The Fall of the Berlin Wall - 30 Year Anniversary There are certain events that will always stay engrained in your memory as vividly as if they had happened yesterday. Kennedy's assassination, 9-11, or the Fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 1989 - 30 years ago. I grew up in Germany and was six years old at the reunification of Germany. While I was too young to understand what was ... Read Full Article
Best Ski Resorts in Austria: Plan The Perfect Ski Holiday In Austria
Best Ski Resorts in Austria Austria is notorious for being a beautiful country. The villages are breathtaking and the history is fascinating. Not to mention the food is comforting and delicious. But have you ever skied there before? In the winter, Austria becomes a wonderland you'd think snow fairies live in. There is no good way to choose which are the Best Ski Resorts in Austria to go to for ... Read Full Article
11 Traditional Polish Food Dishes You Must Try When You Visit Poland
The Best Traditional Polish Food That Isn't Pierogi Polish food is widely eaten around the world thanks to globalization and the many Poles living overseas. They bring with them their culture and glorious traditional Polish cuisine. People think of traditional Polish food as being heavy, meat-and-veg type meals. The ones you want to enjoy in winter. This isn’t completely wrong. But how many ... Read Full Article
Top Things to Do in Hamburg, Germany
Weekend in Hamburg Itinerary - Top Things to do in Hamburg Germany Hamburg, Germany's Harbor City, is still a relatively undiscovered treasure among foreign tourists, but well worth a visit. I had been to Hamburg and Northern Germany a few times as a child/teenager, but not recently and so I was really excited when I was invited on a press trip to Hamburg for a few days to explore the top things ... Read Full Article
A Gem for Architecture Lovers: Examples of Romanesque Architecture in Germany
Top Examples of Romanesque Architecture along the Romanesque Route in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany Germany’s Saxony-Anhalt is a region teeming with castles, cathedrals, and monasteries, many of which date to the Romanesque period and are great examples of Romanesque architecture. We think this region is a great destination for architecture and history lovers and have created a 5-day Saxony-Anhalt ... Read Full Article
Dresden Christmas Markets 2019
Your Guide to the Dresden Christmas Markets 2019 There are approximately 1,500 Christmas markets in Germany, and about 85 million people from around the world pay them a visit every year. If you love Christmas, you will inevitably fall in love with Dresden where you will find 11 assortments of Christmas markets right at your feet. Dresden is the German city where you will discover the most ... Read Full Article
Saxony-Anhalt’s Naumburg Cathedral
Saxony-Anhalt’s Naumburg Cathedral I recently spent time exploring the Romanesque Route in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with TRANSROMANICA, an international association whose focus is promoting the common Romanesque heritage of Europe. The TRANSROMANICA cultural heritage route traces the Romanesque heritage through nine European countries, from Portugal all the way to Eastern Europe. Our blogger ... Read Full Article
Five Days in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with TRANSROMANICA
Five Days in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany with TRANSROMANICA I recently returned from a wonderful five-day trip through Saxony-Anhalt, Germany hosted by TRANSROMANICA. We toured the Romanesque sites in this region, which is located in central Germany, equidistant from Hamburg and Berlin and just north of Leipzig. The capital of the state is Magdeburg, a charming riverside city in the center of the ... Read Full Article
30 Best Day Trips From Prague
Explore the 30 Best Day Trips From Prague [cmtoc_table_of_contents] You know what is a shame? Most people, who visit the Czech Republic, only stay in Prague. Over 90% to be exact. Prague is an amazing city, don't get me wrong, but it is crowded, expensive (compared to the rest of the country), and there are so many places that are just as gorgeous but without some of the less desirable points ... Read Full Article
8 Amazing Things to do in Slovenia
It’s Easy to Find the LOVE in sLOVEnia 8 Amazing Things to Do in Slovenia There is so much to love about this small country of two million people. Roughly the size of New Jersey, this heavily forested, mountainous country is known for beautiful scenery, numerous rivers, and lakes, karst formations, and countless caves - so many amazing things to do in Slovenia. In fact, Postojna Cave ... Read Full Article