Germany

May 5, 2011 · 11 comments

How Much Did It Cost – Munich Budget

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Munich was never on my radar as a place to stop for this trip but with all good backpacking adventures, plans always change. Instead of heading to Austria as originally planned I came here as it allowed the easiest path to my new destination in Italy and what would be the end of my trip around Europe. Quickly made plans don’t always pans out well and as such I could ...

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February 1, 2011 · 15 comments

How Much Did It Cost – Berlin Budget

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Oh Berlin where do I start, you got me drunk, connected me with another travel blogger and I found an amazing little hostel to park my backpack. Just like my Amsterdam Budget was very much shaped by when the rain was going to fall so too did my stay in Berlin. Luckily having a great little hostel full of fun people made all of that was irrelevant. Berlin on the ...

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January 9, 2011 · 23 comments

Munich In A Day

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A day to see Munich? tell him he’s dreaming most would say. And they would be right, there is just too much to see and do in this town for just one day. But if you do find yourself with just a day like I did perhaps my adventure can help get you to see some of what there is on offer in Munich. Starting the day with the free ...

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January 5, 2011 · 9 comments

A Change In The Air

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If anybody has been following me for awhile you might know my original travel itinerary was to leave Prague and stop off in Vienna for a bit before turning for Zurich and onto London. Well you can forget about those plans my friends as now I’m off to Munich, you know the place of BEER!!! OK I’m not just going here for beer, its so I can get myself down ...

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December 17, 2010 · 6 comments

Travel Blogger Friday 31

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As I’ve just recently passed my 12 months of pretending to be a travel blogger, I’ve found myself searching the travel alleyways for other new travel blogs that I can follow and relive my earlier travel planning days. On this search I have found some great blogs that even at their early stage have me coming back each week to read. So this week I want to share Ashlea’s blog, ...

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December 5, 2010 · 4 comments

Featured Photo: Glockenspiel, Munich

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Just like Prague has its Astronomical Clock Munich has the Glockenspiel. Sitting high up on the New Town Hall the Glockenspiel tells two stories as its many bells, chimes and life size characters perform. The first is the marriage of Duke Wilhelm V (founder of the Hofbräuhaus) to Renata of Lorraine complete with jousting knights. The second story represents the dance that the first people to venture back into the ...

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