Posted on April 3, 2011
by Nellie Huang
in Europe, Germany, Holland, Recommendations, Spain

Dancing shoes? Check. Party hat? Check. Time to hit the city and paint the town red. For many young travelers, a vivid nightlife can just be as important as monuments, beaches or attractions. You can often soak up the undercurrent of a city through its nightlife. This week’s sponsored guest post by Miss Moci from [...]
Posted on February 26, 2011
by Nellie Huang
in Europe, Festivals, Germany, Italy, South America, Spain

It’s that time of the year again! Flamboyant costumes, larger-than-life parades and colorful street parties: Carnival is an annual festive season celebrated in various corners of the world. What started out as a Roman Catholic festival is now a massive party. One of my favorite events of …
Posted on November 4, 2010
by Nellie Huang
in Europe, Germany, Romantic escapades, Short Getaways

Today’s guest post by Escapio.com brings us back to Europe and gives us a peek into Germany’s hip culture hub, Berlin. Compared to many of Europe’s capitals, Berlin is just coming into its own with regards to tourism. Appreciated by many who live here as western Europe’s last urban …
Posted on May 7, 2010
by Nellie Huang
in Culture, Europe, France, Germany, London

Europe is a phalanx of royal castles and sprawling royal gardens, filled with aristocratic air and lavish imperial furnishings. For the castle lovers, it’s a treasure trove of historic palaces and stone castles. Each one of them has a story to tell and centuries of history behind them. The hardcore historic buffs can …
Posted on February 22, 2010
by Nellie Huang
in Europe, Food, Germany

A winter in Germany meant endless flow of mulled wine, sauerkraut (sour cabbages) and bratwurst (a type of sausage). The last leg of our trip through Germany, Austria and the Czech Republic found us clanging beer glasses in Munich. After having my first larger-than-life pork knuckle in Berlin in 2006, I was ready …
Posted on January 7, 2010
by Nellie Huang
in Culture, Festivals, Germany

This Christmas, we reveled tradition, the German style. We left sunny Spain behind and headed North to spend the festive season with our dear friend Heiko in his village near Dresden, East Germany. Frozen lakes, withered trees and white powdery snow blanketing the rolling hills: it was just what we needed to get …
Posted on January 3, 2010
by Nellie Huang
in Germany, Life

We’re on the road again this festive season, bringing in the new year in Munich, Germany! The city was really rockin’ it with blazing fireworks, a roaring crowd and rattling firecrackers. By 10pm, throngs of party people were already gathered at Marienplatz in front of the New Town Hall, firing up the sky …