Destination: Germany

First Impressions Of A New City

Fri, 15 Aug 2014 | By jazzanomadica | Views [1855] | Comments [1]

“So, this is what Europe looks like.” 

When I boarded the bus from the airport to downtown Berlin I studied the world outside of the window through jet lagged eyes. Everything is so clean . Where are the street dogs? Everyone appears ... Read more >

Tags: berlin

On the way to a White Xmas...

Sat, 7 Feb 2009 | By anna | Views [1000]

EARLY Saturday morning two eager young-ish backpackers set off on a ferry to France which happened to leave just around the corner from home - very handy! We stood on the top deck waving goodbye to the white cliffs of Dover in the freezing cold and ... Read more >

"No sleep till....

Thu, 10 May 2007 | By shaneroehl | Views [964] | Comments [2]

....Brooklyn".  Not quite.  Unlike that famous Beastie Boys line, for us, it was no sleep 'till Vogogna.  Yes, that's right, Vogogna Italy.  Where is that you might ask?  Hell if we know.  All we know is that we had a long day of travel, with ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Slowing down in Germany

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 | By jamie_candice | Views [944] | Comments [1]

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Capítulo 2: L'Europe sur Place: Man next door

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 | By jvgarcia | Views [800]

Luego de una ruta no muy ortodoxa, el siguiente destino en el viaje fue el regreso a la lógica lineal del camino. A Hamburgo llegamos procedentes de Copenhague, en un tren que nos preocupó bastante, pues debíamos hacer un cambio ya ... Read more >

Tags: alemania, hamburgo, ledezma, wunderland

Miltenburg

Tue, 26 Jul 2016 | By jaynem | Views [778]

Today we continued our cruise on the Rhine River and this morning we had a very entertaining demonstration by one of the leading glass blowers of the region. Family Ittig has been on the glad blowing business for generations. Hans has learnt the trade ... Read more >

Inside a Former KGB Prison

Thu, 10 May 2012 | By beetravels | Views [663]

While many people know about the Berlin Wall, I didn't know until recently that Potsdam was another city along that wall. In 1988, I knew someone who was from West Berlin, but who had been visiting Canada at the very time when the wall came down.... Read more >

Tags: germany, history

Warnemunde, Germany

Wed, 31 Aug 2016 | By kimswim | Views [586]

It is a charming little sea resort town with a lovely church and their beach is the largest on the Baltic. Conditions are great for sailing, windsurfing, and kite surfing so it is a popular destination for German tourists. Our weather was perfect ... Read more >

Last days in Poland

Wed, 6 Jul 2011 | By katebravado | Views [557]

The day before I left we went to a concentration camp used in WW2, was horrifying and very upsetting of course, saw barracks full of shoes that belonged to the victims; a case of hair shaved off to be sold; actual gas chambers where 78000 people were ... Read more >

Germany - Essen

Sun, 21 Jun 2015 | By irenecabay | Views [529]

I flew from Budapest Hungary to Düsseldorf, Germany on my return to London, UK. The cost of the flight was a mere $20 more than to fly back to London directly. My friend, Vivian, met me at the airport and took me to her home in Essen, about a 45 ... Read more >

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

Fri, 28 Feb 2014 | By alannahammesfahr | Views [359]

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 >

Photos: The Danube: Day 1

Sun, 13 Sep 2015 | By shire_girl | Photo Gallery

Photos: Berlin Christmas

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 | By shaz | Photo Gallery

Photos: Munich

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 | By rachthe1st | Photo Gallery

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By petras_travels | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012