Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World
Leipzig and the Worst Airbnb host in the World I’m on a 2 week trip of Germany with my mother as I write this. She had a premonition that this stay wouldn’t go well. She had booked Jochen’s apartment …
Bamberg, Würzburg or Nuremberg?
Bamberg, Würzburg or Nuremberg? On a recent trip to Germany’s Franconia area we were confronted with an issue: where to base ourselves for our 9 days in the region. There were 3 main choices: …
Things that seem weird when you go to Europe
Things that seem weird when you go to Europe When we left Canada to travel full-time 4 years ago we didn’t think that most of our travels would be in Europe. It’s a continent we’ve fallen in love …
Würzburg, the city of churches. And why Germany is the “most civilized place on earth”
Würzburg and why Germany is the most civilized place on earth I don’t think we’ve seen as many astounding highlights in one small city as we’ve seen in Würzburg. Over the course of …
Nationalities on the friendliness scale. Case study: Germans and Czechs.
Germans and Czechs on the friendliness scale It’s funny how things can be so different when crossing that imaginary political line called a border. Just 2 hours from Prague is Dresden in the former …
Where to Go in Southwest Germany?
Where to Go in Southwest Germany? Every year I try to get together with my mom for a week somewhere. This year we met up in Lindau, in Southern Germany, and explored a few highlights of Southwest …
What’s Heidelberg (Germany) like? Our thoughts
What’s Heidelberg like? Heidelberg is a pretty city that actually reminded us of Salzburg (Austria): about the same size and population, a large castle with great views overlooking a river …
Guide on Bacharach (our favorite German town) and Highlights of the Rhine
Guide on Bacharach (our favorite German town) Bacharach is a small town situated on one of the most scenic stretches of the Rhine river. It is about an hour and a half from Frankfurt, or about 15 …
Highlights of a visit to Berchtesgaden and Lake Konigsee, Germany
Highlights of a visit to Berchtesgaden and Lake Konigsee. Berchtesgaden is a small town situated in the Alps, just across the border in Germany and about an hour from Salzburg. It’s a beautiful little …