News for the Ramstein, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl & Baumholder military communities in Germany 
Alive with music, food, drink, culture, parks, and water, Bremen is a brilliant place to visit. It has the vital energy of a Northern German city, but is much easier to navigate than Hamburg or Berlin. Worth a weekend, Bremen will surprise and delight you. Begin in the Marktplatz The […]
Halberstadt will surprise you, in the best possible way. It’s not a big town (only about 40,000 people), but offers outsized beauty, culture, and attractions. Being located right next to Germany’s underrated Harz Mountains, it also offers plenty of outdoor activities – and some incredible leaf-peeping in the autumn. Best […]
Apart from being Austria’s capital and standing at an elevation of 542 meters, Vienna is the country’s largest city and a part of the nine Austrian states. As the primary city of the country, Vienna functions as Austria’s political, economic and cultural center. Up to the early 20th century, Vienna […]
I have lived in Germany all my life but it wasn’t until I started writing about it that I realized how little I’ve actually seen of it. Neuschwanstein Castle is one of those things that I’ve practically driven past a hundred times but never got to see up close. So, […]
The American love affair with pumpkins is well documented. On the other side of the Atlantic, autumn is the season in which decorative gourds pop to life all across the country. Coffee shops fill with pumpkin spice lattés. Kitchens everywhere give off the delicious aroma of pumpkin pie or pumpkin […]
Tucked between the Alps and the rolling hills of the Italian plains, Lake Garda (Lago di Garda) is Italy’s largest and one of its most enchanting lakes. Offering dramatic alpine landscapes in the north and Mediterranean scenery in the south, Lake Garda is a perfect destination for travelers who want […]
Marburg is a small, marvelous university town located just north of Frankfurt, nestled in the Lahn valley. Having escaped serious damage during the Second World War, Marburg retains an old-style charm, with cobbled streets and well preserved 17th and 18th-century Hessian architecture. Even better: Marburg is one of the few […]
Home to one of ancient Germany’s greatest emperors, Otto the Great, Magdeburg today is a thriving city of industry, architecture, science, and art. It is also a resilient city, having risen from the ashes of a 12th century fire and the bombs that destroyed it during World War II. An […]
Tucked into the heart of Italy’s northern Alps, Selva di Val Gardena (Wolkenstein in Gröden) is one of Europe’s most picturesque alpine villages. While it’s well known as a premier winter ski destination, summer reveals an entirely different — and arguably more rewarding — experience. Towering limestone peaks, endless hiking […]
Often missed as tourists flock to nearby Berlin, Potsdam is a hidden gem. Rich with history, Potsdam is known for its 16 palaces (many of which are UNESCO World Heritage Sites), which is the highest number of palaces per inhabitant in Germany. It has a marvelous city center, green space […]
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