Germany

Samantha and her husband really enjoyed their visit to Emperor Ludwig's Ettal Monastery and Abbey in Bavaria, Germany. It is absolutely gorgeous.

Berlin's newest zoo attractions are ready for the public that's been waiting for them!

Vienna, Berlin and Munich are all concerned about congestion and carbon, but don't agree on how to get passengers off the road and onto trains.

When is a cruise not a cruise? When it's a Viking 'cruisetour' with the ship serving only as a floating hotel.

Price rises for draft beer and a population tilting toward the aging are helping drive down the consumption of beer in Germany.

Pheymont shares a gallery of birds that appeared at his stateroom window on a Rhine river cruise.

Riverside views along the Rhine gave PHeymont a different sort of 'road trip'

The play of light and shadow, inside and out, is what impressed PHeymont most on a visit to one of the world's most-famous cathedrals.

A monument that recounts the town's history also obscures some of it.

Environmental and price pressure are cutting domestic flying, with rail gaining. And a date's been set for Berlin Tegel to close.

Germany uses a tax cut to lower long-distance fares and carbon emissions.

On a warm spring day, PHeymont spots ducks sunning themselves in a fountain near Köln Cathedral