Destination: Germany

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Hunting for Dinos

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By l3loup | Views [157] | Scholarship Entry

Berlin, a city popular for its alternative itinerary, has one growing “To Do” that won’t ever be found on traditional travel guides, but is no less essential. I jumped on the above rail-line and off to Spree Park. I had made the trek alone. On the ride ... Read more >

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....Yes, but is there Schnitzel?

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By jean-green | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry

Walk anywhere in Berlin for ten minutes and you will no doubt experience German amazement! The Up-Close and Personal Historical Landmarks of Berlin's tumultuous history. 72 Hour Raves. The ever freaky yet fantastic people of the Kreuzberg borough, ... Read more >

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dream becomes true

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By amazingtrip | Views [203] | Scholarship Entry

Its my travel treasure because Im learning germany language.. and in last year I was there and i had the chance to know many friends of differents countries.. and it was my first travel in airplane and to europe. its were amazing

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Wrong way home

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By homeseek | Views [142] | Scholarship Entry

In 2010 I gifted myself with a trip to Germany, however, that year April 14 was not only my 22nd birthday but a memorable day for over 10 million other travellers due to the eruption of Eyjafjallajökull (the name that challenged even the old and seasoned ... Read more >

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Maximilianstraße 15, Second floor, 11:45

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By spencer | Views [105] | Scholarship Entry

It was March 25 by the time we landed at the Frankfurt airport. The flight had been excruciatingly long, and I had experienced what seemed to have been a fortnight of sleeplessness and stale air. The wave of fresh German air that greeted our approach ... Read more >

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Cinema Upstairs, Slaughterhouse To The Left.

Fri, 22 May 2015 | By the_last_dodo | Views [124] | Scholarship Entry

We looked at the sign with concern. There were two arrows, painted across the chipped tiles that lined the archway. One pointed up a rickety flight of stairs, a handwritten scrawl above it stating "Kino." The other pointed straight ahead, at ground level, ... Read more >

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Excuse me, where is home?

Fri, 22 May 2015 | By annewhere | Views [397]

I am 25-year-old and lived in seven countries thus far, moved five times within the last four years and will certainly live for more than 5 months in two different countries this year. With all these impressions and souvenirs, which I carry around in ... Read more >

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White as Snow

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By nazarshowing | Views [276] | Scholarship Entry

White as Snow You have to be strong to make your dreams come true. Once I did. At that time I did not realize it at all, but that was a miracle. A dream came true. White as snow. I don't know yet that it will be a miracle. I am just getting on the bus ... Read more >

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One Swallow Does Make a Summer

Thu, 21 May 2015 | By carolinawandering | Views [246] | Scholarship Entry

As a not-so-smart phone owner I had skilled myself in the mastery of copying Google maps in a partially realistic scale, with decoded clues and artistic squiggles, leading me to the world's finest streets, scenes and abysses. On a Saturday morning, at ... Read more >

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Rothenburg: Ahead into the Past!

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By castawa_ycastie | Views [446] | Scholarship Entry

What if I tell you, I had once walked into the medieval times where gallant knights strolled the streets by my side and young maidens with rosy cheeks wore corsets tight. Traumfantastischer! Yes, indeed for I was in Rothenburg ob der Tauber. My friend ... Read more >

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The Other Side of the Wall

Tue, 19 May 2015 | By hungrytrek | Views [195] | Scholarship Entry

I stared through the holes in the remnants of the Berlin Wall. Most of the graffiti had dulled, yet the messages still shone brightly. This was the physical landmark and a figurative symbol. This was the barrier between Western freedom and blue jeans, ... Read more >

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Checkpoint Charlie

Sun, 17 May 2015 | By scottw | Views [140] | Scholarship Entry

“Are you carrying any explosive devices”? A helpful fellow traveller translated the border guard’s question for me. It was 1975, I was 20, and I was at Checkpoint Charlie in Friedrichstadt, Berlin. I’d spent that glorious summer hitchhiking around Europe, ... Read more >

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Beauty

Thu, 14 May 2015 | By gnome-san | Views [392]

The marvel of beauty, whether natural or created by man, astounds me more each step of our journey, azaleas in the Japanischer garten, the eyes of a beautiful baby, the snowy and craggy Alps, the carved canyons of fast clear water, gentle ... Read more >

Tags: azaleas, streams, swans