Postcards From Germany
How To Spend A Perfect Weekend in Hamburg: The Complete Itinerary
This past weekend I quite spontaneously ended up on one of the most last-minute weekend trips I have ever planned. I typically spend months scouring the internet for cheap airfare, researching destinations, and pre-planning itineraries. However, when I had the opportunity to visit with the Come to Hamburg project, I decided to take a walk…
Read MoreThe Complete Guide to Munich Springfest
Springfest. Fruhlingsfest. “Mini Oktoberfest.” No matter what you call it, this springtime beer festival is filled with delicious beer, traditional Bavarian foods, and fun. Though this Munich festival is not as well known or as large as Oktoberfest, but it is certainly worth a trip (find my complete guide on Oktoberfest here). Naturally, I was excited to…
Read MoreHow To: Easy DIY Springfest & Oktoberfest Flower Crown
This fall, I experienced Oktoberfest for the first time and had one of the best days of my life. Seriously, it was like Disneyland for adults. (Check out my complete guide to Oktoberfest here!) To help get myself in the spirit of the festival, I made a DIY flower crown, which I promptly lost on a…
Read More10 Important Facts To Know About Germany’s Berlin Wall
Germany’s Berlin Wall, once over 90 miles long originally stood as both a physical and ideological barrier between communist East and democratic West Germany. This famous landmark, once a symbol of communist oppression today stands as a beacon of peace and freedom, covered in artwork which echoes these messages. On a recent trip to Berlin,…
Read MoreOktoberfest: The Complete Guide
I spent the past weekend in Munich for Oktoberfest and had one of the best days of my life. You can read all about it here! If you are even considering going, you absolutely must, and I would even go so far as to say that Oktoberfest should be on everyone’s bucket list. It was that…
Read More49 Thoughts You Had During Oktoberfest
WE MADE IT. That bus ride was rough. Must take obligatory picture near Oktoberfest entrance. Its 9 AM…how is the line for the beer tent this long already? Its actually kind of chilly. I almost regret wearing this dirndl. No I don’t…#doitfortheinsta This beer better be worth it. Why is everyone pushing and shoving? I…
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