It has come to my attention that people often confuse Denmark and the Netherlands (especially their respective demonyms, Dutch vs. Danish). To help with this issue, I have created my own improved version of a graphic I once found online. Hopefully this helps clear up a bit of confusion. On a somewhat related note, […]
Month: February 2017
Train Day through the Netherlands
On Saturday, February 4, I spent a day traveling around the beautiful Netherlands by train. While in the city of Groningen to visit the University of Groningen for their open house day, and I found a great deal on a day ticket for all trains in the Netherlands. The day ticket normally costs 52,60€, but I […]
dm Price Labels
I noticed an interesting little thing while shopping recently in my local dm store. dm (full name: dm-drogerie markt) is the largest chain of drug stores in Germany, selling similar products to US chains such as CVS, Walgreens, and the like. What interested me in dm that I haven’t seen anywhere else is that on […]
The DHL Packstation
The world’s largest logistics company, Deutsche Post DHL (DPDHL), is the national postal service in Germany. According to their 2016 Business Profile, DPDHL controls 62.1% of the German mail communication market and 43.7% of the German parcel market. In Germany there’s much more competition among couriers and delivery companies. Some that come to mind include […]