A Day at Neuschwanstein Castle

While staying in Munich, Germany for a few days on our amazing, cram-as-many-cities-in-as-you-can Europe trip, we decided to take a day trip to southwest Bavaria to see Neuschwanstein Castle.  Our train ride wasn’t too long, maybe around two or three hours, but the view was breathtaking and made every moment worth the trip! When you …

5 Things You Cannot Miss in Ljubljana

When I first looked up pictures of Ljubljana online, I was amazed at how beautiful it was. Usually, a city this pretty tends to be rather popular, yet when I mentioned to my friends that I was going to travel to Ljubljana, the majority of them didn"t even know it was located in Slovenia. So …

Lessons Learnt from Volunteering Abroad

Volunteers choose to help overseas for many different reasons. It provides an opportunity to give back to a community or make a difference in the world. Surprisingly you can gain as much, or even more, from volunteering abroad as the communities you are helping. Putting effort into helping others and working towards a cause teaches …

10 Things You Cannot Miss in Vienna

Being from Germany myself, I never really thought about Austria as a travel destination. To me it was just a neighboring country, one that was too similar to home and would thus probably not be very interesting, so I just avoided it. Boy, was I wrong. This week I finally made it to Vienna, and …

My Travel Bucket List – Europe

Our world currently consists of roughly 200 countries, spread over seven continents. I am twenty-one and have visited around 35 different countries, some several times, and most of them in Europe. Even though lots of travellers like to brag about how many countries they've visited, I think the number is not what counts, but the …