https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed From upside-down houses on Baltic islands to a fairy-tale castle near the Austrian border, Germany is a treasure trove of the extraordinary. https://www.thelocal.de/20161024/germany-surreal-landmarks-art-architecture-travel-sight-seeing Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:45:25 +0200 germany-surreal-landmarks-art-architecture-travel-sight-seeing An inebriated American tourist was beaten up in the German city of Dresden after he repeatedly raised his arm to give the Nazi salute, police said Sunday. https://www.thelocal.de/20170814/american-tourist-beaten-up-in-dresden-after-giving-nazi-salute-on-street Mon, 14 Aug 2017 11:35:12 +0200 american-tourist-beaten-up-in-dresden-after-giving-nazi-salute-on-street It has no royal family, Eiffel Tower or Big Ben, but that does not stop Germany being home to some of the tackiest souvenirs lining Europe's tourist trail. https://www.thelocal.de/20140122/germanys-ten-tackiest-tourist-souvenirs-kitsch Wed, 22 Jan 2014 13:13:00 +0100 germanys-ten-tackiest-tourist-souvenirs-kitsch A young man from China was on a tour of Europe when his wallet was stolen in southern Germany. What happened afterwards is scarcely believable. https://www.thelocal.de/20160808/chinese-tourist-loses-wallet-becomes-refugee-by-mistake Mon, 08 Aug 2016 17:35:21 +0200 chinese-tourist-loses-wallet-becomes-refugee-by-mistake Police are searching the greater Schengen area outside Germany for a couple who went missing a month ago at the iconic Neuschwanstein castle in Bavaria. https://www.thelocal.de/20160802/germany-widens-search-for-chinese-tourists-missing-at-disney-castle Tue, 02 Aug 2016 11:58:55 +0200 germany-widens-search-for-chinese-tourists-missing-at-disney-castle People who rent out whole apartments online are threatened with huge fines under a new rule in the German capital. But that isn’t stopping many landlords from continuing to cash in. https://www.thelocal.de/20160503/100s-of-flats-still-available-after-berlins-airbnb-ban Tue, 03 May 2016 13:39:42 +0200 100s-of-flats-still-available-after-berlins-airbnb-ban After another record-breaking half year of tourism, Berlin is now Europe's third most popular destination behind London and Paris. But it seems there's still some work to be done if Berlin wants to catch up with its rivals any time soon. https://www.thelocal.de/20150814/tourism-in-berlin-reaches-record-highs Fri, 14 Aug 2015 13:57:17 +0200 tourism-in-berlin-reaches-record-highs A shark attack on Sunday killed a 52-year-old German tourist in an Egyptian Red Sea resort, in the first such incident in five years, police said. https://www.thelocal.de/20150322/german-killed-in-grisly-shark-attack-in-egypt Sun, 22 Mar 2015 15:05:21 +0100 german-killed-in-grisly-shark-attack-in-egypt It's the commonest gripe of travellers and tourists to the German capital - nowhere seems take cards, be it restaurants, bars or taxis. https://www.thelocal.de/20150105/finally-berlin-taxis-to-take-plastic Mon, 05 Jan 2015 12:02:00 +0100 finally-berlin-taxis-to-take-plastic A tourist is in hospital after being beaten up and robbed in Berlin on Thursday night. https://www.thelocal.de/20141017/tourist-beaten-up-and-robbed-in-berlin Fri, 17 Oct 2014 11:17:00 +0200 tourist-beaten-up-and-robbed-in-berlin Record numbers of tourists are visiting Berlin, many of them drawn by its vibrant party scene and tolerance. But the mayor of one busy tourist district is now calling for curbs on excessive noise and unruly behaviour by visitors. https://www.thelocal.de/20140815/party-tourists-under-fire-in-cool-berlin Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:18:00 +0200 party-tourists-under-fire-in-cool-berlin Kenyan police said on Friday a female tourist shot dead in the coastal city of Mombasa was from Germany, the second such killing of a foreign visitor by gunmen there this month. https://www.thelocal.de/20140725/german-tourist-shot-dead-in-kenya Fri, 25 Jul 2014 14:29:00 +0200 german-tourist-shot-dead-in-kenya Germany's tourism industry is booming, but what sights should you visit beyond the cities? With the help of our readers, The Local List has come up with a German Bucket List of ten things to see and do while you're in the country. https://www.thelocal.de/20140716/german-bucket-list-ten-things-to-see Wed, 16 Jul 2014 15:40:00 +0200 german-bucket-list-ten-things-to-see With summer holiday season approaching, The Local List this week has scoured the length and breadth of Germany to find some of the most unusual sites for you to visit. How many of our ten have you seen? https://www.thelocal.de/20140618/ten-weird-and-wonderful-german-landmarks Wed, 18 Jun 2014 14:57:00 +0200 ten-weird-and-wonderful-german-landmarks A German couple holidaying on the Portuguese island of Madeira have been found dead at the bottom of ravine, three days after they went missing, authorities said on Saturday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140608/german-tourist-couple-found-dead-in-madeira Sun, 08 Jun 2014 10:31:00 +0200 german-tourist-couple-found-dead-in-madeira New Zealand police said on Wednesday they held "very real concerns" about the fate of three Germans who went missing on a sailing trip two weeks ago. https://www.thelocal.de/20140430/police-fear-for-three-missing-germans-in-new-zealand Wed, 30 Apr 2014 10:23:00 +0200 police-fear-for-three-missing-germans-in-new-zealand Stranded by floods and lost, a German backpacker survived for about two weeks in Australia's inhospitable Outback on a diet of insects, police said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.de/20140307/lost-german-hiker-daniel-dudzisz-survives-off-flies-for-two-weeks-in-australianoutback Fri, 07 Mar 2014 09:30:00 +0100 lost-german-hiker-daniel-dudzisz-survives-off-flies-for-two-weeks-in-australianoutback A German tourist was sexually assaulted at a train station in Mumbai after falling asleep while waiting for her train. https://www.thelocal.de/20140129/berlin-traveller-24-victim-of-sexual-attack-in-mumbai-india Wed, 29 Jan 2014 12:24:00 +0100 berlin-traveller-24-victim-of-sexual-attack-in-mumbai-india A German tourist was savaged by a dingo in northern Australia, officials said Saturday, suffering serious bite wounds to his head, arms and legs. https://www.thelocal.de/20120728/44027 Sat, 28 Jul 2012 16:17:00 +0200 44027 A German tourist was missing in Australia's rugged Kakadu National Park, police said Saturday, expressing grave fears that he had been gone more than 24 hours without drinking water in intense heat. https://www.thelocal.de/20101030/30857 Sat, 30 Oct 2010 13:50:00 +0200 30857