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Neuschanstein Castle — {This post may contain affiliate links. We can’t thank you enough for supporting the EE site at no extra cost to you} Fairytales do exist. Well, at least their castles do! What child hasn’t looked at Disney’s famous castle and wondered where the princess lived? Well, the truth is, […]

Neuschwanstein Castle: How to play prince or princess for a ...

This entry was posted in Destinations Europe Germany Travel Tips and tagged Cinderella Castle Fussen Neuschwanstein Paragliding on October 31, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

How to Plan an Iceland Trip — {This post may contain affiliate links. Thank you for supporting the EE site at no additional cost to you.} If you are planning a trip to Iceland, no doubt you have been overwhelmed with information, activities to do and more. We hope to give you everything you need to know […]

Iceland Tips and Tricks: What you need to know before ...

This entry was posted in Destinations Iceland Travel Tips on October 23, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Campervan in Iceland — [This post may contain affiliate links. We at EE thank you for helping support this site by using these links so that the mere pennies made may actually accumulate to enough to buy a delicious hotdog while camping] UPDATED Jan 2017: Thanks to a reader’s comment, it’s come to my […]

Touring in a Campervan in Iceland- Why it’s a MUST

This entry was posted in Destinations Europe Iceland Travel Tips on October 23, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

Iceland Horses and Mountains — If you are from the US and want to see volcanic activity (ancient or present), glaciers, geothermal lands and geysers, mountains AND ocean, you’d have to hit up about 4 states (minimum) that are all vastly spread apart and spend weeks, if not longer getting to and then exploring each […]

An Epic One Week Roadtrip Itinerary Around Stunning Iceland: Pt ...

This entry was posted in Destinations Iceland Travel Tips on October 23, 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

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