• Beer Hiking in the Land of Rainbows

    Hiking from Runding to Cham to Roding offers a great little slice of the Bavarian Forest and a chance to experience a bit of local beer culture. The route travels …

    Waterfalls and Horses

    The town of Bad Urach is in the Central Swabian Alps in Southern Germany.  I’m here to learn about the …

    More Beer!

    This summer I’ve been learning about beer culture in Franconia and Bohemia and hopefully you may have read my recent …

    Hiking in the Frankenwald

    The mountains of the Frankenwald are laced with tremendous hiking opportunities – more than 2500 miles of marked routes. My …

    A Visit to Bamberg and Sandkerwa

    Bamberg is a beautiful city …. yet another UNESCO World Heritage Site.  I happened (all right … I planned it) …

    What do glass, slate, chocolate, and castles have in common?

    The Frankenwald (Franconian Forest) area is positioned in the far north of Bavaria where it meets Saxony and Thuringia. It …

    Bayreuth Impressions

    Bayreuth is a small city in the Franconia region of Northern Bavaria that has a long history.  Bayreuth’s beginnings are …

    The Beer Fairies

    Walking in to a brewery I’ve found you never know what to expect — every one has its own distinctive …

    You are going rafting

    “You are going rafting tomorrow,” Julia casually mentioned as we were driving between two of the great line-up of visits …

    A Hike on the Goldsteig

    The Goldsteig is another of Germany’s and Bavaria’s long range hiking routes reaching from Marktredwicz in the north 660 km …

    Sleeping in a Castle

    Another experience I had been looking forward to is staying at a youth hostel. I had heard that they are …

    České Budějovice & lunch with a personal history

    An elderly man speaks to me as I focus my camera on yet another beautiful building in the Czech Republic …

    Prague Impressions

    Keep in mind as you read this that I was only a daytripper to Prague. I visited twice for some …