This post is way overdue. How overdue? Well, it's not too long until we come up on the one year anniversary of this vacation. I'm not even going to apologize for it. Life happens... and you know what? Deggendorf was there long before our visit. And much like most...
Love nature and interesting but easy hiking experiences? If you are visiting Southern Germany in the late spring, summer or early fall, this park is a beautiful place to visit and do a little hiking. The Baumwipfelpfad Bavarian Forest (or Bayerischer Wald in German)...
Berlin, Germany is a family-friendly city with lots of activities for families with children of all ages. After living there for 18 months, Berlin is still one of our favorite cites and we always enjoyed spending quality family time while exploring this remarkably fun...
From time to time, I get interesting emails from readers like you. Sometimes they're about recipes found here on No Ordinary Homestead. And sometimes they're questions about getting a visa to live in Germany (which I really know very little about). And other times,...
As Christmas draws ever closer and the advent season begins, I have to think of Germany and the amazing Christmas markets it hosts in the weeks leading up to Christmas. With over 60 markets all over Berlin, we had the opportunity to visit many beautiful Christmas...
There are so many places to explore and things to do in Berlin...and one of the great adult activities to take part in is happy hour! To be honest, there are tons of places that have happy hour in Berlin, and especially in our area near Nollendorfplatz. So are worth...
One of the great things about living in Berlin is that there is always something great going on. But many of events and really special places you might never hear about because they are very "underground" and get their popularity because of word of mouth advertising....
A little over a year ago, after just 8 weeks here in Berlin, we had done enough exploring in our "Kiez" to know what restaurants and bars were awesome and what was just ok. And I first wrote a post about 5 places we loved to visit in our neighborhood. Meanwhile we...
This is part two of 24 Hours in Berlin series, a sample itinerary I would give someone who has never been to Berlin but wants to pack in as much of they can from the city in a limited amount of time. It allows you to see the most well-known and notable sights of...
I've been getting more and more emails and tweets lately from people who will be taking a trip to Berlin, but only have one day and night to spare in this amazing city. So I thought it was time to put together a post with some must see and do places -- and even put...
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