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Syburg – Day Hiking Destination in Western Germany 14 May 2013 | 12:50 am
Easy Hikes in Germany A Day Hiking Destination: Syburg I had seen the Syburg (not knowing at the time what it was called) many times from the train and on various hikes in the area, always wondering h...
Buffalos in Europe 13 May 2013 | 01:00 pm
Buffalos in Europe If you are going to take on the Rothaarsteig in central Germany anytime soon, you must not miss this: for the first time in hundreds of years, buffalos will again roam the forests o...
Rothaarsteig 17 Feb 2013 | 06:32 pm
Of all our major hikes in Germany, the only one I have never told you about is our trip to the Rothaarsteig. This is a rather odd omission because the trip was, in a way, the most important of them al...
Wewelsburg and its Nazi Monument 17 Feb 2013 | 06:27 pm
A Nazi Monument Considering the big shadow the Third Reich was once (and, up to a point, still is) casting over Germany, there are relatively few places in the country that can still give you a whiff...
Muenster Walk 17 Feb 2013 | 06:24 pm
A Muenster Walk Going out for a longer walk or a hike at this time of year can be a bit of a problem. Once you have taken into account that you sleep a little bit longer (because staying in a warm be...
Wolfstein Castles with a Tale to Tell 17 Feb 2013 | 06:10 pm
Wolfstein Castles Wolfstein, the starting point or final stop of the Pfälzer Höhenweg hiking trail in the northern Palatinate, is a handsome small town with quite a few period buildings ….. … but mos...
Wolfstein – Our Best Hike in the Palatinate 17 Feb 2013 | 05:22 pm
Easy Hiker never pretends to have all the answers. For example, one question that I still have not been able to settle after all these years on the road is this: What’s the better hiking holiday – a c...
A Palatinate Hiking Trail 15 Feb 2013 | 07:11 pm
Palatinate Hiking Trail Courtesy of Wikipedia There are certainly regions in Germany with a higher profile than the Palatinate – even the natives of this part of southwestern Germany would probably ...
Duisburg Lakeland 15 Feb 2013 | 06:58 pm
The Duisburg Lakeland A few weeks ago, we travelled all the way to the Mecklenburger Seenplatte in Germany’s “Far East” to experience a near-Scandinavian blend of beauty and bleakness. This week, we...
Coalminers Trail 15 Feb 2013 | 06:52 pm
The Coalminers Trail in the Ruhrgebiet There are two things you should know about the Muttental Coalminers Trail, east of the Ruhrgebiet, Germany’s old industrial heartland: Firstly, for nearly all o...