An Underrated Place to Go

Meissen, the Capital of Porcelain, is an underrated town. Located 25 miles from Dresden, the hilly, 11 centuries old Saxony German settlement proved me wrong, underrated came to mind. Why? I had little expectations for a day trip. With only 30,000 inhabitants, pleasant surprises come from small packages comes to mind, picturesque scenes, wine tasting and a …

Never Heard of Marktbreit

Another place on the Main river, but Marktbreit wins the Picturesque Award. The romantic small town of around 3,700 sits in the middle of wine country with its old city wall and canal. I have never heard of the ancient Roman settlement until a recent quick visit on a warm German day. It was time …

Staycation from Berlin.

The word STAYCATION has entered the tourism vocabulary, “a vacation spent in one’s home country rather than abroad, or one spent at home and involving day trips to local attractions”, defined by the Oxford Dictionary. Travel chaos is the norm, you may or may not get there or back. Living in Berlin, there are many …

More Than A Tower in Pisa

Take a Trip to Pisa, yes, the Leaning Tower is the main attraction, but the Tuscanny city offers more. The Pisa Airport is close to the city center. From the airport, next to the parking lot. take the people mover to the main train station, a ten minute ride. Getting around the university city is …