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Many members of the Kaisers-lautern Military Community have found temporary or even permanent homes in one of the many villages and towns surrounding Kaiserslautern in the heart of Rheinland-Pfalz. You may already be familiar with your immediate vicinity, but there is much more to explore and experience at your “home […]

In an international survey, tourists voted Berlin the most popular city in Germany. What’s its secret, you ask? Berlin has changed a lot since the reunion of Germany. Offices, malls and hotels were built. Art and culture flourished. Berlin slowly but steadily became the capital in many ways. The parliament […]

The temperatures are beginning to rise in Germany, and with that comes spring fever: That restlessness you feel whenever it starts to get even the slightest bit warm outside. You’re going to feel the need to deep clean your house, throw your windows wide open, and spend as much time […]

“I’m sailing away, set an open course for the virgin sea…” If you are now singing STYX’s ‘Come Sail Away,’ you’re welcome. And now you’re asking yourself, ‘how great would it be to actually be on a boat?’ If you’re now singing ‘I’m On a Boat’ by The Lonely Island, […]

Thassos, a Greek island in the north Aegean Sea, is like something from a dream. It is April, and the sea is warm enough for swimming. We are on Paradise Beach, standing on a vast swath of white sand lapped by turquoise water. Our children race into the surf and […]

No matter your preference — comfort or the wilds — you can find it in northern Wales, where the food is hearty, the tea is grand, and the scones with jam and cream are sublime. Adventure beckons. Answer the call. You won’t be disappointed. Let’s begin in the ivy-shrouded tea […]

If you live in Germany, pork and beer are probably two things you have grown to love or will, at least, learn to appreciate. The Germans do them very, very well. As a bonus, travelers to the world-famous Black Forest can find both — and a whole lot more, too! […]