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Christkindlmarkt: Passau

Beer, Christmas Market, German Beer, Germany, Glühwein, Passau

Christkindlmarkt: Passau

A quick stop in Passau, an under-the-radar but gorgeous Baroque city. Continue reading Christkindlmarkt: Passau

Brewtiful Berlin

Beer, Berlin, Books, German Beer, Germany, Scottish Beer, World War II

Brewtiful Berlin

Taking a look at 19th century German mentality and then deciding how Berlin ranks among Germany’s great beer cities. Continue reading Brewtiful Berlin

Missing Oktoberfest 2019: Looking Back at 2018

Bavaria, Beer, German Beer, Germany, Hikes in Germany, Hiking, Munich, Oberammergau, Oktoberfest

Missing Oktoberfest 2019: Looking Back at 2018

Oktoberfest is here! And so is a kick in the stomach for missing it. Continue reading Missing Oktoberfest 2019: Looking Back at 2018

Beer & Hike: Eggolsheim – Hallerndorf – Buttenheim 5 Brewery Hike

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Beer & Hike: Eggolsheim – Hallerndorf – Buttenheim 5 Brewery Hike

Discovering what Beer Hiking is all about in possibly the best place for it, Upper Franconia. Continue reading Beer & Hike: Eggolsheim – Hallerndorf – Buttenheim 5 Brewery Hike

Fünf Seidla Steig (Five Brewery Hike)

Beer, Beer & Hike, Franconia, German Beer, Germany, Gräfenberg, Hikes in Germany, Hiking, Thuisbrunn, Weißenohe

Fünf Seidla Steig (Five Brewery Hike)

If Beer and Bike is a thing, why not Beer and Hike? Franconian Switzerland in Germany has some of the best Beer and Hike opportunities starting with the Fünf Seidla Stieg, the official Five Brewery Hike. Continue reading Fünf Seidla Steig (Five Brewery Hike)

Beer & Bike: Romantic Rhine

Bacharach, Beer, Beer & Bike, Biking, Biking in Germany, Bingen am Rhein, Books, Boppard, Castles, German Beer, Germany, Koblenz, St. Goar, Wine, World War II

Beer & Bike: Romantic Rhine

Biking the Romantic Rhine, fulfilling a dream, and indulging in regional myths with a couple classic travel writers. Continue reading Beer & Bike: Romantic Rhine

Drunken Masterpieces: Gemäldegalerie Berlin

Art, Beer, Belgian Beer, Berlin, Drunken Masterpieces, Germany, Haarlem, Netherlands, Netherlands Beer

Drunken Masterpieces: Gemäldegalerie Berlin

Contemplating proverbs in Berlin’s Gemäldegalerie where naturally I bump into Frans Hals. Continue reading Drunken Masterpieces: Gemäldegalerie Berlin

German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 4: Würzburg & Berlin

Berlin, Castles, Christmas Market, Franconia, Germany, Glühwein, Würzburg, World War II

German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 4: Würzburg & Berlin

My German Christmas Market Hopping Tour concludes in Würzburg and Berlin where I confront the occasional difficulty of solo traveling. Continue reading German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 4: Würzburg & Berlin

German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 3: Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber

Christmas Market, Franconia, Germany, Glühwein, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, World War II

German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 3: Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber

Rothenburg is the ultimate Christmas Market village. Continue reading German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 3: Rothenburg-ob-der-Tauber

German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 2: Nuremberg

Christmas Market, Germany, Glühwein, World War II

German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 2: Nuremberg

The next destination after Dresden and Leipzig is Nuremberg, where I sip glühwein behind medieval walls with Charles IV and Dürer. Continue reading German Christmas Market Hopping Pt 2: Nuremberg