11 articles tagged with germany
Berlin hit me differently than any city I'd mapped before. As a surveyor who's spent years documenting urban transformations, I expected to appreciate its architecture and planning. What I didn't expect was how this city's layers—from Cold War scars to...
Berlin surprised me. I'd visited years ago as a DJ, experiencing the legendary techno scene, but returning with my daughter and her best friend last summer revealed an entirely different city—one bursting with family-friendly adventures. Between the interactive museums, massive...
Berlin surprised me. As someone who spends most weekends chasing trails through desert canyons, I expected the urban density to feel suffocating. Instead, I found a city that approaches art with the same raw, unfiltered energy I associate with backcountry...
When my Ukrainian grandfather described the forests of his homeland in his travel journals, I never imagined I'd find a similar enchantment in Germany's southwestern corner. Yet here I was, standing at the edge of the Black Forest (Schwarzwald), watching...
There's something undeniably magical about Bavaria that captivates even the most seasoned travelers. Perhaps it's the way morning mist clings to medieval castle turrets, or how the Alps frame picture-perfect villages that seem plucked from storybooks. Having explored over 30...
Standing before Neuschwanstein Castle last summer, with its ivory towers piercing through the misty Bavarian Alps, I couldn't help but whisper *'¡Dios mío!'* under my breath. This wasn't just any castle—this was *the* castle, the one that inspired Walt Disney...
Last month, I found myself trading the rugged landscapes of New Zealand for the fairytale spires of Bavaria, accompanying my dear friend Marie and her two energetic children (Emma, 7, and Lucas, 5) to the castle that inspired Walt Disney...
There's something magical about accommodations that tell stories—places where the walls themselves whisper histories of centuries past or where the absence of walls connects you intimately with landscapes that have remained unchanged for millennia. When my investment portfolio allowed me...
The first time I stepped off the U-Bahn at Warschauer Straße station, Berlin didn't greet me—it challenged me. This wasn't the postcard Germany of Bavarian castles or beer gardens. This was Berlin: raw, unfiltered, and pulsing with creative energy that...
The first time I rode my motorcycle through Dresden's cobblestone streets, the evening sun was casting long golden shadows across the Elbe River. The city's silhouette—a mesmerizing blend of baroque domes and modern spires—stopped me in my tracks. I pulled...
There's something magical about watching Europe unfold frame by frame through a train window—like the most beautiful animation sequence I've ever directed. Last summer, my 10-year-old son Miles and I traded our digital drawing tablets for Eurail passes and embarked...
