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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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Prost! Munich's Oktoberfest Is Back!

Holzijue/Pixabay From September 17 to October 3, the legendary celebration of German beer, cuisine, and culture in Bavaria's capital is returning after a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unsprprisingly, it's necessary to make your arrangements months in advance, so if you've always wanted to experience Wies'n (as it's known in Bavarian), take note here for 2023! read post

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Tooling Around Berlin in an Umbrella with Wheels?

Grego Germany’s capital is already a super-fun place to visit. And you can make it extra fun by tooling around the city in a very special kind of car. An East German company produced more than three million Trabants - cheap, ubiquitous little two-stroke-engine jalopies made out of plastic – from 1957 until 1991. And Trabis were given quite a few fond (and not so fond) nicknames, including “Racing Cardboard,” “Escape Suitcase,” “Roofed Sparkplug,” “Two-Stroke Dwarf,” and “Umbrella with…

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Darryl Musick September 29, 2011 at 5:36pm

Today at The World on Wheels, we take you to the home of Oktoberfest, Munich. Although this report takes a couple of seriously sad turns at times, it's still full of fun, beer, castles, beer, Salzburg, beer, surfing, beer, great food, and...oh, did I mention? Some great places to drink beer - with a ton of pics and expanded video: 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…
Northeast News May 30, 2011 at 4:10pm

Berlin residents are complaining that there are too many tourists in the steets. "We are simply asking: is Berlin just turning into one big amusement park for tourists?," asks one.

Sure, but are there any cities whose residents do NOT find visitors annoying?
Portugal Dream Coast May 5, 2011 at 5:28pm

Azulejos de Azeitão uses the European traditional methods of tile making and reproduces antique design from European countries like France, Germany, Portugal, Spain and other , but also Islamic and Chinese.
Portugal Dream Coast April 28, 2011 at 6:45pm

Germany has tradition on boats contruction. The “Navy Day” will be celebrated in the city of Setúbal, with several activities between 14th and 22nd May, celebrating the arrival of the Vasco da Gama Armada to Celecute. Church event of suffrage of the Military, military ceremony, skills demonstration at Sado River and Marine Parade. An amazing week in Setúbal.
David Paul Appell April 22, 2011 at 12:55am

A Tripatini member has a question about Cologne. Please click here to help. Viele dank!
David Paul Appell April 19, 2011 at 3:53am

A Tripatini member has an urgent question about staying in Berlin this summer. Please click here to help. Thanks!
Karin Leperi January 19, 2011 at 2:14am

Check out my photo essay on Spiritual Bavaria at:

http://matadornetwork.com/bnt/2011/01/17/photo-essay-journey-throug...
Ralph Jackson December 10, 2010 at 8:36am

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Francesca Perego November 11, 2010 at 1:01pm

Hi everybody,

I would like to know how identify T.O. in germany specialized in moutain destination. How should I behave?

Thanks
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Francesca
Ed Wetschler October 24, 2010 at 9:20pm

Danke, Sigi and Evelyn. It's such a pleasure -- especially in this era of Tripadvisor -- to get information from people who really know what they're talking about.