Meat Swinging is the German Grilling Hack You Need to Try ASAP It’s not the size of your schwenker that matters, it’s how you swing it. By Kristy Alpert You’re most likely to find these tripod grills in backyards and festivals in the Saarland and Rhineland-Pfalz regions of Germany, from…
15 Crazy Things for Sale at This German Gummy Factory By Kristy Alpert Although Charlie’s Chocolate Factory exists only in storybooks, this real-life German gummy factory is the Candyland your inner child has always dreamed existed. Set in the birthplace of Ludwig von Beethoven, the Haribo Fabrikverkauf (factory) is the birthplace…
Celebrate Germany’s Christmas markets with Kensington Tours By Kristy Alpert WHEN THE COMFORTING AROMAS of spiced glühwein (mulled wine); roasted chestnuts; and delicious, fresh gingerbread begin to scent the air throughout Germany, it can only mean one thing: The season of Christmas markets has finally arrived. Christmas markets are a time-honored tradition…
Six Places to Drink Naked in Germany Yes, seriously. (Bring a towel to sit on.) BY KRISTY ALPERT If I had known then that the small wristband they handed me would be the only thing I would be wearing for the next few hours, I may have reconsidered. I arrived at…
Don’t Hike Hungry Eat your way through the German countryside this month By Kristy Alpert THE TRAILS AND PATHWAYS are well worn in Germany, where hikers seek to conquer the Palatinate Forest by foot, hike the hilltops in the Eifel mountain range or wander the Weinstrasse and its rolling…
