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A Taste of Germany - Local Brews

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 | By connectlocally | Views [10480] | Comments [3]

As the country that has given the world words such as ‘schnapps’, ‘stein’, and ‘Oktoberfest’, it’s no secret that Germany loves a drink. Whether you’re on a foodie tour or simply ready to party, the breadth of locally produced liquor and places ... Read more >

Tags: beer, berlin, connect locally, drinking, food, germany, partying, schnapps, traditions, travel

Unexpected Healing (ive)

Sun, 24 May 2009 | By ivan_miral | Views [1164] | Comments [1]

Many of the staff at Schweibenalp Center of Unity are from Germany. One of the German staff who we became friendly with, Yvonne, was planning a three-day trip back to her hometown and very kindly invited us to join her. Honestly, ... Read more >

Moving on

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 | By thompson_girls | Views [641] | Comments [7]

We arrived in Lübeck yesterday, leaving Quedlinburg behind; we all felt like it was leaving home behind. We miss our life there already and we miss the friends that we made. It is interesting to notice how quickly we can take root in a place; become ... Read more >

Tags: Friends

My Final Hours as a T.A.

Mon, 8 Jun 2009 | By missmelissa | Views [571]

On my last day in Berlin I feel like I should be out visiting museums, snapping photos of the remaining Berlin wall and picking up souveniers for family members at home. Instead I am frantically completing our group's financial spreadsheet, double ... Read more >

Vienna and Berlin

Sat, 29 Jun 2013 | By annacarlson | Views [563]

Vienna I'm back in Europe! The first thing i saw getting off the plane was Ryan, and my first thought after that was "I'm going to like this city just because i get to spend time with my brother." It was a beautiful city, complete with the huge ... Read more >

Tags: berlin, vienna

To Hamburg!

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 | By schmodude | Views [546]

I bummed around in the hostel for a lot of the morning. My flight was in the afternoon and checkout of the hostel was 10:00am. I did not have quite enough time to explore the city anymore. I finished one of my books and then took the bullet train to ... Read more >

Tags: airport, currywurst, germany, hamburg, stockholm, sweden

Behaving in Berlin

Fri, 8 Feb 2013 | By piratepete | Views [524]

Donald and I got to Berlin on Monday night after catching two buses, a ferry, two S bahns and a U bahn. Again, people may have doubted our ability to get there (rightfully so) but it only took us a few minutes of being lost before I managed to ... Read more >

Taunus

Mon, 8 Mar 2010 | By wrdc60 | Views [380]

Took ferry, Prinz Joachim, to Rostock, 10.55am. Arrived 12.45, terminal a nightmare for cyclists or pedestrians. Found cycle path by accident, cycled 20km using garmin navigation to Rostock main station. Caught the, delayed, 3.10pm train to Hamburg ... Read more >

Rubberducks

I am a travel filmed, getting to know different people, different cultures, different ways of seeing the world. I can't effort such a travel to do it on my own but it is exactly what I enjoy the most! Travelling and filming all the crazy stuff which happens ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

The Neighbours

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry

It’s my last day in Hellefeld and the neighbours are throwing me a party. I think it’s supposed to be a surprise; my hosts Kathi and Thomas haven’t said anything, but while I was packing, the doorbell rang at least 5 times, and Thomas has been carrying ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip

A Maze of Cellars

Wed, 23 Apr 2014 | By | Views [141] | Scholarship Entry

We walked into our small, Frankfurt apartment, my colleague and I. It was only my second day in Germany so EVERYTHING was new and exciting to me, down to the way the toilets flushed. The apartment consisted of a small living room, a tiny bedroom, an even ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip