Destination: Germany

Bedtime in Beelitz

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By brogineering | Views [211] | Scholarship Entry

Okay so maybe my chest wasn’t as busty and I wasn't sporting a pair of Heckler & Koch handguns hanging off of my curvy hips, but this was the closest I felt to the infamous fictional female tomb raider in my life. Beelitz-Heilstätten puts forth its best ... Read more >

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Avalon

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By peripatetica | Views [201] | Scholarship Entry

Last weekend, a friend of mine convinced me to drive from Brussels to Hamburg. "Come," she said. "It'll be fun," she said. "We'll zoom down the autobahn and be there before lunch." Eight hours of traffic later, gazing at the squabbling children in ... Read more >

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Photos: profile pic

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By anuradhasarup | Photo Gallery

Nord Sea

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By dmytro | Views [174] | Scholarship Entry

The road to Norddeich from Bonn airport continued 8 hours by train. 30 minutes before last stop train became totally empty. We leave train, and come out to even more empty platform. I heard segals screaming and i felt cool freshness. Train moved to opposite ... Read more >

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A Lake in the Sky

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By over | Views [155] | Scholarship Entry

This was just another hot day in Konstanz. The air felt unusually stuffy as if the green parks around Bodensee could not produce enough oxygen for myriads of tourists who flooded the town. It was a long 9-hours working day at the souvenir and clothes ... Read more >

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The Berlin Philharmonic

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By elliebee | Views [152] | Scholarship Entry

The Berlin Philharmonic can hardly be considered a “hidden gem” - for any classical music lover it is de rigueur to visit when in the city - though the free concerts on Tuesday lunchtimes are less known to tourists. Whilst the music was beautiful, the ... Read more >

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ICH BIN EIN BERLINER…OR MAYBE NOT

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By andreeatravels | Views [214] | Scholarship Entry

Kennedy’s visit to Berlin made history. Especially for the famous salute, which after all, didn’t mean more than, “I am a Berliner”, but what can you do with the tabloids that speculated the “Berliner”, in every sense. Berlin surprises you with the first ... Read more >

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Dedicated to all people looking for happiness

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ellivi | Views [142] | Scholarship Entry

I was making nebulous plans about how I would go to travel independently around Europe by hitch-hiking and couchsurfing for a long time. I imagined myself walking around unknown cities. But I couldn’t set my feet on the path of travelling. But once I ... Read more >

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"Moin Moin"

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By fatiqmoniq | Views [229] | Scholarship Entry

Little, cosy town…where sun fries your feet on the long sandy beach, where rabbits jumps around your car in the city center, where you can feel the smell of fresh harings on each corner, where the best haircuts are made from the salty sea air, where „Moin ... Read more >

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Photos: The way to the black sea

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By gabriel | Photo Gallery

Christmas Magic

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By tarachad | Views [127] | Scholarship Entry

It was December 31st and Christmas had passed, but the city was still dancing in its leftover magic. For 19 years of my life my Christmases were spent in summer, sweating uncontrollably and barely able to move from the uncomfortable humidity levels. ... Read more >

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Koln Cathedral

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By vifivibhola | Views [206] | Scholarship Entry

I was pulled like a magnet to enter this place just as it was closing. The guard looked at me and smiled telling me to be quick. I didn’t know what to expect, in fact, I didn’t expect anything since Cologne was not even on our itinerary. We planned a ... Read more >

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The Hidden Gem of Göttingen

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By tonifrazer | Views [278] | Scholarship Entry

It was the best piece of cake I have ever eaten. But I knew it would be, simply because of the extravagance of the window when I walked in. A case filled to the brim of every dessert I could ever hope to eat in my lifetime: coffee flavoured cakes, fruit ... Read more >

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Fischmarkt in Hamburg

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By mrbubuja | Views [135] | Scholarship Entry

7 AM. Sunday. I’m standing in the cold rain, hunched under a friend’s umbrella, with a fish sandwich in one hand, a beer in the other, and a smile on my face. On a normal day I’d still be in bed sleeping off the night before, but that isn’t the case ... Read more >

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Sleeping Pigeons

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By gush | Views [137] | Scholarship Entry

Nineteen years old. High-school over. What's better than a road-trip across Europe? Actually a train-trip: an Interrail! And not exactly across Europe, but only in Germany. I didn't get why everyone wanted to go to France or Spain: easy idioms and hot ... Read more >

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