The Economical Excursionists

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LeAnna Brown

About LeAnna Brown

Former teacher turned blogger turned mom turned full time travel addict, LeAnna has never been one to live life by the rules. Whether she is moving to a farm in Switzerland to learn to make cheese (Yes, CHEESE), jumping off a mountain to paraglide over Cinderella castles, or taking her baby all over the world with nothing but a backpack on their backs, LeAnna designs and defines her OWN life. LeAnna, her husband Andy, and kiddo, "Lil B" love to live a minimal lifestyle, not only for the "thrill" of pinching pennies but in order to save for traveling the world. Considering over 40 countries and 90+ cities have been explored, we'd say they are doing something right!

Pumpkin fries. Pumpkin prosecco. Pumpkin burgers. Pumpkin soup. No, I am not trying to pull a “Forest Gump” on you. The Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival (Kuerbisausstellung), in Stuttgart, Germany can pumpkin-fy just about any food you want! While Oktoberfest gets the most attention […]

Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival: The largest in the world!

This entry was posted in Europe Germany Travel Tips and tagged ludwigsburg pumpkin festival stuttgart on October 1, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Check out my latest guest post with Chris over at the AmateurTraveler about how I learned to make cheese in the Swiss Alps! Click the hyperlink or first picture to read about shoveling cow poop, sleeping in a cow pasture, almost getting lost while hiking and, OF COURSE, learning to make Swiss […]

WWOOFing in the Swiss Alps: Learning to Make Cheese

This entry was posted in Travel Tips on September 26, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Ecnonimcal Excursionists Oktoberfest Giveaway — Full liters of beer. Pretzels the size of your head. Rotisserie chickens baked to perfection. Oompah polka bands. Six million people! What else could we be talking about besides the annual Oktoberfest, held in Munich, Germany!? Recently, I posted one of the best read articles on the site, Oktoberfest: Everything you […]

Oktoberfest Giveaway

This entry was posted in Destinations Germany and tagged giveaway oktoberfest on September 21, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

10 Different Types of Fests in Germany — There are countless things that make living in Germany amazing, but one of the most fun and culturally immersive things to do is go to the fests! Where else can you drink liters of beer at a time, eat giant pretzels and dance on the tables??? While most people think […]

10 Different Types of Fests in Germany besides Oktoberfest

This entry was posted in Destinations Europe Germany Travel Tips and tagged Christkindlmarkt drachenstich fasching fests ostermarkts otkoberfest volksfest Weinachtmarkts on September 17, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Cinque Terra, Italy — What do you envision when you think of Europe? Chances are, you have visions of quaint, colorful little villages with cafes, flowers decorating windowsills and cobble-stoned streets. There are no shortages of picturesque towns in Europe, but many people jump straight to the big ticket cities like Rome and Paris. […]

11 Picture Perfect European Towns You Haven’t Heard Of

This entry was posted in Austria Belgium Croatia Czech Republic Destinations Europe Germany Greece Italy Malta Malta and Gozo Personal Travel Adventures Switzerland Top Travels Travel Tips and tagged europe photography on September 11, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

How To Survive Any Long Haul Flight — There are very few things that I dislike about living in Germany. However, one of the biggest inconvieniences is to fly back home to the States. It isn’t because I’m dreading going home. It’s quite the opposite; with travel hacking, that means I can travel for close to free making […]

How to Survive Any Long Haul Flight

This entry was posted in Travel Tips and tagged long haul flights transatlantic on September 8, 2015 by LeAnna Brown