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Here & ThereLübben: Kahnfahrt
For our anniversary getaway in Lübben, one of the things I wanted to do (and, well, one of the only things to do aside from eat pickles) is go on a Kahnfahrt…
March 3, 2015 · 4 min read
Here & ThereLübben: Naturschutzgebiet
One of my favorite trips we took last year wasn't to a location very far away—in fact, it was less than an hour away on the regional train. I planned a getaway…
February 25, 2015 · 2 min read
Here & TherePetaluma: Downtown
There's a famous saying around Sonoma County that you can pet a llama, but you can't pet a luma. And when you think about it, Petaluma is a funny name for a…
February 3, 2015 · 6 min read
Here & ThereHelsinki: Suomenlinna
Like most expats who hail from coastal destinations, I am all too aware of the landlocked feeling of where I live. The dozens of lakes in Berlin make it so…
January 20, 2015 · 5 min read
Here & There2014 Favorite Travel Memories
For us, 2014 was a year of (mostly) slower travel. We planned less than before, we were more flexible with what we saw (and not disappointed that we didn't see…
December 31, 2014 · 7 min read
Here & ThereArboga: Summer 1994
The first time I ever went to Europe was in 1994. I was 10, and my family flew to Scandinavia to spend a month living and traveling through Sweden and Norway.…
October 7, 2014 · 2 min read
Here & ThereHelsinki: Linnanmäki / Borgbacken
Last summer I visited Helsinki for a handful of days. A friend of mine, V, had moved back there after a couple years in Berlin, and I wanted to take a final…
September 16, 2014 · 3 min read
Here & ThereWörlitz
I'm not going to go so far as to say that Wörlitz is a boring little town, as it's got Wörlitzer Park, which is amazing. However, with about 1,500 residents,…
September 3, 2014 · 1 min read
Here & ThereDessau-Wörlitz Garden Realm
Last year, prior to my parents visiting in the summer, my mom had a very clear list of things she wanted to see: all things Martin Luther, and castles. So…
September 2, 2014 · 3 min read
Here & ThereGothenburg: Kungsportsavenyen
Of the month I spent in Scandinavia during the summer of 1994, one of the memories that sticks out the most is spending all afternoon at the amusement park…
August 4, 2014 · 3 min read
Here & ThereLutherstadt Wittenberg
Back in August, my friends and family came out to Berlin to celebrate our wedding with us. Since it was a busy week with lots of group events, we knew we…
June 24, 2014 · 6 min read
Here & ThereGreat Smoky Mountains National Park
During our visit to Tennessee last year, my parents planned for us to spend a day in Gatlinburg, a city on the border to North Carolina. Gatlinburg is a…
June 10, 2014 · 3 min read