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Tag Archives: bavaria
Rothenburg ob der Tauber
The ancient hilltop town of Rothenburg is famed far and wide as being the quintessential medieval town, with perfectly preserved timber framed houses, winding closes, soaring spires and ancient town walls. In fact, Rothenburg could be straight out of a … Continue reading
Posted in History & Culture, In Europe
Tagged Altar of the Twelve Apostles, bavaria, Dinkelsbühl, Friedrich Herlin, Holy Blood Altar, Medieval Crime Museum, Nördlingen, Romantic Road, Rothenburg ob der Tauber, St. Jacobs church, Tauber Valley, Thirty Years War, Tilman Riemenschneider, World War II
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Above the treetops: In the Bayerischer Wald
I always love to find ways of exploring, appreciating and experiencing nature and forests from new perspectives. One of the best places I’ve been to recently in this respect, must surely be the “Baumwipfelpfad” (Treetop Walkway) at the Lusen National … Continue reading
Posted in In Europe, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places
Tagged Baumei, Baumwipfelphad, bavaria, Bayerischer Wald, Bayerischer Wald National Park, canoeing, cultural landscapes, Czech Republic, forest bathing, Großer Falkenstein, Großer Rache, hiking, Lusen National Park Centre, mountain biking
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Around the Tannheimer Tal & Pfronten
Gosh, it’s surely one of winter’s bleakest days – dark oppressive skies, rain in sheets, impending Brexit doom and no light at the end of the tunnel; meanwhile the Allgäu, where we recently spent a few happy snow days over … Continue reading
Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Wild Places
Tagged Austria, autumn, bavaria, Bavarian Alps, Burg Falkenstein, Füssen, Ludwig II, Nesselwang, Neuschwanstein, Oberbayern, Pfronten, Starnberger See
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Neuschwanstein – In the Fantasy World of the “Fairytale King”
With 1.3 million visitors annually, King Ludwig II’s fairytale castle of Neuschwanstein certainly isn’t “off the beaten track” by any stretch of the imagination. The iconic Castle is one of the Europe’s best known tourist haunts and has provided and inspired the backdrop for many a … Continue reading
Posted in History & Culture, In Europe, Mountain Treks, Uncategorized, Wild Places
Tagged Allgäu, Alpsee, bavaria, Burg Falkenstein, Füssen, Hohenschwangau, Loengrin, Ludwig II, mass tourism, Nesselwang, Neuschwanstein, Oberbayern, Pfronten, Starnberger See, Tannheimertal, Tristan and Isolde, Wagner, Walt Disney
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Alps at the Crossroads: Green Utopia or Developers Paradise ?
It all looked great; a traditional apartment in the alpine village of Oberjoch, located at 1200m in the Eastern Allgaü region of Bavaria and close to the beautiful Tannheimer Valley in neighbouring Tyrol. With Germanic diligence I scanned the latest version of Google satellite maps for any items … Continue reading
Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places
Tagged Allgäu, architecture, Bad Hinderlang, bavaria, Bavarian Alps, climate change, farm tourism, forest education, Green Tourism, Hintersteinertal, local distinctiveness, Oberjoch, Schattwald, ski developments, Slow tourism, Sustainability, Sustainable tourism, Tannheim, Tannheimertal, timber constructure, Vilsaplsee, wellness resorts
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Summer Alm Adventure
We spent the last couple of weeks of August exploring the alpine valleys, forests, lakes and villages around the Karwendel Alps on the border between Bavaria and the Austrian province of Tyrol. The alpine meadows in this part of the … Continue reading
Posted in Family, History & Culture, In Europe, Mountain Treks, Wild Places
Tagged Alms, bavaria, Bavarian Alps, bike trips, germany, Isar, Kawendel Alps, Krün, Leutasch, Mittenwald, mountains, nature, outdoors, Tyrol, walking, Wallgau, Wetterstein, woodlands
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Getting the Children Back into the Woods
On Nature Deficit Syndrome and how to avoid it: “I want to climb the mountain with YOU Daddy…”, my 4-year-old daughter Zoe urged determinedly as I gazed upon the inviting summit of Herzogstand somewhere off in the bluey middle distance and mentally put myself … Continue reading
Posted in Aachen & Euregio, Family, In Europe, In Scotland, Mountain Treks, Trees & Greenspaces, Wild Places
Tagged Aachen, bavaria, environmental education, families, In Scotland, nature, outdoors, parenting, travel
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A Wrong Turning in the Bavarian Alps
It was one of these all too rare occurences these days; a child-free day alone to explore the dramatic Bavarian Alps in solitude and tranquility. Martina, my partner, had offered to look after our 2 young children and I was allowed out; unleashed to rediscover the … Continue reading
Posted in In Europe, Mountain Treks, Wild Places
Tagged alps, bavaria, Karwendal, Ludwig II, mountains, nature, Soiernseen, walking
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Off the Beaten Track 