Toys Around the World Quiz, Part 1
Toys Around the World Quiz, Part 1
Toys Around the World Quiz, Part 1
See how well you know toys throughout the world with this quiz from Traveler magazine.
Insider’s Guide to Cold War Berlin
Insider’s Guide to Cold War Berlin
Insider’s Guide to Cold War Berlin
During the Cold War, the Berlin Wall came to represent Germany’s divided nation and capital. Though mostly dismantled now, it remains a potent presence, marked by sites that hark back to a sinister time in the city’s history. Here’s a primer on where to go and what to read to pay homage to this bygone era.
#NGTRadar: Travel Lately
#NGTRadar: Travel Lately
#NGTRadar: Travel Lately
The Radar–the latest and best from the travel blogosphere–is a regular feature on Intelligent Travel every other Wednesday. Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTravel and tag your favorite travel stories #NGTRadar to help us find the crème de la crème on the Web. Here are our latest picks.
Ute’s Hamburg
Ute’s Hamburg
Ute’s Hamburg
After a decade of “intercontinental hopping,” German national Ute Kreitz returned to the “fatherland” in 2007, settling on Hamburg as her new home base. Having heard many people over the years call Hamburg Germany’s most beautiful city, she was skeptical, but after moving there, she couldn’t agree more. Here are a few of Ute’s favorite things about the city she describes as having “a small town feel and a cosmopolitan touch.”
The Radar: Travel Lately
The Radar: Travel Lately
The Radar: Travel Lately
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories with #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog each Wednesday for our Travel Lately roundup.
The Radar: Travel Lately
The Radar: Travel Lately
The Radar: Travel Lately
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #NGTRadar. Check back on the blog on Wednesdays for our Travel Lately roundup.
Emily’s Munich
Emily’s Munich
Emily’s Munich
When Emily Rasch fell in love with a German exchange student in the U.S., she knew she couldn’t give him up. So, after two years of dating an ocean apart, they decided to move to Munich. That was six years ago. Here are a few of Emily’s favorite things about the city that’s become her second love.
The Radar: Boho Berlin, Traditional Mexican, Kayak Safaris
The Radar: Boho Berlin, Traditional Mexican, Kayak Safaris
The Radar: Boho Berlin, Traditional Mexican, Kayak Safaris
The Radar: The top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the Web #ngtradar. Check back on the blog for our roundups. Photograph by Matthew Kraus, Flickr.
Photos: Where You Went
Photos: Where You Went
Photos: Where You Went
Our jet-setting friends on Facebook continue to amaze us with their weekend travel plans. Here’s a taste of the places you and your fellow gallivanters have visited lately.
Beyond the Bratwurst
Beyond the Bratwurst
Beyond the Bratwurst
There’s nothing like going back to your roots. So on a trip to Germany to visit relatives, I had no qualms about indulging in some of the heartier flavors of my family’s homeland. One of my favorite stops: Frankfurt’s Sachsenhausen neighborhood. Located south of the River Main, Sachsenhausen avoided most of the Frankfurt bombings during…
The Radar: Oktoberfests Outside Munich, How to Stay Healthy on the Road, What Fliers Want
The Radar: Oktoberfests Outside Munich, How to Stay Healthy on the Road, What Fliers Want
The Radar: Oktoberfests Outside Munich, How to Stay Healthy on the Road, What Fliers Want
The Radar: Top travel news, stories, trends, and ideas from across the web. Got Radar? Follow us on Twitter @NatGeoTraveler and tag your favorite travel stories from the web #ngtradar. Check back the next day for our daily roundup.
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
International Holocaust Remembrance Day
Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, and the BBC has put together a fascinating package that explores the role that the atrocious death camps still play in contemporary European culture. Many of the camps were built over 70 years ago, and were not meant to be long-term installations. But now, millions of visitors travel to…
Spring for Spargel
Spring for Spargel
Spring for Spargel
By: Ashley Thompson Spargel, asperges, asparagus. In any language, Asparagus Season is in full swing. And in Europe, this means markets, festivals and special “asparagus menus” are popping up all over the place. Every town I went to during my recent trip to Europe was in the midst of asparagus obsession. In Riquewihr, France, signs…