Pregame Report: Christmas Market Crawl 2014

Kickoff – December 8-11, 2014 Sites – Hannover, Goslar, Wolfenbüttell/Braunschweig, and Celle in Lower Saxony, Germany. How We Got Here: Two years ago, we dipped our toes in the snow at Christmas markets in Edinburgh and Manchester and had a blast. Last year’s Christmas Market Crawl spanned two-and-a-half weeks and covered parts of Germany, Austria, and …

Best Vienna Christmas Markets

Vienna doesn’t get too much hype when it comes to best European Christmas market cities, as everyone is usually too busy slobbering over Nuremberg, Cologne, and any other places that were on the most recent “Best Christmas Markets in Europe” slideshow going around the internet. That ends up being a good thing in my opinion …

Great Stays: Ecohostel Andromeda, Ghent, Belgium

Many people skip Belgium on their Europe trips. And as I’ve preached before, this is a terrible mistake. For the few and the proud that make it to Belgium, most of them end up skipping Ghent in favor of bigger-hitters Bruges and Brussels. I did. Twice. Again, terrible, terrible, mistake. It actually took me until my …

How to Save Money in Europe: Going to the Store

Wasting money really sucks. And no matter how big or small your Europe trip budget is, no one likes to spend more than they have to for things. Well, if you’re aren’t careful, you can throw away a ton of money on a trip to Europe. Especially on little things like bottles of water, soda, …

The Most Beautiful Places in Europe (That I Almost Went to)

Every time I’ve come to Europe, there has been a place or two that I really wanted to go, but for some reason or another, I just wasn’t able to see. Some of these places have been missed on multiple trips now and are now just simply known as ‘the ones that got away’. The …