Germany
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European Christmas Markets I Can’t Wait to Visit (2026)
Besides my birthday (shout out to my fellow Leos!), the Christmas season is easily my favorite time of the year. The weeks between Thanksgiving and Christmas always felt so magical as a kid. I love the lights and decorations, baking cookies/other seasonal treats, and tracking down the perfect gifts for…
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Bars Around the World || Short Girl Favorites
One of my favorite things to do when I travel is try local bars, restaurants, and coffee shops. It truly helps you get a deeper insight into the area of the world you’re visiting. And if I’m being completely honest, a drink is just a great way to wind down…
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Useful German Travel Phrases
Unless you’re venturing outside of major touristy cities in Germany, where many people understand/speak English, you can likely get away with not learning German. But from my personal experience, people tend to appreciate that you put in a little effort to try and learn their language! (Even if the conversation…
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A Train Lovers Guide to Train Travel in Germany
SGT Guest Contributor: Jasper – Electrical Engineer, Train Enthusiast, and Short Girl Travel Companion Growing up in the US with a railroad running behind my house was where my love of trains started. Back in 2020 I realized one lifelong dream, working with trains, and recently I checked another off…
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Will Travel for Coffee: Munich, Germany
Munich has a long standing coffee culture – a guide to cafés in the city was actually published all the way back around 1835! That being said, I don’t know that I’d call it a coffee city like Seattle, Vienna, or Havana, but it’s definitely growing. Munich is slowly gaining…
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Where to Eat and Drink in Munich, Germany
Occasionally being a short/petite girl can be a pretty big disadvantage, especially when it comes to being a major foodie! My eyes are always bigger than my stomach and I usually can’t try as many things as I’d like because I just can’t make anything else fit. The struggle is…
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Where to Drink Apfelwein in Frankfurt, Germany
I don’t know about you, but I’d never heard of apfelwein before visiting Frankfurt. What exactly is it? Apfelwein, or ‘Apple wine’ in English, is basically a still, sour alcoholic cider that Frankfurt is known for. Compared to the average American hard cider, Apfelwein is a bit stronger (5-7% ABV)…
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A Guide to Stuttgart’s Car Museums: Mercedes and Porsche
Hundreds of thousands (if not millions) of car enthusiasts flock to Stuttgart, Germany every year to visit both the Mercedes-Benz Museum and the nearby Porsche Museum. Personally, I’m not a big car person – I couldn’t even tell you the last time I checked my own oil or changed a…
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Will Travel for Coffee: Stuttgart, Germany
The second leg of my German coffee shop tour was in Stuttgart – Germany’s Autohauptstadt (Car Capital). We were four days into our trip at this point, and I wasn’t sure if it was still jet-lag or something but the coffee just wasn’t hitting like usual. It seems as though…
