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From castles on the Rhine to Munich´s beer gardens to Berlin's Love Parade, you could do far wurst!

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Allan Kissam Part of the magic of travel for me is the historical events and life stories of the areas I visit. Aboard Viking Cruises´ 930-passenger Jupiter, we crossed the Baltic Sea from Scandinavia to Rostock, on Germany´s Baltic coast, and popular as a jumping-off port for all of the Nordic countries. Now this coast´s third largest city (pop. 210,000), it was part of Communist East Germany from the end of World War II till German reunification in 1990. The area was bombed by the Allies…

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Chemnitz is a European Capital of Culture for 2025

Ralf Steinberger Founded in the early 12th century, this city of nearly 249,000 in the eastern German state of Saxony (and hour from Leipzig and just 50 minutes from Dresden) offers a mix of industrial heritage, modern art, and natural beauty. Dubbed the "City of Modernity" as well as “the Saxon Manchester,” Chemnitz showcases impressive architecture, museums, and green spaces that reflect its rich history and cultural evolution. One of the city´s most iconic landmarks is the 54-year-old Karl…

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Berlin is one of Europe´s most welcoming LGBTQ cities

AndreyPopov In the 1920s and 30s, Germany´s capital was a major destination for homo-inclined visitors, as one of the world's first cities to become socially accepting of gays and lesbians. Several LGBTQ social movements and institutions were founded here, including the Institute Of Sexology and the Scientific-Humanitarian Committee, which campaigned for the equal rights of gay people in Germany in the early 20th century. Tragically, of course, all that came to an end with.the rise of the…

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Germany´s Revolutionary Bauhaus Movement of Architecture/Design

Maria Victoria Lopez, sjo In 1919, in the immediate wake of the devastation wrought by World War I, an architect named Walter Gropius, one of the pioneering maestros of modern architecture, founded an art school that combined fine arts with crafts and eventually architecture, with a minimalist approach to design that combined all of it with contemporary technology under the maxim "form follows function". Starting in eastern Germany - first in Dessau, then in Weimar, and finally a third…

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Michael Schuermann October 14, 2010 at 4:33pm

Guten Tag All, Michael here, a new member in Tripatini. I'm a journalist/author/blogger who currently live in Paris. I am the author of the guide book Paris Movie Walks-10 Guided Walking Tours in the City of Lights and am now blogging about easy hiking (as an activity you and the entire family can undertake on your next vacation, perhaps). As a native German, I can answer a question or two you may have about Germany and as a long time resident of Paris, I can also claim to be of good help for tips, etc. Please do check out my blog: http://easy-hiker.eu/2010/07/12/why-germany-six-reasons/ and see what my book is all about
Ed Wetschler September 18, 2010 at 6:51pm

Good advice, Evelyn. But then, that's no surprise. http://www.tripatini.com/forum/topics/frankfurt-on-monday-places-to...
Tripatini September 16, 2010 at 7:30pm

A Tripatini member has a question on Frankfurt: PLEASE CLICK HERE to help!
Tripatini August 28, 2010 at 6:56pm

Check out Tripatini member Evelyn Kanter's take on Oktoberfest, this year celebrating its 200th anniversary!
Darryl Musick August 25, 2010 at 5:16pm

Our big destination this week on The World on Wheels is Germany and Austria. We continue on with that theme for today's Transit Report from Munich: http://tinyurl.com/2ebt4dt

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Darryl Musick August 23, 2010 at 5:14pm

Let's return to Germany and Austria on The World on Wheels. Today, we revisit with a super-sized trip report, new pictures, and a remastered video tour: http://tinyurl.com/2gy4ve6

The World on Wheels

An ongoing adventure of travel and living while using a wheelchair. Tim has been disabled from birth. Darryl is his father and caregiver who travel…
Ed Wetschler August 12, 2010 at 6:52pm

NEW TAXES ON FLYING

The Baltimore Sun complains about "Europe's relatively new national visitor levies designed not only for revenue but also to discourage air travel. The UK's "air passenger duty" is the worst: Starting November, it will hit travelers leaving UK airports on flights to the United States with a stiff duty of 60 pounds (about $96) in economy class and 120 pounds in any premium class, including premium economy. Ireland imposes a less onerous tax of 10 euros (about $14) and Germany appears about to assess a similar levy of 26 euros (about $36) on air passengers." How will these taxes affect your travel?
Ed Wetschler June 17, 2010 at 4:42pm

A lot of Berlin people are angry that the government, strapped for cash, has halted plans to reconstruct the Berlin City Castle, which was not so much a castle as a Baroque palace in the heart of the city. The reconstructed building would have been used for cultural purposes such as museum exhibitions, which would have been very good, but I have a question: Is Berlin better off with reproductions (as this would be) than with newly designed buildings?
Ed Wetschler March 26, 2010 at 2:37pm

Says here that South Africa was safer for Brits last year than Thailand, Spain, orGermany. Your reaction?
http://www.eturbonews.com/15121/uk-foreign-office-south-africa-safe...
Darryl Musick March 2, 2010 at 7:36pm

All our videos in one place...for free! From California to Europe and the ever popular Cocktail Hour series. Check out The World on Wheels video channel: http://tinyurl.com/yznuft9

The World on Wheels - VIDEO CHANNEL

Don't forget, this is a multimedia blog. We currently have over 40 100(!) videos available covering trips from the United States and Eur...