Frankfurt is not an especially pretty city. If you find yourself trapped here, asking, “What can I do?” the best answer is to go somewhere else. I aim to give you a list of places to visit within roughly 60-90…

Germany is a country with a long and rich history, but Germany, as we think of it, has existed for less than 200 Years. For centuries, the land was carved into minor states, each with its own traditions and culture.…

Traveling East on the ancient road from Cologne, the landscape transforms from the flat and fertile plans of the Rhine into dense and rugged woodland. This mountainous woodland landscape deterred first the ancient Romans and later Germanic settlers who preferred…

The Westerwald is a heavily forested highland region that hugs the right bank of the Rhine Valley as it cuts through a series of small mountain ranges. To a large extent unsuitable for agriculture, the region did not develop instep…

Like Alsace, the Mosan Valley is a borderland region that sits in the center of European history. The region has served as the capital of the Carolingian Empire, the industrial heartland of the Kingdom of Belgium and as Germany’s preferred…