Munich Travel Blog

There are dozens of great day trips from Munich.  This is one of my personal favorites, but it must be done by car or you’d never fit it into one day.  With a car, from Munich, this is a relaxed day with beautiful views all day long.  Total driving time should be about 3.5 hours. It’s about an...

New Year’s Eve is one of those nights where you want everything to go right and have a good time.  Whether that means splurging on a fancy dinner, dancing the night away, or blowing up as many fireworks as possible, you want to have a plan.  Thankfully, as far as Munich is concerned, you have me...

Munich has a constant stream of both international and local musicians.  Venues for live music range from a former gas station, to warehouses, to stadiums.  As a man who loves live music and attends at least a few concerts a month, I think it’s high time I give some feedback to the visiting community...

When most people think of a winter time trip to Germany they think of two things:  Christmas markets and snow.   The Christmas markets are very much all outside and run from late November until just before Christmas, but we can get snow all the way to April. I’ve worked as a tour guide for over...

While seeing the sights of any city one of the things I find most important is to know where to go for the best views in town.  Here are my top 3 choices: In Munich’s case, the number one best view in town is also the oldest building in town:   Saint Peter’s church usually referred to as “Alter...

You can never have too many free things on your list of things to do while on vacation.  In Munich there are literally hundreds of free things to do, but today I would like to focus on churches. For hundreds of years money flowed in two directions:  toward the Catholic Church and to the monarchy. ...

Millions of visitors come to Munich each year to see the famed fairytale castle of King Ludwig II of Bavaria.  As a tour guide that visits Neuschwanstein at least twice a week, a lot of people ask me what time of year they should visit.  My answer is simple:  every season of the year has its nearly...

The majority of visitors to the world famous Okotberfest simply do not see much of the actual event.  Like a state fair in the United States, there are many things going on at the Oktoberfest and to walk in, take the first seat you see, spend the whole day there, and then leave, is not what I call experiencing...

The American and Canadian Labor Day weekend is no holiday here in Munich, but it is a great time to visit. Actually, we’d go as far as saying it may be the best time of year to come! Backpackers are back to school, teachers are back to school, and there are no kids in sight. Everything is still...

Although the famous Oktoberfest is still a couple months away, it’s never too early to look into your plans for the largest beer bash on Earth. Hotels are usually booked a year in advance (though availabilities always exist, so don’t give up hope!), tours run with peak season numbers, and nearby...