Short Girl Travels
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When most people plan to visit Lancaster, PA they picture the county (and the Amish), not necessarily the city itself. Sure, the Amish are fascinating to some and they make amazing furniture and baked goods. But after you’ve been stuck behind them on a back road while running late for work a few times, they…
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Each hotel we look at generally has the same basics: luggage storage, similar check-in/check-out times, and a close proximity to the city center. For our trip to Munich, Germany, the biggest considerations for our hotel choice ended up being comfort and convenience. We were staying for three nights, the longest stretch of our visit to…
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Munich (München in German) is the capital of the German state of Bavaria, and undisputed beer capital of the world. Because of this, many people (myself included) plan a Munich, Germany trip around beer. It is the home of the famous Oktoberfest celebration – which contrary to the name starts in September and ends the…
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When it comes to our wedding anniversary, we always try to make a big day of it. While year 8 isn’t a huge milestone, we already had plans to be in another country for it so why not do something extra special (especially after a day of car museums)? I didn’t know a whole lot…
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There are so many different things that can factor into where you choose to stay on vacation. Is it a special occasion that calls for a bit of a splurge on a luxury hotel? Is public transportation non-existent, making being close to downtown is a must? What is most important always changes. For our trip…
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Stuttgart, Germany basically has middle child syndrome: often overlooked or ignored for its more well known neighbors – Frankfurt to the north and Munich to the east. Stuttgart is a relatively quiet, unassuming manufacturing city with one major tourist draw: it’s Germany’s Autohauptstadt, aka the car capital. Major manufacturers Mercedes-Benz and Porsche both have a…
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I love discovering how coffee culture differs from country to country. Like how grabbing a coffee to-go is so common in the United States, but it’s practically sacrilegious in Italy. Or how Greek coffee is strong and somewhat bitter, while German coffee on the other hand is on the lighter side. My foray into German…
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Where you stay can make or break a trip. So the older we get and the more we travel, the pickier we’ve become with our hotel choices. We’re not in our 20’s anymore, so price is no longer the biggest factor we consider. If a hotel has a review score under an 8 on Booking…
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A trip to Frankfurt, Germany sort of feels like you’re visiting two different cities at once. On the one hand, it’s a major European financial hub with massive modern skyscrapers. On the other it’s also a city filled with historic German architecture. It’s full name is actually Frankfurt am Main, so as not to be…
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Whether its the varieties of grapes used in the winemaking process, the geographical region, or just the number of wineries involved, no two wine trails are the same. There is no better example of the latter than the difference between the Montgomery County Wine Trail and the other Pennsylvania wine trails. Unlike its counterparts, the…
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