Best Fun Christmas Events in the Netherlands

What to Do in Holland during Xmas, Advent, and December Christmas events in the Netherlands include the arrival of St Nikolas in Holland, the Santa Claus race in Rotterdam, Pink Christmas in Amsterdam and many markets and concerts during December. Christmas festivities in the Netherlands usually start early with the arrival of Sinterklaas (Santa Claus) … Read more

Cheap Family Hotel Review: Novotel Grenoble Nord Voreppe

Great Savings and Deals for Comfortable, Modern Hotel with Swimming Pool Hotel Review: The family-friendly Novotel Grenoble Nord Voreppe offers cheap deals in a comfortable hotel with a swimming pool for families and travelers to Grenoble, Chartreuse, and the French Alps. The Novotel Grenoble Nord Voreppe is a typical Novotel hotel. The hotel is modern, … Read more

Travel Cheaply on Fast Trains in Europe

Cheap TGV, ICE, and Eurostar Tickets and Reservations via Railteam Passengers can travel fast, cheap, and environmentally friendly on TGV, ICE, and Eurostar trains between France, Germany, UK, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, and Switzerland. High-speed trains have been traveling in European countries for around thirty years. The most famous fast trains in Europe are the French … Read more

Peter Deilmann River Boat Cruises Going Bankrupt

Luxury Rhine, Danube, Elbe, and Rhone Cruise Liner Shut Down in 2010 German luxury riverboat cruise liner Peter Deilmann Riverboat Cruises is going out of business and shutting down all Rhine, Danube, Elbe, Seine, and Rhone boats from the 2010 season. As has been suspected for some time, luxury German riverboat cruise liner Peter Deilmann … Read more

Top Sights to See in Oberammergau, Germany

View of Oberammergau in Germany

Painted Tromp l’Oeil Façades, Woodcarvings, and Passionstheater The top sights to see in Oberammergau, Bavaria include Lüftlmalerei painted houses, woodcarvings in the Pilatushaus, the Passionstheater used for the Passion Play, and nature.  photo credit: adamr.stone Oberammergau in Bavaria, Southern Germany, is world famous for its Passion Play (Passionsspiele), which is performed at least every decade. … Read more

Cheap Travel from London to Berlin by Train or Bus

ICE Train Leaving Berlin Hauptbahnhof

Use Eurostar, Thalys, ICE and Night Sleeper Trains from England to Germany Fewer cheap tickets on low-cost airlines flights from England to Germany allow trains (Eurostar, Thalys TGV, ICE, CNL City Night Sleeper) and buses to compete even on London to Berlin route. Trains and buses are clearly slower than flying when traveling between London … Read more

Visit the UNESCO-Listed Kloster Maulbronn Abbey

See the Best-Preserved Medieval Cistercian Monastery in Germany The UNESCO World Cultural Heritage-listed, Romanesque-Gothic Kloster Maulbronn Abbey with church and cloisters is the best-preserved medieval Cistercian monastery in Germany. photo credit: brew127 Cistercian Kloster Maulbronn is the most complete and best-preserved medieval monastery complex in Germany. This Romanesque-Gothic building estate is a great stop when … Read more