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There are some amazing events on tap all over the world, all the time. Here’s a taste of what you can see and do in April.
The Radar: Travel Lately
Posted by Intelligent Travel on January 23, 2013 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog on Wednesdays for our Travel Lately roundup.
Calling anyone who has ever daydreamed about bread crumb trails: Hansel and Gretel wannabes need look no farther than Germany’s Märchenstrasse, a 370-mile route snaking through the forests and valleys that inspired the Grimm brothers, who first published their famous tales 200 years ago.
When Emily Rasch fell in love with a German exchange student in the U.S., she knew she couldn’t give him up. So, after two years of dating an ocean apart, they decided to move to Munich. That was six years ago. Here are a few of Emily’s favorite things about the city that’s become her second love.
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Urban Insider Annie Fitzsimmons takes a river boat cruise down the Danube with her sweetie just in time for the holidays.
The Radar: Boho Berlin, Traditional Mexican, Kayak Safaris
Posted by Daniel Riesenbach on August 15, 2012 
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. Photograph by Matthew Kraus, Flickr.
I Heart My City: Yvonne’s Berlin
Posted by I Heart My City on April 18, 2012 
German freelance TV journalist and travel blogger Yvonne Zagermann has lived in Berlin for the last two years — the realization of a dream she’s had since first visiting as a teenager. “This city doesn’t expect anything from you but to be yourself,” she says. Check out Yvonne’s advice for getting the most out of Germany’s…
Photos: Where You Went
Posted by Intelligent Travel on March 13, 2012 
Our jet-setting friends on Facebook continue to amaze us with their weekend travel plans. Here’s a taste of the places you and your fellow gallivanters have visited lately.
Beyond the Bratwurst
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on October 20, 2011 
There’s nothing like going back to your roots. So on a trip to Germany to visit relatives, I had no qualms about indulging in some of the heartier flavors of my family’s homeland. One of my favorite stops: Frankfurt’s Sachsenhausen neighborhood. Located south of the River Main, Sachsenhausen avoided most of the Frankfurt bombings during…
The Radar: Oktoberfests Outside Munich, How to Stay Healthy on the Road, What Fliers Want
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on September 23, 2011 
The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.
Germany’s Gothic Masterpiece: Cologne Cathedral
Posted by Intelligent Travel on August 9, 2011 
By Rachel Dickinson On a recent trip to Germany, I decided to pair Women’s World Cup soccer with UNESCO World Heritage sites. Not a natural pairing, yet one that became oddly complimentary as the World Cup matches were played in cities where either a UNESCO site can be found or at least encountered en route.…
The Radar: Celebrate National Ice Cream Month, Germany’s Best Hiking Trail, New Dinosaur Hall
Posted by Giovanna Palatucci on July 19, 2011 
July is National Ice Cream month in the U.S. and you can score a free scoop of the sweet stuff tonight at Omni Hotel properties across the country. Guests will be met with a free ice cream social from 4 to 6 p.m. today, complete with a make your own sundae bar. Sounds delicious. [Omni…
A German Royal Wedding
Posted by Jeannette Kimmel on May 6, 2011 
Sure, William and Kate might be the royal couple so far this century, but in 1525, Martin and Kate stole the royal spotlight in Lutherstadt Wittenberg (above), just 90 minutes south of Berlin. On June 13, 486 years ago, former monk Martin Luther (known for starting the Reformation) wed former nun Katharina von Bora, and…
Strange Planet: Berlin’s Nhow Hotel
Posted by Marilyn Terrell on January 18, 2011 It sits in an industrial area along the river Spree between the Friedrichshain and Kreuzberg districts in Berlin, and from the outside the hotel looks pretty much like its neighbors. Until you reach the 8th to the 10th floors, which suddenly jut out almost 70 feet above the street. The recently opened Nhow Berlin hotel…
The Radar: Berlin All Aglow, Wine Cellar Movie Nights, New Olympic Coins
Posted by Caitlin Etherton on October 13, 2010 Berlin flips on the switch tonight for the grand opening of their eleven-night-long 6th Annual Berlin Festival of Lights. Visitors can take a Lightseeing tour by bus, boat, balloon, horse-drawn carriage or limo to see more than 60 of the city’s most famous landmarks lit up with enormous and innovative multi-colored light installations. Highlights: Early…
Daily Radar: 08.17.10
Posted by Caitlin Etherton on August 17, 2010 Check out South African airline, Kulula’s new plane design. Not only are the planes lime green, but they’ve gone ahead and labeled the landing gear (“standard with supa-fly mags”) and used the design to give poetic license to the head pilot (“captain, my captain”). [lostateminor] While planning my parents’ trip to Germany, my mom keeps…
Strange Planet: Berlin Subway Slide
Posted by Marilyn Terrell on June 17, 2010 To liven things up for Berlin subway travelers, Volkswagen temporarily installed a bright red plastic slide in the Alexanderplatz U-Bahn station as an alternative to the escalator and labeled it “Fast Lane.” Commuters uninhibited enough to try it had a fun ride down. For more views of Berlin, check out our Berlin City Life photo…
It’s Munich in a Box!
Posted by Janelle Nanos on June 18, 2009 Our colleague Lynn Ackerson recently flew through the Munich airport, where she encountered two odd, futuristic-looking cubes in Terminal 2. Intrigued but exhausted, she curled up across a few chairs in the waiting area during her layover and said she’d investigate after her nap. Too bad she didn’t look first. The gleaming white boxes are…
Jenss Family Travels: European History 101
Posted by Rainer Jenss on May 15, 2009 Rainer Jenss and his family are currently on an around-the-world journey, and they’re blogging about their experiences for us at Intelligent Travel. Keep up with the Jensses by bookmarking their posts, and follow the boys’ Global Bros blog at National Geographic Kids. It might have seemed impractical to give ourselves only two weeks to visit…
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Posted by Janelle Nanos on January 27, 2009 Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the BBC has put together a fascinating package that explores the role that the atrocious death camps still play in contemporary European culture. Many of the camps were built over 70 years ago, and were not meant to be long-term installations. But now, millions of visitors travel to…
Phony Lederhosen at Oktoberfest?
Posted by Intelligent Travel on October 3, 2008 By: Ashley Thompson The 175th Munich Oktoberfest draws to a close this Sunday, after a 16-day celebration in which six million or so visitors pack into 14 tents, cheerily clinking and chugging over 1.5 million gallons of beer, and noshing on wursts, obatzda (fatty, spiced cheese), and steckerlfisch (fish on a stick — what I…
Bonn’s Uni Grill: Where Blue Falafel Rules
Posted by Intelligent Travel on June 10, 2008 By: Ashley Thompson Perhaps you’ve noticed that we’ve been talking a lot about food here recently. Here at IT, we recognize that authentic and sustainable travel wouldn’t be complete without sampling authentic national and regional dishes. While visiting Germany, I did just that. I noshed on currywurst (did I mention I’m a vegetarian? Yes, I’m…
Spring for Spargel
Posted by Intelligent Travel on May 29, 2008 By: Ashley Thompson Spargel, asperges, asparagus. In any language, Asparagus Season is in full swing. And in Europe, this means markets, festivals and special “asparagus menus” are popping up all over the place. Every town I went to during my recent trip to Europe was in the midst of asparagus obsession. In Riquewihr, France, signs…
Tangled Up in Blue
Posted by Crowd Favorite on December 7, 2007 Perhaps you’re gearing up to watch Todd Haynes’ biopic “I’m Not There,” which portrays the life of Bob Dylan with a varied cast of actors (male and female) all playing his role. Or maybe you’ve considered buying the soundtrack to the film, which pulls together various artists performing Dylan’s iconic songs. It seems like every…
Ode to Cologne
Posted by Emily King on May 22, 2007 Just like our mothership, IT sometimes lets stories gestate for a while. Or, at least that’s our excuse for why Emily is only now—nine months after her return—birthing details about her trip to Cologne. Without further ado, she writes: For phobics, one take-off is significantly better than two. Thus, when I found out I could…
