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A Christmastime Hike to the Wartburg and Dragon Gorge

Combine visiting the Christmas market at the Wartburg castle in Eisenach with a fantastic hike to the magical Dragon Gorge.

A week in Poznan is totally worth it. There is so much to see, visit, and hike in this Polish town, just a stone’s throw from Berlin!

Looking for a weekend away from Berlin? Love castles? Well then have I got a double whammy for you! Within

Becoming addicted to weekend trips, we planned an excursion to the Baltic Sea to get in one last camping experience

As if once wasn’t enough, I rode the last 60 kilometers of the Berlin Wall bike trail TWICE! The first

Berlin was rainy for so long, I didn’t think the weather could do anything but! So I was quite shocked

It was an unbelievably warm and sunny weekend in Berlin. While my family in NJ was still battling freezing temperatures

The Berlin Wall Bike Trail is a 152 km bike route which circles the former exclave of West Berlin. Actively see Berlin’s history!

That’s right! Forget what you heard about Norway. I say skip the fjords and visit Gaustatoppen, a mountain in the

As a thrifty traveler, I made sure to get my fair share of “free” activities while in Krakow. On Monday