Festivals

From Germany’s fairy-tale Christmas markets to the largest sailing event in the world

Visit from the police in Kiel, Germany

Fireworks And A Close Encounter With The German Polizei

Germany
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Kiel week is the largest sailing festival in the world.  Spanning for two weeks every June in Germany, the event wraps with a superb fireworks show.  After a week of intense sailing competitions and friendly rivalries, hundreds of yachts, tall...
Tall ship at Kiel Week. Germany

Kiel Week: Boats, Boats, And More Boats

Germany
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I’ve loved boats for as long as I can remember.  When I was a kid, we used to visit my Gramps at his cabin on the Coeur d’Alene Lake most every summer.  Nestled among swaying pine trees with stunning views...

Easter Spanking at Prague Castle

Czech Republic
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Did somebody say blue skies at Prague Castle on Easter?! Like someone had flipped a light switch, we awoke Sunday morning at our campground in Prague to a very different world from the morning before. Absent was the pitter-patter of...

Easter Weekend In Old Town Prague

Czech Republic
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Travis and I are outdoor folks at heart, so sometimes it’s hard for us to get excited about visiting big cities.  Despite having really cool attractions to see, a big city trip requires a level of planning we’d rather avoid:...

Pucker Up, Fair Gänseliesel

Expat Life in Germany
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One of Göttingen’s most well-known landmarks is the Gänseliesel, the famed Goose Girl.  Located downtown in the walking district, the statue is centered within a stone fountain.  Capped with ornate metal vines and leaves, the fair maiden has been at...
2016 Goettingen Christmas Market, Germany

Göttingen Christmas Market

Germany
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The weather in central Germany might be dismal and grey in the weeks leading up to Christmas, but folks here have long devised a cheery method of warding off the gloom and doom.  Starting with the beginning of Advent roughly...

Pamplona, Sans Bull Running

Festivals
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Have you ever slept in your car?  If so, you know it’s not the best way to spend a night, with no way to lay flat or really stretch out your legs.  After sleeping in the VW the first night...