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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

Oktoberfest — Oktoberfest Tips and Tricks [This page may contain amazon affiliate links. We at EE thank you for supporting our site so that the mere pennies we make off of such links can eventually add up to buy a beer Maß one day for ourselves at Oktoberfest 🙂 ] Heading to Oktoberfest? Don’t forget to […]

Oktoberfest: Everything you need to know

This entry was posted in Destinations Europe Germany Travel Tips and tagged munich oktoberfest on August 24, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

I’m convinced that in a past life I was a tropical fish and in another I was an alpine cow. Yes, a cow. The fish may make more sense considering I am at home in and near the water, but the cow part may take more explaining. Ever since I […]

Almabtrieb

This entry was posted in Austria Europe Germany and tagged almabtrieb on August 13, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Garmisch cobblestoned streets — [This post may contain affiliate links. We can’t thank you enough for helping to support the EE site at no additional cost to you] Garmisch, Germany You really can’t go wrong with a getaway in any Apline village. You have stunning views of the Alps, great food and plenty […]

Top Things to do in Garmisch

This entry was posted in Destinations Europe Germany Travel Tips and tagged Neuschwanstein Partnach Gorge on May 17, 2015 by LeAnna Brown