City comparison · 2 min read
Berlin or Hamburg: compare the week, not the weekend
Two northern cities can both look international and creative. Their scale, housing patterns and everyday tempo separate them.
Notes for a considered move
City notes
Grounded reading on housing, transport and everyday choices across Germany’s major cities.
Housing · 2 min read
What a German rent budget must include
Warm rent, deposits, fitted kitchens and temporary accommodation can alter what ‘affordable’ means before the first viewing.
City portrait · 2 min read
Frankfurt beyond the skyline
A compact international city, a web of commuter towns and neighbourhoods that resist the usual business-district caricature.