Germany

This week I learned that snow is rather pretty and doesn’t (always) suck, that I can survive two days without checking my emails and that I have pretty amazing friends!

I returned to Germany in time to experience the closing weekend of Oktoberfest – three days filled with roller coaster rides, delicious treats and of course BEER!

Berlin has a magnetism for bon vivants, nomads, foreigners, artists and entrepreneurs. It’s not wonder we couldn’t resist the urge to spend the summer there and felt right at home from the start.

In 400 days of travel, we have had countless unforgettable travel moments, and share with you here our tops & flops, travel mishaps, favorite experiences and travel recommendations.

We are having a love affair with Bavarian pretzels…you can get XXL pretzels, pretzel balls, even entire baguettes made of pretzel. They make ’em with salt, no salt, sesame seeds, even pumpkin seeds and fill them with chocolate, cover them in cheese or cut them in half with an inch-thick layer of butter in the middle.

30 April marked our 1 year travel anniversary, and we took a look at our expenses so far – how much we have spent, where the money went, and what our average per day spend has been in each country.

Another fun-filled week in Berlin – with lots of street art, street food, walking tours, curry wursts, German soccer and an epic bike ride…

Other Germans don’t like it, and the locals don’t want you there anyway. Once you get there, you might not want to leave. Find out why we ask you nicely not to go to Berlin…

Even though visitors usually fall in love with my hometown, I was never a big fan of Erfurt, the city I grew up in. Sure, the town is pretty, with …

I finally made it to the dazzling Festival Of Lights in Berlin, a festival I’ve been wanting to visit for a while now. And it was just as stunning as I had imagined!