Germany

The Romantic Rhine Region

It is called the “Romantic Rhine Region.” I know why. It’s simply glorious to drive up and down the majestic Rhine, spotting castles every few kilometers that are backed by […]

Cars and Castles: Lots of Both!

You would think road tripping with navigation is easier when we used maps back in the day. But I don’t know. We are constantly flummoxed. Why are we going this […]

Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber

My companions picked me up at my Frankfurt hotel in style: driving an Alfa Romeo SUV. I’m traveling with my sister Cindy and her husband John, and their granddaughter Eden […]

Oktoberfest

My train ride to Munich turned into an Oktberfest celebration! As we got closer to Munich the train filled up with passengers sporting lederhosen and Bavarian dirndl skirts. My seat […]

the alphabet travelogs

Working my way through the alphabet one country at a time