stadium (most Indians do!). However, a visit to the world-cup soccer game at Leverkusen last week has brought me a ‘new found love!’! Firstly a big big thank you to the DAAD and the study-in team for giving us this chance to [...]

You’ve recently returned from a study stay in Germany. You loved it. Want to tell others how great it was? Become a Young Ambassador for study in Germany! Young Ambassadors are students who have recently visited a university or research centre in Germany and are interested in promoting education in Germany at their home institution or workplace. [...]

Last week I was at the WISE 2011 scholars meet in the capital city. WISE stands for Working Internships in Science and Engineering. Its a special fellowship of the DAAD extended to the bachelor students of India to pursue a summer research internship under direct supervision of a host professor in his/her research group at [...]

Last week I started with the 4 month Intensive German Language course which is a part of my DAAD Fellowship. I am enrolled at the DID Deutsch Institute in Frankfurt which is one of the leading Language schools around. It is located in a very pleasant neighborhood in Sachsenhausen district of south Frankfurt very close [...]

In India, Mango is called the ‘King of all Fruits’ and trully so because some of the world’s best varieties of the fruit are grown here. The uniqueness about the mango fruit is that it is absolutely seasonal. Only in the summer months of April to June is when you can find the best mangos [...]