What to do Out & About
The days worth the drive, the nights worth the tickets, and the things that make life or travel here a bit more interesting. These are some of the things I do with my friends, Kobe and my husband.
An Immersive Light Show Inside a Medieval Church in Regensburg
Each winter, the Minoritenkirche opens its doors to a different projection artwork, and it is one of the loveliest surprises we have found.
EXPERIENCE · IMMERSIVE EUROPE We came to…
German Spa 101: How to Baden Like a Local
Ever wonder why Germans are obsessed with spas? IFYKYK. It is one of the most relaxing and therapeutic feelings. No matter how I feel walking in, I always come out…
Mountains With Kids: Stoos Ridge and Swiss Holiday Park by Lake Lucerne
I travel constantly for work, and quite frankly, much of my daily life in Germany feels like a holiday, but when it comes to actual vacations, we point the car…
The Dolomites Beyond Tre Cime: Hiking Monte Piana and Its Open-Air World War I Museum
Everyone points a camera at Tre Cime di Lavaredo from the UNESCO kiosk below, and everyone wants to hike it.
What you don’t know is that one mountain over, a…
The Window Above Our Bed: Hunting the Northern Lights in Finnish Lapland
An anniversary spent under a glass roof at the top of Finland, and what I learned about catching the aurora.
THE SHORT VERSION The northern lights are visible in Finnish…
Southwest Germany Halloween: Haunted Castles, Celtic Samhain, and Grown-Up Nights
Does Germany actually do Halloween? Yes and no. Here are the haunted castles, the Celtic fire festivals, and the grown-up nights, sorted so families know exactly what to skip.
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Augusta Raurica: The Roman City Near Basel Where You Walk the Whole Town
Most Roman sites hand you one building. This one hands you a city. Augusta Raurica sits on the Rhine, about 20 minutes outside Basel. The open-air ruins are free, and…
Stepping Back in Time: Speyer’s Medieval Festival
A living slice of the Middle Ages, set against one of Germany's great cathedral cities
EXPERIENCE · MEDIEVAL FESTIVALS IN GERMANY Germany is full of ways to walk into history,…
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When you are ready to book the day out, the stay, or the tickets, these are the partners I actually use. Vetted, and Kobe-checked where a dog is welcome.