The Economical Excursionists

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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

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

Traveling solo can be exhilarating and liberating. Traveling with your significant other can be extremely romantic. But what about when you travel with friends? No matter how close you and your bestie are, traveling with friends can be tricky, tough and can often get a little messy if you aren’t careful. The […]

How To Travel With Friends…and STILL be friends after!

This entry was posted in Budget Traveling Personal Travel Adventures Travel Tips on September 2, 2015 by LeAnna Brown

6 Ways Travel Brings Couples Closer Together — How Travel Strengthens a Relationship When Mr. Economical Excursionist and I decided to move to Germany, our primary focus was to travel, travel travel. And then, if we could travel a little bit more, that would be grreeeaaat. In the last five years, we have been to almost 40 new […]

Travel Makes Couples Closer

This entry was posted in Personal Travel Adventures Travel Tips on August 26, 2015 by LeAnna Brown