Let it go… World leaders in Paris – but do they really stand for the freedom of speech? The truth about Canada’s Tim Hortons. 20 habits for success learned from working for 2 Billionaires. Oh dear, 19 Of The Worst Lyrics Of 2014. Haha – love this – 14 Weird Beauty Gadgets From Japan. A guide to Xmas in Japan. 7 Hand Gestures That Make You Look Like a Real Intellectual. Thinking of moving to Japan? Hitler’s bunker to be rebuilt. 4 Things women are banned from doing in Japan.

We play a lot of card and board games here in the L&A HQ and one of our all-time favourites is a cute, little game called Carcassonne. The game is super simple to play. On your turn, you simply draw a random square tile and place it on the table to form an ever-growing map of the landscape surrounding Carcassonne (which is actually a real place in Southern France and on the must-visit list). Each tile will feature part of the landscape – a city, a road, a church or farmland and must be placed next to existing tiles which continue the same pattern. For example, a road next to a…

Everybody needs good neighbours… Our last post about our neighbours was one of L&A’s most popular posts ever. The man living below us was so aggressive and rude that we ended up calling the police. Luckily he is but a horrible distant memory now, as our new neighbourhood in Steglitz is wonderful. It’s green, quiet and full of people that will greet you when you are walking around town. When we moved in, our closest neighbour came to greet us and we often have little chats with the family upstairs, as their kids seem to be constantly outside our door. Occasionally we will hear the vacuum cleaner going from the people…

Do you see what I see? Awesome street art! Love this – even though it’s dark and cold, go out and enjoy the world for thirty minutes every day. A great resolution 🙂 Epic articles you must read! This makes me proud to live in Germany! How to raise moral children. 5 great productivity apps. Japanese family who tended Briton’s grave for 140 years finally learn his identity. Taco Bell Will Soon Expand Overseas to UK, India, Japan, and More. This is NY in Berlin – crazy! I love how misty it gets from the fireworks! 17:17 is the road we used to live on… Cheaper to live in Barcelona…

Happy New Year! Are you all still recovering from a crazy NY in Berlin? OMG – have to say it was pretty wild here – I’m surprised there are any fireworks left in the whole country – no wonder so many people go to Poland to get them 😉 It was our first NY here in Germany and we enjoyed the experience very much. We grabbed some German friends and they taught us some fun New Year German traditions! Bleigießen Our friends brought over a little set for Bleigießen (lead-melting). You get a random lead object which you melt over a candle on a spoon. Lead has such a low melting…

Dear Santa, please bring me… I have to say this year was pretty amazing for presents. I will let you in on a little secret. My dream home has a red kitchen, wooden floors and a record player in the corner. It has now officially come true. As kids, my parents played non-typical music at home. The Bhundu Boys from Africa were probably most-played throughout our childhood. Click on the link – it’s just beautiful music! We would wiggle our bottoms and stand on our father’s feet while we danced around the living room for hours. We were so happy when we were finally old and mature enough to be…

Gimme an L, Gimme and A… yeah! L&A!! Japanese over 60s as cheerleaders!! OMG America! AMAZING photos! What men need for a happy life! Haha – this is how I feel all the time at work!! 10 resolutions for those of us who want to learn Spanish this year! Good advice for next year – how to survive New Year in Berlin 😉 Cheap solar power – yey! I read these every year – funny things heard on the tube in 2014.