Should you have you chosen to stick close to your home in the KMC on your hard-earned week off, don’t despair! With deep dark forests, verdant vineyards and cooling waterways all well within a couple hour’s drive, you’re spoiled for choice when it comes to fabulous day trip destinations.
There is nothing like a stroll or a brisk hike in the woods to clear the mind and recharge the soul. The word ‘hiking’ might bring up visions of overly stuffed backpacks, walking for hours on end and fighting every bug imaginable.
Wiesbaden, the tidy, elegant capital of the German state of Hesse, is oh-so cosmopolitan: at the end of 2019, some 62,958 of the city’s 291,109 inhabitants were citizens of countries other than Germany.
A spot of good news for beer fans! As of May 18, Bavaria’s beloved beer gardens are once again allowed to throw open the gates to their leafy green grounds.
Have you ever looked up an unfamiliar German word in a dictionary, only to find its English translation leaving you every bit as baffled as you were to begin with?
Spring has sprung, and it’s the time of year when we long to be dining al fresco, checking out the newest scary rides at our favorite amusement parks and socializing with friends at the first festivals of the season.
If art, design and architecture play a major factor in your choice of accommodations, then consider one of Europe’s eye-catching, thought-provoking and awe-inspiring art and design hotels for your next booking.
If the tastes of a nation are formed from birth, there’s no better evidence to support this theory than by means of a stroll through the aisles of a German toy store.
Daily stressors and life, in general, can get overwhelming. Sometimes you just need to get away but don’t have the time to jump on a plane and fly to an exotic, secluded destination. For some peace and tranquility in Germany, drive south to Bad Reichenhall, a spa town in Berchtesgadener Land.
This summer, my husband and I decided to bike to dinner one evening. We dusted the cobwebs off our bikes, aired up the tires and found our tucked-away helmets.
