The Swabian region in Germany is home to the northern Black Forest, where the Grimm Brothers’ dark but fantastical stories find a perfect setting, and one can easily imagine giants and magical creatures roaming throughout. The landscape is dotted with quiet little villages that seem caught in time. Streets are not paved in asphalt but(…)
The sky above me spun slightly while I stared up from a weedy stretch of grass in the woods. I was flat on my back, legs tangled up in a fallen mountain bike. After a quick survey of my still in-tact bones and lack of pain, I had a gut-busting, serious laughing spell. I took(…)
How many of you have heard a gleeful friend, when you tell them of your travels, say that you absolutely MUST take a walking tour? I know, a lot. But the problem I run into is that most walking tours are kind of… bland. You can either go on your own with headphones stuck in(…)
Aside from absolutely breathtaking views atop the nearly 400-step Montagne de Bueren staircase in Liège, I found myself watching an old man. He was gray-haired, dressed casually in jeans and a button-down, and pushing 75. I was captivated by his movement. He strolled back and forth along a small platform near the bottom of the(…)
