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Mallorca Spain — Barcelona, Sevilla, Gibralter, and Madrid are all places most people think about in association with Spain. However, did you know that there are some really great island options as well? Especially if starting from Europe, getting to these beautiful islands is cheap and easy and a perfect short trip away. […]

Mallorca, Spain

This entry was posted in Destinations Spain on October 12, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

How to Plan an Iceland Trip — Everything You Need to Plan your Icelandic Adventure: Tools, Resources, Tips and more What is your favorite part about traveling? There is a whole gammet of answers out there anywhere from “The Food!” to “Experiencing the cultures” to “Seeing the joy on my child’s face seeing the (insert monument, theme […]

How to Plan an Iceland Trip

This entry was posted in Europe Iceland Travel Tips and tagged Camping Iceland Reychivik Ring Road on October 7, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Regensburg Stone Bridge and Donau River — Best Places to go in Bavaria Most people only dream of taking a once in a life-time trip abroad. I have been so fortunate to be LIVING abroad for years now. While there are abundant options for things to do and see, sometimes I like to stick close to “home” […]

Over 20 Day Trips In and Near Bavaria For Every ...

This entry was posted in Destinations Europe Germany on October 5, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

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

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