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Learning on holiday - does it work at all? Yes, and really well! Ben tried it out and took a language trip to Nîmes in the south of France. For two weeks he learned French vocabulary and grammar during the day and tested what he had learned right in the evening when he went out.

“I wasn’t very good at French at school,” he says looking back. “I found it simply terribly boring to swot up on vocabulary just to take a test afterwards. I was very unmotivated. I lacked access to the language.”

The cradle with smartphone control, the baby cot that imitates a moving car, a sleeping pad that monitors baby’s sleep via app: baby products are booming and manufacturers are launching new accessories every year. It is difficult for parents to decide which articles are useful and which ones, above all, take the money out of their pockets. Read here what your baby really needs to start life.

No matter whether you live in a new building or in an old house: If you are planning structural changes, you should protect yourself against unforeseen events. For example, with a builder’s liability insurance that covers accidents during the construction phase. If you save money at the wrong end, you may end up with unplanned costs. We have put together the most important conversion insurance policies for you so that you can master your conversion in the best possible way.