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Düsseldorf offers so many paths to adventure. A city of well over half a million people, it’s as hip as Berlin and half the distance from Kaiserslautern. It’s filled with art, music, and culture. It’s a green city, a river city, and a beach city. It offers high-end shopping and […]

Let Weimar’s rich cultural and literary history enchant you during a cozy weekend away in former East Germany. Colorful houses line the streets, the clicking of horseshoes dominate cobblestone squares and a blooming park embraces the entire city center. Here’s the thing: I love historical figures. There’s just something about […]

One of the biggest concerns when planning any kind of trip is money. A 2013 CNN Global Tourism survey found that nearly 60 percent of people decide vacation destinations and activities based on price. Traveling can be expensive whether you’re single, attached or bringing the whole family. If you’re looking […]

Spring is here. There is not a more perfect time to start enjoying the history, culture and natural beauty Germany has to offer. With its quaint historic towns, exciting cities, peaceful forests and breathtaking mountains, visitors may experience a hard time choosing where to visit. To help make the choice […]

Strawberries, or as the Germans call them, “Erdbeeren!” This delectable fruit is not only chock full of vitamins, but also very healthy; 100 grams of strawberries only contains 37 calories — much less than most other common fruits. Strawberries are also easy to find, inexpensive and, best of all, you […]

Preparation For the dough, sieve the flour into a bowl. Add the sugar and lemon zest. Mix everything briefly and make a well in the middle. Heat the milk in a small pot (about 98 degrees) and dissolve the dry yeast in it Pour the warm yeast milk into the […]

Duisburg represents a side of Germany that most people rarely see — and one that is worth seeing. As a current industrial powerhouse (and former coal town), Duisburg isn’t known for cute cobblestone plazas or perfectly manicured streets (though it has them). But this city of a half-million people is […]