Antwerp is a compact port city on Belgium’s River Scheldt with a long history dating back to the Middle Ages loaded with myths and legends. It’s the capital of the Diamond District which is home to thousands of diamond specialists. The city center was built in a traditional Flemish Renaissance which is seen around the Grote […]
Cinque Terre in Italian means “Five Villages” which includes Riomaggoire, Manarola, Corniglia, Vernazza and Monterosso al Mare. These five villages are popular for being very small towns hanging on to the cliffs of the coast of Italy, which make for some pretty fantastic hiking. Not far is Portovenere and together with Cinque Terre, they were designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997.
Dresden is the capital of the state of Saxony, just north of Bavaria. Saxony borders the Czech Republic and Dresden is not that far from the border. Just a mere 30 years ago, it would have been unimaginable to visit the city as it was pretty much closed off from the rest of the world.
Let’s be honest: I’m a total fairy tale dreamer and if I could, I would live in pretty castles in far off places. I’d wear pretty yellow dresses and when I sing, the animals would come to me. I’d have a fairy godmother and a magic carpet. Unfortunately, this is just a dream and I’m just an ordinary girl. However, visiting Schloss Neuschwanstein offers me the chance to feel like a princess for a day!
The town of Dachau will unfortunately always be linked to one of the worst concentration camps in Germany. Dachau was the first concentration camp to be built in Germany and soon more would follow the example of Dachau. It was built in 1933 and was supposed to be a forced labor camp for “political prisoners” […]
Prague will always have a special place in my heart as my first full solo trip to Prague to a country I wasn’t already familiar with for a weekend back in 2008 while I was still studying abroad in Germany. It was new and fresh for me as it was my first Eastern European country I had ever visited. I absolutely fell in love with the hundreds of spires and towers throughout the entire town. Now that I am only a few hours away from Prague, Hans and I couldn’t pass up the opportunity to catch the first train to Prague for the weekend!
If you’ve ever seen the Sound of Music, then you’ll likely want to visit Salzburg and frolic through the hills in the footsteps of Julie Andrews. As a fan myself, as a short weekend trip from Germany, Salzburg was a great city trip. But for those who plan to do a road trip through Austria, Salzburg is an easy day trip from Vienna and has many things to do!
Budapest, Hungary has been by far one of the most interesting places I have traveled to. I really enjoyed it. Not only are the buildings super awesome, but the history is very intriguing and when you walk around Budapest, you can still see the scars of history left behind on the buildings which tells a story.
I wasn’t sure what to except as this was my first time to Hungary, but I left wanting to go back! It is now in my Top 5 favorite cities in Europe because there are sooo many more things to do in Budapest!
I have been asked several times about information about Teaching English Abroad, especially in Germany since I made my dreams come true by moving to Germany in 2012 to teach English. I can only tell you the information I know from personal experience, so here you go:
Love beer and big German festivals, but don’t want to deal with the crowds or looking for a more family-friendly beer festival the whole family can enjoy? On the lookout for an authentic Bavarian experience? Why not consider visiting the biannual event of Dult in the historic UNESCO World Heritage town of Regensburg?
