When traveling, sometimes it’s difficult to find things to do that are just for kids. After dragging the little ones from cathedral to museum to restaurant, you really should insert a day that is just for them. It will make […]
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The Town Divided By War – Moedlareuth
Imagine this. Your country has just lost a war, and now the Soviets who are in charge are building a wall in your town. How will you visit your family? How will you shop? How will you go to school? […]
Making The Wurst Of It – A Lesson in Sausage
The Famous German Bratwurst When you think of Germany, you think of bratwurst! There is no German food that is better known worldwide. Available in every city, whether in a restaurant, pub, at a festival, or buying some to grill […]
Our Guide To The Top Open Air Museums For Kids In Germany
Visit Open Air Museums to Step Back in Time What’s better than learning about a culture, traipsing about an outdoor museum, maybe learning how to farm, bake bread, or sail, all with a hands-on experience? I don’t think there is […]
Drive The Grossglockner High Alpine Road For Thrills And Adventure
One Of The Best High Alpine Driving Experiences When I think of those picturesque mountains, the Alps, I think of craggy, green mountains sprinkled with sheep and cows, bells tinkling. I think of girls dressed up like Heidi, in dirndls […]
Food Truck Roundup – In Our Backyard
New Youtube Series – In Our Backyard You know how it is for most of us travelers. We get so caught up in traveling, finding that next great destination, revisiting past favorites, meeting up with friends and family in new […]
A Lesson to Remember at Flossenburg Concentration Camp
KZ Gedenkstatte = Concentration Camp Memorial Unlike the names of Dachau and Auschwitz which have been engraved on our brains, Flossenburg Concentration Camp is one of thousands of camps during World War II that no one has heard of, yet millions of […]
Climbing and Hiking Through The Magical Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth
A day trip being outdoors, scrambling through the Luisenburg Rock Labyrinth is just what the doctor ordered!
Indulgence and Pampering, A Romantic Weekend at Castle Wernberg
Looking for that perfect romantic weekend? Need a night away from the kids? We have found the perfect place for you. Hotel Burg Wernberg, in the middle of the Oberpflaz region of Germany, is the perfect overnight getaway. The castle, […]
Hohenzollern Castle – A Prussian Gem
About an hour south of Stuttgart sits a magnificent example of a 19th century fortification and home to Prussian royalty, the Hohenzollern castle. Privately owned, it has had a long and varied past. Many times the castle has been reduced to […]
Perfectly Pumpkin – A Fantastic German Fall Festival
Ludwigsburg, Germany – Pumpkins Galore I love a festival. And one that involves food, well, that’s a no-brainer. We were going. I love pumpkin, and I’d heard there was plenty of pumpkin specialties to be tasted, so off we went. In […]
Say Cheese! Alpine Cow Parades
After living in Bavaria for four years, I’m addicted to the colorful, bejeweled parade of cows known as the Almabtrieb or cow parade. Every fall, small troops of leather clad men and women climb to the high alpen pastures to […]