Spring has Sprung in Germany

It felt like Graham was trying to kill me as we hiked quickly through the streets of Heidelberg and up the steep, seemingly endless stairs to the castle. The day was comfortably warm and sunny. We passed numerous beautiful, old buildings. Graham informed me that many of them were frat houses. I was saddened to see that some of them had graffiti and paint splattered on them. The castle …

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Missed Bus and Dancing the Salsa

Our lodgings were comfortable. Unfortunately I woke to the sound of pouring rain… so I rolled over and went back to sleep. We left the apartment at 10:30 and stopped by a bakery to get a freshly baked pretzel and baguette to go with our yogurt and veggies. With breathless anticipation, I made my way to the Mephisto store only to find out that it wasn’t opening until 1pm….our …

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Planes, Trains and Automobiles to Heidelberg, Germany

Our flight was almost 40 minutes late. We had a great view of Toronto in the late evening sun. The Wow flights are pretty basic (you don’t even get water) but they got me to where I needed to go. I had no one sitting beside me on either flight which led me to question the effectiveness of my antiperspirant. I slept through both flights. I enjoyed the aerial …

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Wow Airlines: Deal or No Deal?

I’m on my first leg of a very long flight route ending up in Heidelberg, Germany. My first leg is from Toronto to Iceland where I have an hour to switch planes to Amsterdam. This will be my first trip on Wow Airlines. Wow is a budget airline out of Iceland that isn’t so budget if you don’t read the fine print and end up having to pay for …

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