Destination: Germany
Photo You Must See: Vertical Volkswagens at Germany’s Autostadt
by World Hum | 03.11.10 | 12:32 PM ET
Volkswagen Golfs are stacked in one of the massive glass silos at Autostadt, the Volkswagen theme park
Photo You Must See: Ice Bike in Berlin
by World Hum | 01.28.10 | 11:47 AM ET
An ice-coated bicycle leans against a wall in central Berlin.
Video You Must See: Parkour in Berlin
by Eva Holland | 01.11.10 | 3:45 PM ET
Photos: The World’s Most Architecturally Interesting Subway Stations
by Michael Yessis | 12.09.09 | 11:02 AM ET
As compiled by designboom. The gallery includes shots from Stockholm, Bilbao, Shanghai and Munich (pictured), among others. (Via Coudal)
World Travel Watch: Demonstrations in Venezuela, Clashes in Namibia and More
by Larry Habegger | 11.19.09 | 2:10 PM ET
Larry Habegger rounds up global travel news
Travel Song of the Day: ‘Looking for Freedom’ by David Hasselhoff
by Eva Holland | 11.09.09 | 11:40 AM ET
The Day the Wall Came Down
by Stefanie Michaels | 11.09.09 | 10:39 AM ET
The wall fell 20 years ago today. Stefanie Michaels visited Berlin recently to hear a personal recollection.
Photo You Must See: Where the Berlin Wall Once Stood
by World Hum | 11.09.09 | 10:17 AM ET
A line marks the path where the wall once cut through the streets. It’s been twenty years today since the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Lose Your Prosthetic Leg at Oktoberfest? Check With the Fundbüro.
by Michael Yessis | 10.02.09 | 11:34 AM ET
That’s the central lost and found for Munich’s Oktoberfest, and, as you might imagine, the drunken masses lose some interesting possessions. Over the years, the Fundbüro has taken temporary custody of, among other things, “a prosthetic leg, a wheelchair, a Superman costume, handwritten notes by the composer Johann Sebastian Bach and 15,000 marks in a soiled pair of lederhosen,” writes Nicholas Kulish in the New York Times.
For more Oktoberfest craziness, check out Life’s then and now slideshow.
Photo You Must See: Mugging for the Camera at Oktoberfest
by World Hum | 09.24.09 | 5:04 PM ET
A waitress serves mugs of beer to the thirsty crowds on Saturday as Oktoberfest kicks off in Munich.
The Triumphant Return of the Trabant
by Eva Holland | 09.18.09 | 11:41 AM ET
Yep, it’s true. The much-mocked East German vehicle of choice, which has gained a nostalgic following (or should I say ostalgic?) since the fall of the Berlin Wall, is coming back on the market—as an electric car. Wired’s Autopia bloggers, apparently immune to nostalgia, are horrified.
Reviving Brand America
by Rick Steves | 09.17.09 | 11:57 AM ET
Exploring Europe, exploring travel as a political act
Turn Up the Tunes, Break Out Your Phrasebooks
by Elyse Franko | 09.09.09 | 8:44 AM ET
Elyse Franko wonders: Is the United States at the beginning of a linguistic musical revolution?
European Flesh and the American Prude
by Rick Steves | 09.08.09 | 12:54 PM ET
Exploring Europe, exploring travel as a political act
An Aging Continent Grapples With Immigration
by Rick Steves | 08.20.09 | 10:56 AM ET
Exploring Europe, exploring travel as a political act
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