Headed to Salzburg, Austria for the Christmas Markets? While visiting Salzburg’s Christmas Markets, whatever you do, you can NOT miss the fairytale Christmas Market at Schloss Hellbrunn. Oozing with charm, this Christmas Market with it’s foresty decorations, vibrant red ornaments everywhere and the quaintness of this market will leave you in awe. But what makes it so special?
Like any travel guide to Germany, there are always the must-see cities to visit in Germany. The same applies to the best Christmas Markets to visit in Germany. Yet, so often, those lists always contain the same cities and towns. Of course, they are worth visiting for a reason, especially for first-timers to Germany. However, if you have an obsession with Christmas Markets like I do, you start to look for Unique Christmas Markets to Visit in Germany, the underrated, underdog Christmas Markets that get skipped over for the big, popular ones. Augsburg’s Christmas Market is one of those underdog Christmas Markets.
It took me 11 years to repatriate back to the US. 11 gloriously wonderful years I had the pleasure of living abroad, making one of my dreams come true but which were also terribly lonely years. I struggled to make friends with Germans, suffered from severe homesickness but was always quickly forgotten with each trip booked. 11 tortuous years constantly debating, “Should we stay or should we go?” as my heart was torn between two countries. Well, December 2023 we finally made the move back to the US, and now I can say, for many reasons, it was the right decision.
It’s a universal fact that making friends with Germans is really hard and it’s also not a secret that Germany is often rated as one of the hardest countries to make friends in as an expat. It is a conversation I’ve had a million times with fellow expat friends from many countries in the 11 years I’ve lived here.
In 11 1/2 years living in Germany, we have managed to see and do a lot. Not as much as we would have liked as we spent more time leaving Germany than traveling around Germany. While we never made it to big cities like Berlin, Hamburg, Cologne etc., we certainly saw a lot more of […]
My time living abroad in Germany is slowly coming to an end. 11 1/2 years is a long, long time to fall in love with my expat homeland and became fully integrated into the culture. There are many things I have both struggled to adapt to during my time here and have fallen head over heels in love with. Leaving behind both is a bit bittersweet and as the time comes to an end, it’s making me a bit more emotional. Here is my list of favorite things I will miss about Germany!
So, you’re time living abroad is coming to an end and you’ll be returning home. Whether you loved every minute of living abroad or if there were a lot of ups and downs, you’ll want to take the final days and weeks to soak up the last moments, take a mental picture to remember it all. Living abroad changes you and challenges you, so taking the time to reflect as well as the time to soak up the final moments is essential to closing a chapter in your life.
Meissen has historically been synonymous with porcelain. Since 1710, Meissen has been home to the largest production of china porcelain, outside of China and has been drawing in trickles of tourists. Come discover Meissen for your self and see why this still relatively unheard of, charming little town should be on your next German travel itinerary!
Looking to to travel to Belgium soon and want to explore Belgium deeper than just hitting up Brussels? By using this guide, you can explore Belgium and tweak it to accommodate your needs and desires in this 3, 5 or 7 day guide! After all, you’ll need plenty of time to enjoy all that beer, chocolate, frites, waffles and more!
The Rhein River is one of Europe’s most important rivers and one that is world famous for its stunning landscapes. One of the most popular stretches of the Rhein River is that of the Middle Rhein, meandering from Bingen to Koblenz is home to some of the best wines in Germany. The region is lined with steep rolling hills of vineyards, castles in ruins and quaint little wine towns that time forgot and is nicknamed the “Romantic Rhine”.
