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Touring Germany (and Poland) in 2021

May 14, 2020 by Joel Thornton

We are currently talking to folks about a possible Germany and Poland tour in the next year or so. So, it seems like a good idea to talk about it. Germany is one of my favorite countries in the world. A good friend of mine once described Germany as the Disney World of Countries because it is so clean and so organized. I have to agree with him.

Germany is a country full of differing geographies. It has the Alps to the south and the ocean to the north. It has plains and river valleys that are like nothing you have ever seen. Castles from centuries ago, homes that are taken straight out of fairy tales, and sausages everywhere. On top of that, there is a local beer and huge, fresh pretzels in every town. Germany has the best beer in the world and there is a festival in late September and early October known as Oktoberfest to celebrate the beer in a way that only Germans can celebrate.

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Safety, Always a Concern, Never an Issue

May 3, 2020 by Joel Thornton

Many people never travel abroad because of the fear of the unknown. I do not let that happen. I believe that, if we do our homework and take some easy precautions, we can avoid troubles while abroad and still enjoy traveling.

My family and I were living in Strasbourg, France on September 11, 2001. We sat in our apartment and watched the World Trade Center Towers come tumbling down. I knew that this one event would change how we travel for years to come if not forever. Tensions rose in Europe, as did anti-Semitism.

Not long after, we began to see refugees streaming into Europe unchecked, mostly from the most troubled areas of the Middle East. This changed the dynamic of Europe fairly drastically. And yet the world still spins on its axis.

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