News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Building trust within the military ensures service members are taken care of so they can take care of the mission. This month’s Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month speaks to that topic in this year’s theme — “SHARP: Shaping a Culture of Trust.”
Gold Star Spouses’ Day, April 5, honors the widows and widowers of military members who died in combat while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces, and U.S. Army Garrison Rheinland-Pfalz continues to recognize and support them all year through the Survivor Outreach Services program.
Spring is upon us with exciting festivities in tow. Though spring festivals may be sneakily disguised as Weinfest, Stadtfest, Frühlingsfest, Frühlingsmesse and other blossoming terms, we have uncovered their true identities: sunny and delicious fun for the whole family. Find culinary delicacies, regional wine, kids entertainment and live music along […]
We live in an area where lots of attention is given to the reselling of old goods. If flea markets are your thing, there is a wide selection of places to go and look around from weekend to weekend. Some markets happen in giant fields while others take place inside […]
As an oldschool outdoor adventure guide, I am used to leading hiking and biking adventures throughout Europe based on knowledge of the trails, terrain, points of interest, rest stops, and evacuation routes in the event of an injury or medical emergency. However, not everyone wants to pay for a guide […]
No one disputes the plain fact that relationships are hard, especially when there are children involved. Day-to-day life becomes a series of logistical challenges, where one of you is asking the other to pick up this, take the kids there, make that yummy thing for a school party and after […]
Stretching from the spa town of Baden-Baden in the north, all the way down to the Swiss border in the south, the landscapes of the German Black Forest made of gently rolling hills, valleys, blue lakes and of course endless trees are truly inviting. However, the cuckoo clock idyll with […]
One of the most difficult aspects of moving to a new area, especially an entirely new country and continent, is figuring out the “usual” or “favorite” spots. The places that the locals and residential veterans know but a recently PCS-ed person or family has yet to find. The good thing […]
For many a road-tripper, traveling through Germany evokes images of storybook villages surrounded by lush forests, castles perched high on mountaintops, or mysterious Roman or Celtic artifacts in unsuspecting locations. Aside from having some of the best road conditions throughout Europe, Germany has taken a lot of the guess-work out […]
Food trucks are among the hottest trends in the restaurant industry. You could take it a step further to say they’ve moved beyond trendy and are now just as much a restaurant concept as family-style dining or fast food. You may have even seen, and eaten from, a few of […]
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