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      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!

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

Ecnonimcal Excursionists Oktoberfest Giveaway 48
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

10 Different Types of Fests in Germany 23
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

Cinque Terra, Italy 23
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

How To Survive Any Long Haul Flight 21
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