Backpacking in Bavaria🇩🇪: My Stay at the Five Reasons Hotel and Hostel in Nuremberg

  When I heard that there was a hostel called Five Reasons Hotel and Hostel in Nuremberg, Bavaria, I knew this was the place to be for my short stay in this historic Bavarian city. When I stay in hostels over 200 nights per year, I’m constantly aware of their vibe, the passion they supply Read more about Backpacking in Bavaria🇩🇪: My Stay at the Five Reasons Hotel and Hostel in Nuremberg[…]

Stripping Off in Bavaria🇩🇪: My Afternoon of Nudity in English Garden, Munich🔞🙈🍌

  If you have followed my crazy off the wall adventures in the last 9 years of this blog, you might have seen or read about some naked times, some crazy festivals and some lunatic visits to disputed countries. That all calmed down here in charming Munich as I decided on an afternoon of relaxing Read more about Stripping Off in Bavaria🇩🇪: My Afternoon of Nudity in English Garden, Munich🔞🙈🍌[…]

Backpacking in Bavaria🇩🇪: Staying at the 4 You Hostel in Munich

Nine years after my last visit to Germany, here I arrived into Munich. The thriving Bavarian capital city was also my first stop on my return to Europe after 4 months of travelling in Central Asia, and India. And as am added extra, and perhaps a surprise for some, but it was my first ever Read more about Backpacking in Bavaria🇩🇪: Staying at the 4 You Hostel in Munich[…]

Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: Exploring Frankfurt

Frankfurt am Main, more commonly known as Frankfurt, has come a long way since its founding in the 1st century. Today, it is the largest financial center in Europe, home not only to a number of national banks and stock exchanges, but also to the European Central Bank. As backpackers, passing through Frankfurt is inevitable Read more about Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: Exploring Frankfurt[…]

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Thirsty Thursdays: Getting Battered in Berlin, Germany🇩🇪!!

You know what, I LOVE Berlin. Yes, but due to my crazy travel adventures, I ain’t been back since 2007. It’s a great city with so much going for it. History, culture, food and DRINK. Boy have I had some crazy nights out in Berlin!! In fact I reckon it’s the European City I have Read more about Thirsty Thursdays: Getting Battered in Berlin, Germany🇩🇪!![…]

Backpacking In Germany🇩🇪: Orange Burger Street (Easter 2005)🍊🍔

My favourite Easter in life so far was in 2005, when I visited Berlin, and Germany for the first time. A previous post on here I mentioned how I was in Machester (for England v. Northern Ireland) on Easter Saturday 2005, before leaving to Manchester airport for a flight to Berlin on Easter Sunday, so Read more about Backpacking In Germany🇩🇪: Orange Burger Street (Easter 2005)🍊🍔[…]

Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: So the Berlin Wall came down by accident then…

My first visit to Berlin was in March 2005 as part of a football trip to Warsaw, Poland. I hadnt even visited Germany pre-unification, but always held an interest in it. It’s the fascination about the World Wars as a child, and certainly my Great Granda, John Mawhinney’s time fighting for Britain had always made Read more about Backpacking in Germany🇩🇪: So the Berlin Wall came down by accident then…[…]

Road Tripping Through Belgium🇧🇪

We left Hannover mid afternoon for a road trip through the rest of the Western Side of Germany, the short mid-trip through ‘The Kingdom of Belgium’ and a wee trip to Campeigne, north of Paris in France. It all began with a Pint of Harke Pils at Block House Pub in Hannover for a 10 Read more about Road Tripping Through Belgium🇧🇪[…]

Backpacking in Germany: Grune Weiss Army, Bremen

Being a member of Northern Ireland’s Green and White Army, I felt the need to check out Bremen’s own ‘Grune Weiss’ Army – Werder Bremen. So, while backpacking in Germany, as Bremen was a convenient and easy train stop for me between Hamburg and Hannover, it seemed ludicrous to miss out on at least seeing the Read more about Backpacking in Germany: Grune Weiss Army, Bremen[…]

Backpacking in Germany: So are Hamburgers from here or not?

My reason for visiting Hamburg was not really to find out if the word Hamburger actually started there, although it did intrigue me, it was just a nice Northerly German city, and only a 2 hour trip from my base with Rene in Hannover. Having had an Interail Ticket for Europe, I was finding it Read more about Backpacking in Germany: So are Hamburgers from here or not?[…]