Germany Travel Guide

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 hour and a half from Munich to the first stop:  Weltenburg Monastery Stop number one is the oldest monastery brewery in the world and the oldest monastery in... Read More

All tours were not created equal.  In fact, some are simply tourists giving other tourists tours while some are professional historians explaining in fine detail the intricacies of history which have made Munich what it is today.  Cost, physical ability, time of year, and interest can all be factors in which tour you choose. What you should first decide is which kind of tour you would like.  As I’ve already written about that on this blog, I would like to... Read More

By: Barbara Rockwell A former medieval trading city on the Gulf of Finland, Estonia’s seacoast capital and largest city is enjoying a surge in popularity among travelers to Eastern Europe. In January of 2011, visits to Tallinn were up 19 percent over the past year, with visits from the United Kingdom up a full 35 percent. What’s driving the spike in interest? In addition to offering medieval churches, museums, and lively nightlife, the city was crowned a... Read More