Destination: Germany

Photos: Germany

Thu, 18 Jun 2015 | By kurenai | Photo Gallery

Photos: Rhineland again

Tue, 9 Jun 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery

In the wild North... (c)

Tue, 2 Jun 2015 | By nazarshowing | Views [294]

Actually Jena does not look like the wild North. But at one moment it did. Let me start from the very beginning. Lobeda was almost a city during Medieval - it had appropriate rights and a duke, who was very rich. But in the 14th century something ... Read more >

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Photos: Lobdeburg

Tue, 2 Jun 2015 | By nazarshowing | Photo Gallery

Photos: vagrancy

Fri, 29 May 2015 | By nemo | Photo Gallery

Berlin's engagement ring

Thu, 28 May 2015 | By ileanaelle | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry

Berlin is an enchanting place for urban explorers looking for wild urban art and evocative abandoned places. The urban environment of this city has something untamed, that make it The Place for hybrid zones' seekers. Berlin is scattered by places of ... Read more >

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Perfect Lake Tahoe

Thu, 28 May 2015 | By krisaflor | Views [180] | Scholarship Entry

There is always a moment in time we wish we could have back. The memory can be triggered by certain music or smells. My triggers are roasted hot dogs and the song "Chloroform". We were four strong, set off on an uncertain adventure. 3200 miles in 28 days ... Read more >

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When in German swimming baths

Thu, 28 May 2015 | By ruthe86 | Views [148] | Scholarship Entry

The aspiration to visit a swimming pool in every city; unusual and admirable, and completely expected of my water-baby best friend. We had toyed with the idea of visiting an establishment in Paris in order to remove the sleeper train scent we were carrying, ... Read more >

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Photos: Poskarten aus Berlin

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By ileanaelle | Photo Gallery

Nelson Mandela's Memorial Service

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By caramelmlyk | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry

Lucy and I had just made our way through the Christmas market in Alexanderplatz, one of many throughout Germany. What was once an empty lot now homed shops that tended to your holiday indulgences. Stalls catered to interests’ alike—beer and spirits, handcrafted ... Read more >

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Bar Tausend

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By flammea | Views [117] | Scholarship Entry

'Should we call the others and tell them we found it?' I asked and immediately hoped he would say 'No'. We had left our friends just three doors up the street in a pleasant if unremarkable bar. It had a perfectly average atmosphere and everything a bar ... Read more >

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My German Family Reunion

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By martineb | Views [128] | Scholarship Entry

Not long ago I moved to Deggendorf, Germany for six months. I could say it was work related, that New York was becoming too expensive or that I wanted a change of scenery but the truth is that for me to beg my boss to allow me to telecommute from Europe, ... Read more >

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Peace of a Castle

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

There’s nothing more annoying than missing your train stop.That moment when fear of the unknown washes over you and profanities of all languages come bubbling out of your mouth. I was a 16 year old exchange student, fresh faced, hungry for excitement ... Read more >

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Visions in autumn

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By a_place_with_a_soul | Views [277] | Scholarship Entry

Today is my happy day. I am leaving behind that horrible place without a soul by the sea. With the first fast morning train. Before even the green eyes of the cliffs had seen the sun. That place, which I hate and love at the same time was, and still is ... Read more >

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Das Fest is Good, ja?

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By jesmed | Views [165] | Scholarship Entry

I stumbled across a fest tent up on a knobby green hill in a small town I can neither remember the location nor the name of. Music mixed with loud cheers and huzzahs lured me to slow and eventually stop. I pulled my car over, determining the best route, ... Read more >

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