How to Do Potsdam as a Day Trip from Berlin
I have done the Berlin to Potsdam day trip three times now and I’m still surprised…
Sanssouci Palace Tickets: New, Old, Both?
You climb the six terraced vineyards from the fountain, lungs burning a little, and at the…
Leipzig HOHO Bus: Tickets and Stops
I made the booking mistake my first time in Leipzig. Saw “hop-on hop-off bus,” assumed it…
Following the Leipzig Night Watchman
The lantern swings, the brass keys jangle on the watchman’s belt, and the cobbles between the…
Rhine Valley Day Trip from Frankfurt
Is the Rhine Valley really worth a full day out of Frankfurt? It is the question…
A Walking Tour of Frankfurt’s Old and New
Most of the half-timbered houses you photograph on a Frankfurt walking tour are younger than your…
Frankfurt River Main Cruise: One Hour
The boat pulled away from Mainkai with the steel bones of the Eiserner Steg sliding overhead,…
Frankfurt to Heidelberg: A Day Trip
The first time I did Heidelberg from Frankfurt I tried to do it on the cheap….
After Dark with Heidelberg’s Night Watchman
My friend Anya did the Heidelberg night watchman walk on her last evening of a long…
Heidelberg Altstadt Walking Tour
The moment Heidelberg’s Old Town clicked for me wasn’t on the Old Bridge or up at…
A Boat Trip on the Neckar in Heidelberg
Walk Heidelberg’s Old Town and the Neckar feels like a backdrop. Sandstone buildings on one side,…
Munich Beer Hall Tours: Hofbräuhaus and More
The brass band downshifts into a polka, the table next to me erupts in Prost!, and…
Munich Altstadt Walking Tour: Two Hours
The first time my friend Susann did this walk, she sent me a voice note from…
Day Trip into Austria: Salzburg from Munich
Should you do Salzburg, Berchtesgaden, or the Eagle’s Nest from Munich? That’s the real question, because…
Day Trip to Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The bus rolled out of central Munich at 8:30 in the morning and I was already…
Nuremberg Rally Grounds: Tour with a Historian
Here is the surprising thing about the Nuremberg Rally Grounds. The Congress Hall at the centre…
Beneath Nuremberg: Wartime Tunnel Tours
The guide killed his lantern halfway through the tunnel and asked us to stand still for…
Walking the Nuremberg Altstadt with a Guide
The first thing you notice in Nuremberg’s Old Town is the sound your shoes make. Cobblestones…
Cologne TimeRide VR: Tickets and What’s Inside
You walk into Alter Markt 36-42 from a square full of trams, smartphones, ice-cream queues, and…
A Guided Walk Through Cologne’s Altstadt
Walk into Cologne Old Town for the first time and you’ll be confused. The Cathedral is…
Cologne Kölsch Brewery Tour
The first thing you notice in a Cologne brewhouse is not the beer. It’s the smell….
Cruising the Rhine from Cologne
Here is the surprising part. The famous Rhine you’ve seen on every postcard, the UNESCO castle…
Dresden Frauenkirche: Tour, Climb, Service
How does a church that sat as a pile of rubble for nearly five decades become…
Dresden Elbe Cruise: The One You Should Book
The first time I booked an Elbe cruise in Dresden, I picked the wrong boat. I…
