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It’s hard to find student travellers who aren’t familiar with hostels, and the huge number of great hostels scattered throughout Europe make it a fair challenge to pick one that’s substandard. They’re inviting, located almost everywhere and have low prices that make them rather appealing (accompanied by the great catering, Internet and other facilities you [...]

Every now and again while traveling, you bump into a holiday. Especially if, like me, you aren’t terribly religious, the Easters of the world tend to come and go without much fanfare. Thus, when I found myself with an odd day of sightseeing to do on Easter Sunday in Frankfurt 2 years ago, I was [...]

Green travel is all the rage these days, and while many people are venturing to exotic places like Costa Rica or New Zealand to satisfy their environmental travel bug, that doesn’t mean you can’t go to Europe and still be kind to the environment.
In fact, Hamburg — Germany’s second-biggest city — has just earned the [...]

Professional wanderluster Wade Shepard of VagabondJourney.com shares tips and tricks about living and working in Europe. Part 2 of 2.

We know it as Fat Tuesday or Mardi Gras, but in many European countries, the day before Lent is Pancake Tuesday, Shrove Tuesday or simply Pancake Day.
The origins of Pancake Day, like many pre-Lenten festivities, come from the desire to indulge in all the things you were giving up for Lent. In this case, the [...]

I was introduced to this delicious cocktail on a week-long trip to Berlin. My friends and I were at a bar, and although I was really enjoying the German beer in general, I wanted to try something different. “Different” and “beer” aren’t usually found in the same sentence in Germany due to the long, proud [...]

As an organization, Berlinale seems sweet – loving, even. Its web site is pink, its mascot is a bear, and it has an option to donate to the Haiti relief fund on its homepage – right under a tip to bring sturdy shoes along on your trip to wintry Berlin. While other film festivals may [...]

Whenever I go to Europe, I’m always looking for places to run. It isn’t easy. In some cities I’ve run back and forth along short stretches of sidewalk until I felt dizzy. Sometimes the charming cobblestone streets are so uneven I run in perpetual fear of twisting an ankle. Sometimes the only option is to [...]

Berlin has a proud history of artful hedonism.  In the Weimar Republic of the 1920’s, the freedom and chaos of the post-war era was expressed with wild abandon.  In the ‘80s, the city’s underground scene made a name for itself on a global scale.  In 2010, Berlin’s creative energy and frantic nightlife play off each [...]

As a student, sometimes you go hungry, especially in Europe where food can sometimes be really expensive. So, if you are ever in Austria or Germany and find yourself desperate for something to fill your empty student stomach, go for knödel – thick, round dumplings.