ONE of the more fascinating countries to visit this year is Germany. If you are granted an all-expense paid vacation this summer, then ask your boss that you will be visiting Germany. In this way, you can certainly contribute to maintain the stability of the economy not just in the United States but in Germany as well. This is so because part of every penny that you will spend while on vacation will go to the national coffers of these countries.

For instance, if you are booking a flight to Berlin through United States-based online travel agency Expedia, then part of the booking fee goes to the United States economy. If you are flying via Lufthansa, then part of your flight fare goes to the German economy because Lufthansa is a German company. But if you do not have any German heritage, you surely want to learn some German words, do you? So if you are already here in Berlin, you may as well enroll in a German language school. In this way, you will be contributing much to the German economy in this time of need through your tuition. You will be learning words such as danke which means thanks in English. And that will indeed sum up your visit here for you will surely be grateful that you are vacationing in Germany. You will not only enjoy your stay but you will also be satisfied that you have helped through spending the stability of the German economy for every euro you dish out in the Metro, in taxicabs and at the restaurants will go back to the German economy.

Now let’s talk about Germany in general. Emerging from the ruins of World War II, Germany’s Volvo and Volkswagen are two of the most profitable carmakers in the world. Germany has also produced talented people such as the likes of film director Wolfgang Petersen who megged such hits as Troy and The Perfect Storm following his German hit Das Boot. Supermodel Heidi Klum, the creator of Hollywood’s sought after reality talent search Project Runway, is German.

Germany is likewise investing in other countries. It has one coal-fired power plant in the southern island of Mindanao in the Philippines courtesy of Steag. That coal-fired power plant is the largest outside Germany. Germany also has lots of investments in Vietnam. Folks from the German chamber of commerce and industry have in fact just this year sent a trading mission to Vietnam and determined that the country is already ripe for German investments in this Year of the Rat which is considered a lucky year by the Chinese. The Germans’ will ought to be appreciated because they have continued the mission despite the imminent threat of a recession in the United States. So if you cannot come here in Germany during summer, come here during October because there is free-flowing beer around. Beer is one of the best they can offer to foreign visitors and it really tastes yummy.