Sometimes you just need to wait for the oppressive heat of the summer to fade away before you can truly enjoy some of Europe’s best locations. With a family in tow, avoiding the heat can be even more important, especially with little ones.
We’ve managed to round up a list of some smaller-scale events happening near U.S. bases. Keep an eye out for last-minute cancellations, and of course, follow the latest guidance from your command:
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Heidelberg has charm, Cologne a cathedral, Frankfurt its skyscrapers and Stuttgart is the home of some fancy automobiles. So what’s the often-overlooked city of Bonn got to offer? Fans of art, architecture and culture are in for a pleasant surprise here!
In these unprecedented and uncertain times, play is critical to physical and emotional well-being, helping both kids and adults decompress and stay positive while providing countless learning opportunities.
With border-hopping temporarily a no-go proposition, we’re compelled to quell our travel lust by other means. If you can’t be somewhere in body, evoking the essence of the country you long to see will have to be the next best thing.
The life of a military spouse is no doubt unique. Deployments, life-changing and last-minute moves and that feeling like your isolated on an island are just a few reasons. Nobody truly understands until they’ve been through it.
From approximately November to April, Athens is considered to be in the off-season for travel. This is the perfect time for budget-minded travelers to visit! Much of the city offers less expensive hotel options and discounted entry tickets to some of the most popular sights.
France is not only a beautiful country filled with delicious food and quaint villages, but it’s also the country of Gothic cathedrals. Notre Dame in Paris, the most popular cathedral in France, is currently closed for repair.
Flowers and chocolates are always fun to give and receive on Valentine’s Day, but if you are looking to shake things up with your gift-giving, there are plenty of ways to tell someone you love them.
Here are unique gift ideas to really wow that special someone.
Salzburg’s musical roots were planted long before Julie Andrews twirled with outstretched arms on a bright green hilltop. Home to one of music’s most creative geniuses and one of the largest classical festivals in Europe, this lively city is mere minutes from the German border.
When traveling in Europe, cathedral spires often seem as numerous as souvenir shops and restaurants. Notre Dame, the Sistine Chapel and St. Peter’s Basilica are on everyone’s bucket list. Here are five fascinating European cathedrals and chapels worth visiting.
Glistening lights, stalls lovingly styled with their finest Christmas decor, a children’s wonderland and so much more await you at the Christmas and Medieval Markets in Stuttgart and Esslingen this year.
It can be daunting navigating the toy aisle, or browsing online for appropriate toys for children under five. Most shoppers want value for money, as well as educational value, and naturally we want the child receiving the purchase to find the toy fun to use too – what’s the point otherwise?
Halloween shenanigans aren’t just an American thing anymore. Over the past few decades, the creeptacular holiday has made its way across the pond and infiltrated European towns and cities.
