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Germany rewards travelers with an unusual mix of storybook scenery, layered history, and efficient modern life. You can move from castle-topped hills and half-timbered towns to world-class museums, cutting-edge cities, and alpine landscapes in just a few hours by train. What makes the country especially appealing is its variety: Berlin offers creativity, nightlife, and powerful historical sites; Munich blends Bavarian tradition with elegant architecture and easy access to the Alps; the Rhine and Moselle valleys serve up vineyard views and river cruises; and smaller cities such as Heidelberg, Dresden, and Nuremberg deliver charm without the crowds of Europe’s biggest capitals.
Highlights range from touring Berlin’s museums and memorials to visiting Neuschwanstein Castle, hiking in Bavaria, exploring Christmas markets, and sampling regional food and beer in everything from casual beer gardens to village festivals. Germany is also practical for travelers: public transportation is excellent, many urban areas are easy to navigate without a car, and combining big cities with scenic regions makes for a well-balanced itinerary. For the smoothest trip, book accommodation early in summer and during major festivals like Oktoberfest or December market season, carry layers because weather can shift quickly, and consider rail passes or regional train tickets if you plan to cover multiple destinations.
The best time to visit Germany is from May through September, with the strongest travel window in June, July, and August when popularity peaks and the weather is generally warm, lively, and ideal for sightseeing, festivals, and outdoor trips. May and September are also excellent choices if you want pleasant conditions with slightly fewer crowds than peak midsummer.
The start of a 4-day bike tour through my hometown.
I worried for nothing that I would have a hard time with this stage. I started in good time and arrived here around 15:30 with breaks. 22 km and 800 meters of elevation can...
After having so much fun writing our vacation blog on our trip to Florida, we have decided to document our trip to Portugal in the same way. You are invited to follow us again....
After a very relaxing day at Wannsee with a nice lunch with my great aunt Gabi, I continue north in the early evening. I drive almost 3 hours, make a short stop in the village...
After a night at the harbor right by Lake Cospudener, I go swimming in the beautifully clear water and I'm done before the first families arrive on Saturday morning. To have a...
Today we went to Mainau Island. We spent the whole afternoon there. Simply beautiful. The pictures speak more than a thousand words. ...
After a few days of holiday at home, the time has come for me to start my tour towards the northeast. After the first damage to the bus - a marten bite - has been repaired, I...
After preparing my apartment for Nelia, I start my tour from Freiburg through Germany. I still want to spend a few days in Biberach, where I still want to work a bit, prepare...
Somewhere north of Bremen 😅
The day started with a great breakfast in Germersheim at Bäcker Görz. Afterwards, we set off to Gaggenau. In Bad Rotenfels at the Rotherma, we secured one of six very beautiful...
After much back and forth, we reluctantly decided against Sweden the day before our departure. We needed an alternative, so we looked into the Baltic states through...
Preparation for the vacation
Monday, June 22, 2020 I am enjoying this beautiful morning at this delightful campsite. I spent the whole morning carefully packing all my things. Everything is dry again. It...
Cliff with lighthouse
I binz (stage 2 of 2)
Since I really wanted to visit a friend in Cologne, I had planned a relatively long stage of about 100km for this day and therefore set off relatively early. At first, the sun...
Intimate confessions
Just 1 minute focused
Escape from everyday life
The first part of our three-month journey: flight to Florida
The wind is still blowing, but a little milder...We decide to drive to the village and have breakfast. We find a cozy little cafe and indulge ourselves once again, but the...
As we rolled our i:SY out of the hotel shed around 9 am, the other 4 bikers did the same. Only they had over 300kg heavy Harleys. There was friendly small talk (oh, also belt...
Memory fragments appear: I licked a dick, smashed liquor bottles on a table like a berserker, kissed a woman and said really clever sentences like: 'Hey Kirsten, you wild...
25.7.19 9:45 departure from Bergen on Rügen mileage: 6740 Outside temperature: 24°C, sunny We started the day at 8 o'clock, took a shower before departure (this time the water...
24.7.19 8:15 a.m. Departure from Bergen to Jasmund National Park Mileage: 6740 Outside temperature: 22°C, sunny At 8:15 a.m. we started with the motorhome to Jasmund National...
23.7.19 8 am departure from the parking lot at the Warnow mileage: 6597 Outside temperature: 18°C sunny And every day the groundhog greets: get up, brush teeth, individual...
We now have a final version of our packing list and have checked if everything fits into our backpacks.
More than a year has passed since I came up with the idea and it started to grow. Six months in South America, from Rio to Ushuaia. From white sandy beaches and Caipirinhas to...
Yesterday then a (for now) last Ljubljana - highlight: Burg Ljubljana... up to the tower and into the puppet museum. Both great! ✌️ At 23.55 I finally took the Eurocity Night...
Hey everyone! Today we set off right after waking up: there should be a go-kart track about two hours away where you can rent racing karts. But when we got there, it was a bit...