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Never Again: Dachau Concentration Camp

Sun, 19 Jun 2016 | By wanderlustgail | Views [1177]

Something reminiscent of ashes brushed across my face and landed in my hair as I approached the entrance to Dachau Concentration Camp. They were floating around everywhere, creating a disorienting haze in the unseasonably brilliant early spring sun. ... Read more >

Tags: concentration camp, dachau, germany, khalil gibran, kz dachau, sabbatical, solo, travel

24 - 26 Germany

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 | By nomad_kiwis | Views [1136]

We finished travelling down the 'Romantische Strasse' with a visit to the castles of King Ludwig and his parents near Schwangau. Hohenshwangau, the parents castle, was cool and where the family lived. Neuschwangstein was the one Ludwig was building ... Read more >

We Need a Shower 06 IV

Fri, 7 Jul 2006 | By shannon | Views [682]

I wish now that I'd've written down before I'd left what I expected from each country, especialy Germay because I don't think I expected it to be bad, but I definantly didn't expect it to be this good and the people this friendly. Driving in Germany ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Three Months in Münster- Flashback. Episode 2

Fri, 26 Oct 2012 | By omarito | Views [528]

My The main reason of my motivation of doing this films series, was my will to participate in the enhancement of the relations between the arab world and Europe, in a culturally attractive manner, through my experience of a period of three months ... Read more >

Tags: arab world, culture, germany, history, morocco, münster, unesco, westphalian peace, wwii

Day 57

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 | By lannigan | Views [338]

Had to get up and leave Contiki and Austria at like 9am. We had said all our goodbyes last night and just had to pack this morning. Caught the train with a few Contiki people to Munich, got a free ride, didnt need to fill out the eurail pass which is ... Read more >

And so my European adventure begins..

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 | By emily_witenden | Views [338]

After hardly 2 hours of dozing time we landed at 5.30am Frankfurt time..not knowing how to read or speak any German, I was so so lucky to have Maike pick me up as it would have been quite confusing otherwise!! We went back to her lovely apartment (just ... Read more >

Planes, Trains, and Buses, Oh My: Solo Female Travel Desensationalized

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By alannahammesfahr | Views [337]

It's weird what you learn about yourself on the road - your prejudices, ethnocentricities, comfort zones, beliefs, habits... It's all illuminated when you're suddenly caught in a new place alone. I've spent the last week or so bonding with Alex's ... Read more >

The journey to begin the journey (part one)

Sat, 16 Nov 2013 | By nicolapearson | Views [308] | Comments [1]

After a short flight south to Munich, I boarded my second flight, to Abu Dhabi. At check-in back in Hamburg I'd been pleased to bag myself an exit row window seat for this flight - the holy grail of economy seating. Now I wasn't so sure. 'Ah, I think ... Read more >

Wannsee: The Birthplace of the "Final Solution"

Sat, 10 May 2014 | By | Views [256] | Scholarship Entry

It was July. School was out for the summer and the Berlin S-Bahn was filled with families wearing swim suits and toting bicycles, enthusiastic to take advantage of the beaches and nature trails surrounding Wannsee Lake. You probably have heard of Wannsee ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip