Destination: Germany

Wittenberg and Nuremburg

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 | By jwagenknecht | Views [923]

We successfully made it out of Berlin, heading north to the small, small, SMALL town of Schwanbeck. The total population of the town was about 115 people. A (some number of greats) great grandfather of mine was baptized in a church in that area, so ... Read more >

FINALLY IN GERMANY!!!

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 | By jwagenknecht | Views [933]

I have finally spent some time in GERMANY! I am currently writing from das Autobahn. Bryan just topped out at 135 km/hr (disappointingly not that fast), maybe he made it faster, but 135 was the highest I saw from the back seat. I think my mom’... Read more >

Photos: Berlin

Thu, 27 Apr 2017 | By jwagenknecht | Photo Gallery

Journey to Cologne

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 | By walkersgowandering | Views [265]

23/02/2017   Flight disruption and plane battered by storm Doris! Arrived in Cologne after scare that we were going to have to land in Frankfurt due to winds. It is hard to write much on here as when I do I get timed out and it deletes.... Read more >

Photos: Cologne

Fri, 24 Feb 2017 | By walkersgowandering | Photo Gallery

Photos: Dresden

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 | By swathi | Photo Gallery

Tags: boxing day, dresden, germany

Day trippin' to Dresden

Mon, 23 Jan 2017 | By swathi | Views [1159] | Comments [3]

Dresden (26th Dec 2016) What exactly is Boxing Day? It's a holiday I always took for granted, picturing family's going to the ring to have it out with each other just like the Kardashians did on Season 4. The truth is, Boxing Day is celebrated differently ... Read more >

Tags: boxing day, day trip, dresden, germany

Photos: Berlin

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By swathi | Photo Gallery

Tags: berlin, christmas, pub crawl

Christmas in Berlin

Mon, 16 Jan 2017 | By swathi | Views [1191] | Comments [4]

Prologue How exciting! This is my first ever travel piece. I aim to make one piece per city in the Winter Holidays 16/17 series...so that's 7 pieces. I'll try to keep my writing as fresh as my memories and I will definitely NOT sugar-coat any unfortunate ... Read more >

Tags: christmas, hostel, walking

Christmas in Berlin

Sun, 25 Dec 2016 | By shaz | Views [297]

Not sure why I chose Berlin to spend Christmas but I'm glad I did. It was cold but very beautiful. They know how to make it look magical. I loved the trees and baubles and even the markets. It was a little sombre after one was attacked by terrorists ... Read more >

Photos: Berlin Christmas

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Photos: Around Lake Titisee and on to Rhine Falls

Tue, 20 Dec 2016 | By supergg | Photo Gallery

Photos: Titisee to Strasbourg to Freiburg to Titisee

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 | By supergg | Photo Gallery

The Black Forest & Strasbourg, France

Sat, 17 Dec 2016 | By supergg | Views [485]

From Innsbruck, on another very fresh below zero morning, we joined the early morning traffic on another autobahn back towards Germany. The road took us passed through some stunning countryside dotted with picturesque villages to both sides, each of ... Read more >

Photos: Neuschwanstein Castle

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 | By supergg | Photo Gallery