Category: Germany
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From Rothenburg to Austria on the Romantic Road
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Leaving the fairytale town of Rothenburg ob der Tauber, we drove south down the romantic road to the Neuschwanstein Castle. This route was created in the 1950s as a “theme route” by travel agents and winds through the German countryside through Bavaria. We tried to follow the road just using street…
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Stunning Underrated European Cities to Avoid the Crowds
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Is it just me, or do you feel like everyone on the internet is currently galavanting around Europe? It has me dreaming of repacking the Osprey and booking some Eurail passes, but honestly, the crowds during the hottest times of year just sound horrible to me. I can’t imagine taking…
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Cologne, Germany: The Most Magical Christmas Destination
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After multiple cities and multiple markets, we found our favorite European Christmas market at our final stop in Germany. The Cologne Christmas market was the best. There were two areas right in the main part of town with markets. One was underneath the beautiful cathedral, and the other was sandwiched…
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Month 9 Stats & Recap
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A couple days late on this one, but we are back with a recap of the last month. It looks a little different this month because we are officially back in the States and it is a brand new decade. Here is what we’ve been up to the last few…
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Berlin Christmas Markets
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After our amazing experience in Leipzig, we hooked on the German Christmas market experience. Berlin is a city we’ve always wanted to explore and it worked out to be on our way back west. When we did research on the Berlin Christmas markets, we found out that there are more…
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A Guide to the Leipzig Christmas Market
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It’s time to highlight one of the oldest and one of the largest Christmas markets in Germany. The Leipzig Christmas market dates back to 1458 and is laid out through the streets of the city center. Unlike the multiple locations of the markets in Vienna, you can wander through all…
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Month 8 Stats & Recap
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Countries Visited 7 – Slovakia, Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Italy, Austria and Germany How We Got Around 0 flights! Woohoo! 8 Train rides 3 taxi rides – there were a couple long hikes to train stations at weird hours of the night and we decided to spring for a cab instead…
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How to Spend Two Days in Magnificent Heidelberg, Germany
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Heidelberg, Germany, was the perfect addition to our European itinerary. It’s a university town on both sides of the Neckar river, with mountains surrounding it and a castle on the hill overlooking the old town. Justin’s parents were with us, and we wanted to visit a German town with a…
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Month 6 Stats & Recap
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Countries Visited 4 – Australia, Namibia (with a quick stop in South Africa), Germany and France How We Got Around 4 flights – MEL-PER-JNB-WDH-FRA 15,541 miles/25,010 km 1 Campervan exploration around the Australian Outback 4WD Truck around Namibia 2 Landrover Safaris near Etosha National Park in Namibia 4 train rides…
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