While Sylt is considered the ritzy island of Germany and Helgoland is Germany’s deep-sea island, Peter and I wanted a new experience and decided to opt for the island of Rügen one Easter weekend. Located in northeast Germany on the Baltic Sea, the island used to…
February 14, 2021
The German island of Helgoland has been a bucket list item for me since I moved to Hamburg back in 2016. It’s Germany’s only island not in the vicinity of the mainland and requires a high-speed ferry ride from Hamburg to reach the island. With…
February 13, 2021
It’s hard to describe Miniatur Wunderland without visiting it. While it’s a giant train exhibition, it really is so much more than that! It’s officially the largest model railway in the world – and it’s still expanding! On my first trip to Miniatur Wunderland, I…
March 15, 2020
Hamburg usually isn’t a traveler’s first choice when visiting Germany. However, with its harbor area, old warehouse district, rich history, proximity to the Baltic Sea and the North Sea, and charming northern spirit, Hamburg should be on every traveler’s Germany bucket list. I fell in…
November 4, 2019