Right on the short of tri-national Lake Constance, Romanshorn is Switzerland’s gem of the lake. It’s no match for Germany’s bustling Konstanz or Austria’s festive Bregenz, but it is an important gateway for the Swiss to enjoy the lake. The Read more…
On the easternmost end of Lake Constance, Bregenz is the largest Austrian city on the lake it shares with Germany and Switzerland. You can either get there by train within Austria, but the best way to get there from Germany Read more…
On our way to Fort Langley, Marcus and I decided to swing by 0th Avenue in Surrey to literally look at the US. It’s probably not an ‘iconic place’ that belongs in league with the Eiffel Tower, but it is Read more…
Aachen is one of the most historic cities in Germany. It was first a Roman town, the ruins of which can still be seen on the streets of modern Aachen. The famous Aachen Cathedral saw the coronations of 31 Holy Read more…
Mönchengladbach isn’t a hotspot for tourism. Most tourists can’t even get its name right. You can look up the origins of its stance name on Wikipedia that claims it was changed twice because it could’ve been confused with two other Read more…
Poland is a land of very hospitable people. I’ve stayed with locals in small Polish towns every time I visited. All of what I’ve seen was just the border region with Germany along the Oder River, but I’ve seen enough Read more…
Just weeks before I visited New York City, I watched Home Alone 2 with a few friends and wanted to go to Central Park for a second visit just to see where they shot the movie. It’s always a lot Read more…
You can see Dum Dum in real life but if you try to give him gum gum the guards will intercept you faster than you can say “Easter Island”. Featured in the “Night in the Museum” movie franchise, the Natural Read more…
Woah! Is this place even supposed to exist!? This place is absolutely stunning! After I posted a trip idea onto our little class discussion page in the Vancouver Summer Program, the four of us fellow anthropology classmates got in a Read more…
Sir John A. Macdonald, the first Prime Minister of Canada, was born and grew up in the area on and around Prince Edward County in Ontario. One of the most notable historic sites in Picton is its courthouse. The land Read more…