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| Rhein next week | 10/15/2009 |
Q: Our family party of 8 will be renting a car, staying in Baiersbronn (black forest), and taking day ...
A: Sounds like you need a good private tour guide! Well, since you didn't find and contact me first, ...
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| Available for a Radio Interview? | 9/25/2009 |
Q: We host a food and beverage radio show. Our theme this week is Oktoberfest. Would you be ...
A: OK< I can call you back at the studio in Nashville. Germany is six hours ahead of Eastern Daylight ...
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| Available for a Radio Interview? | 9/24/2009 |
Q: We host a food and beverage radio show. Our theme this week is Oktoberfest. Would you be ...
A: Sure, I can handle this. I will be at the Alpenhotel Zechmeisterlehen in the Berchtesgaden area on ...
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| Available for a Radio Interview? | 9/23/2009 |
Q: We host a food and beverage radio show. Our theme this week is Oktoberfest. Would you be ...
A: I'm working in Germany right now and on Saturday will be in Berchtesgaden with my two clients. I ...
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| Winter Tires Laws | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I understand that German Law requires cars to have winter tires. is that True? Or is it only in ...
A: You must have winter tires during the winter time in Germany. Rental car companies are required to ...
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| Germany in Winter | 9/10/2009 |
Q: I am going to be visiting Germany for 2 weeks in December/January. My mother is concerned about the ...
A: Not if you have experience driving in winter conditions. If you are renting a car, just be sure to ...
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| rodenburg am der fulda | 8/14/2009 |
Q: we are going to be staying at rodenburg am de fulda from the 17th of august we are traveling with an ...
A: I've been to this town, it's nice but nothing like its more famous "big brother" of Rothenburg ob ...
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| oktoberfest | 8/11/2009 |
Q: A lot of my friends want to go to oktoberfest, and we found some tour deal where they pick us up ...
A: I have never heard of this company. I looked them up on the internet and they look reputable but it ...
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| German power outlet question!! | 8/9/2009 |
Q: My question is probably going to be very different from the other questions you recieve, but if the ...
A: In my "real job" as a private tour guide, I recently traveled around Ireland and England with a ...
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| Germany | 6/15/2009 |
Q: here is a list of art museums in Germany. Can you tell us which cities are within a 3 hour drive of ...
A: You can answer this question yourself, and more completely than I have time for, by using Google ...
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| Black Forest | 6/13/2009 |
Q: We will fly into Geneva, explore Switzerland for about a week, and then explore the Black Forest ...
A: Munich would be the best for sightseeing if given the choice between Stuttgart and Munich. Stuttgart ...
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| Black Forest | 6/12/2009 |
Q: We will fly into Geneva, explore Switzerland for about a week, and then explore the Black Forest ...
A: The Black Forest region's tourist highlights center around Freiburg and Triberg. Freiburg is a large ...
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| Rhineland | 3/30/2009 |
Q: I am considering adding the Rhine area into our trip to Germany. What do you think of this - instead ...
A: The Burghotel Schoenburg is one of our favorite places to stay. It's magnificent and worth a ...
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| Rothenburg and Germany | 3/27/2009 |
Q: My husband and I are planning a trip to Bavaria and Alps for 10 days in September. Considering ...
A: I'd recommend doing this trip by car unless you're teenagers or trying to scrimp. Train travel is a ...
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| trip to Germany | 1/6/2009 |
Q: I am planning a trip to Germany this year. I will fly into Frankfurt but plan on visiting a town ...
A: I know Rülzheim very well. It is in an area of the state of Rheinland-Pfalz where many, many ...
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| Living in Germany | 12/8/2008 |
Q: How do so many americans especially military retirees. stay on and live in germany. Do they have ...
A: While this is outside my expertise, I believe that a military retiree maintains a special status ...
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| German Bells | 11/29/2008 |
Q: For many years we took in boarders who came from overseas to study in Australia. One year we had a ...
A: One of the biggest centers of German glass manufacturing is in the eastern Bavarian town of Zwiesel. ...
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| Pirmasens | 11/17/2008 |
Q: I lived in Germany for several years when I was younger and I'm 37 now. I have to say that I've been ...
A: Sorry for the delay in answering but the system failed in not sending me a message informing me that ...
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| Self catering boats | 10/26/2008 |
Q: My family and I are very interested in renting a self-catering boat in Southern Germany. I'm having ...
A: You asked me this same question on 9/26 and I answered on 9/27. Perhaps my answer got locked into ...
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| Munich and Bavaria in March 2009 | 10/23/2008 |
Q: My husband and I have, on a whim, bought plane tickets to Munich for March 5 - 10, 2009. Neither of ...
A: As my primary means of making a living is in designing and leading private tours, I cannot answer ...
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| Best Airport to Fly Out? | 9/12/2008 |
Q: My family will be staying in Rothenburg for a wk in Jan 09. We are then heading onto Rome. I have 2 ...
A: I'm afraid that it would be very expensive for me to break away from my business interests in ...
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| Best AIrport to Fly Out? | 9/12/2008 |
Q: My family will be staying in Rothenburg for a wk in Jan 09. We are then heading onto Rome. I have 2 ...
A: Drive time from Rothenburg to Frankfurt is minimum 1.45 hours with excellent traffic conditions, ...
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| Route between Rudesheim & Bad Durkheim | 9/11/2008 |
Q: Can you advise me on the quickest route from Rudesheim to Bad Durkheim? Thank you
A: Well, I'm gonna cheat! Go to www.google.com Click on the "maps" link. Type exactly: ruedesheim, ...
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| Christmas week | 8/26/2008 |
Q: Derheim,Thank you for what you do.My husband and I met in Kitzingen in the army in 1983.This ...
A: Congrats on your upcoming anniversary! Regarding Rothenburg, I can recommend the Gotisches Haus ...
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| Finding the Wurzburger Tor/Galgentor | 8/26/2008 |
Q: We will be driving into Rothenburg from Munich this year. The directions to our hotel indicates ...
A: Wish I had a dollar (or better yet, a Euro!) for every time I helped an American find their hotel in ...
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| Day hikes / Rastatt Area | 8/13/2008 |
Q: Girlfriend and I will be staying in Rastatt in late September and would like to know about hiking in ...
A: There are many, many hikes in the Black Forest. I would recommend that you start in Freiburg, which ...
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| 1 day bike tours | 7/31/2008 |
Q: We are traveling with our 2 teenage boys. Wondering if there are bike tours in Nurmberg and ...
A: I'm not aware personally of any one day bike tours in Nurnberg and Heidelberg. Try www.heidelberg.de ...
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| Traveling - Oktoberfest | 7/27/2008 |
Q: I will be studying abroad in Barcelona in the fall, and my friends and I are planning to travel to ...
A: There are numerous cheap flights throughout Europe. Do a Google search Barcelona to Munich and you ...
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| Herman Hesse | 7/9/2008 |
Q: we have heard that there is a Herman Hesse museum in the Black Forest but cant find any references ...
A: The museum you asked about is in the small town of Calw, in the northern Black Forest. Open every ...
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| 1st Week in Jan 09 trip to Germany | 6/6/2008 |
Q: My husband and i (early 30's) are taking my parents (early 50's) overseas at christmas time. My ...
A: Rothenburg is a very nice town and an excellent base of operations to make daytrips to the following ...
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| lodging | 6/4/2008 |
Q: James, Do you have any recommendations for lodging in the Bad Wimpfen area or along the Neckar River ...
A: My experience, other than living in my own house in the Darmstadt area from 1989-1994, is limited to ...
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| which rothenburg? | 5/12/2008 |
Q: Rothenburg, Salzburg, and Fussen. When I try to locate Rothenburg on a map (www.mapquest.com), it ...
A: The Rothenburg you are looking for is Rothenburg ob der Tauber, located in the Franconian region of ...
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| Traveling in Hesse | 3/22/2008 |
Q: I have never been to Germany, but would like to research my genealogy. I need to fly into Frankfurt ...
A: Trebur, as you may know, is a village southeast of the large town of Mainz. The nearest train ...
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| train | 3/15/2008 |
Q: Can I get a direct train from Heidelberg to Michelstadt? (Please excuse spellings if they are not ...
A: You can get an answer from www.diebahn.de, which is the web site of the Deutsche Bahn Service. ...
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| visiting Rhineland | 3/13/2008 |
Q: My husband and i and our 15 yr old son will be travelling to amsterdam via frankfurt in August.we ...
A: Yes, you can take a train from the Frankfurt Airport to Bacharach. It will not be a direct shot, but ...
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| Rothenburg to Nuremburg | 3/13/2008 |
Q: We want to day-tip our of Rothenburg to the Nuenburg Christmas Market. We understand there is no ...
A: You're right, there is no direct train from Rothenburg ob der Tauber to Nürnberg. You have to travel ...
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| visiting Rhineland | 3/12/2008 |
Q: My husband and i and our 15 yr old son will be travelling to amsterdam via frankfurt in August.we ...
A: I can recommend the little village of Bacharach as a headquarters and specifically, the Hotel Alt ...
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| Cuckoo Clocks | 3/10/2008 |
Q: I will be traveling to Stuttgart in April to meet my husband while he is on business and would love ...
A: The kingdom of all things that go "Cuckoo" is the area around Triberg including Triberg, Schonwald ...
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| Berchtesgaden Octoberfest | 1/9/2008 |
Q: How would I find the dates for the Octoberfest in Berchtesgaden for 2008? We attended the fest in ...
A: You can find just about any city's web site in Germany by going to www.NAMEOFCITY.de ...
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| Kues visits | 1/6/2008 |
Q: We will be visiting Germany and making Bernkastel-Kues our homebase for a short 6 day visit. What ...
A: Do not miss nearby Trier, Germany's oldest city. It was founded by the Romans more than 2,000 years ...
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| a trip to Bavaria | 12/21/2007 |
Q: James, I would like to plan a trip to Bavaria next fall/ winter with my wife and two children. I ...
A: The reason I asked is that seven years ago I had a woman ask the same kind of question you asked and ...
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| Winter Trip to South Bavaria and Tirol | 12/6/2007 |
Q: Could you please review my trip planning? Do you have any recommendations regarding zimmers/hostels? ...
A: If I had only two days for the Romantic Road I would stay a night in Rothenburg ob der Tauber at the ...
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| Winter Trip to South Bavaria and Tirol | 12/4/2007 |
Q: Could you please review my trip planning? Do you have any recommendations regarding zimmers/hostels? ...
A: You're attempting to pack far too much into such a short time. Your itinerary gives me a headache ...
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| Rothenburg | 12/2/2007 |
Q: I have booked a trip to Rothenburg for New Year, we are staying in the Eisenhut and flying into ...
A: Getting to my home away from home (I have an apartment in Rothenburg) takes about two hours from the ...
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| Egetler, Germany | 10/30/2007 |
Q: My grandfather immigrated from Germany in 1906 and the records at Ellis Island state that his last ...
A: Greetings Deb, Alas, there is no town or village in Germany by this name. Records from Ellis Island ...
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| Munich and area | 10/7/2007 |
Q: While in Munich, we would like to take the train to visit towns - we have 5 full days in Munich and ...
A: I'm on a business trip in Italy and have limited time but I wanted to at least answer the easiest of ...
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| Rhein drive itinery | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I am considering driving in Sept. from Amsterdam down the Rhein. Can you suggest an itinery of ...
A: I recommend that you homebase yourselves in Bacharach and do daytrips from there. Why unpack and ...
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| Rhein drive itinery | 7/14/2007 |
Q: I am considering driving in Sept. from Amsterdam down the Rhein. Can you suggest an itinery of ...
A: Start your Rhein drive at the city of Koblenz, as the river north of there is mostly lined with ...
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| Travel to Black Forest in July 07 | 6/27/2007 |
Q: Please advise if there is any train service from Zurich Main Station to Schwarzwald (Black Forest), ...
A: You can find the schedules at www.diebahn.de You will want to go to Freiburg im Breisgau, as this ...
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| CAR DRIVING TIMES FROM BAYREUTH TO MUNICH | 5/26/2007 |
Q: I am travelling with my family (5 of us) from Munich to Bayreuth up near Nurnberg and wondering how ...
A: You can answer this question yourself - and a lot more accurately, by going to www.google.com and ...
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| Advanced hotel booking | 5/10/2007 |
Q: I will visit Germany with my girlfriend in mid of July. Probably I will visit some large cities and ...
A: You definitely need to make advance reservations, especially if you want to visit some of the more ...
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| Germany | 5/8/2007 |
Q: We just LOVE Rothenburg ob der Tauber, and hope to go back next year. Also Bamburg - another ...
A: Sorry but I'm not familiar with Passau. However, you can easily finf info about accommodations in ...
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| Beads | 5/1/2007 |
Q: I currently live in Hanau and have a family member that is visiting that would like to buy some ...
A: I actually have good friends who used to be in the bead business. Their names are Georg and Martina ...
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| Frankfurt and nearby area | 4/3/2007 |
Q: I am travelling to Frankfurt (from New Zealand) in July en route to Normandy. I have 3 children 7,5 ...
A: Greetings from Sarasota, Florida, I would not recommend staying in or near Frankfurt as this is a ...
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| Rhineland | 2/9/2007 |
Q: One of the people I'm traveling with has never been to Europe, much less Germany. She wants to ...
A: With what you have told me in mind, if I were you, I would do the following: Frankfurt - Rothenburg ...
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| Rhineland | 2/7/2007 |
Q: Two couples are traveling to Germany on March 20 and we wnated to tour the Rhineland before visiting ...
A: March is not my favorite time of the year because it is so dreary, but then again, it has been a ...
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| Frankfurt an Main | 12/2/2006 |
Q: I am a journalist from Brazil and my wife and I are going to spend 4 days in Frankfurt - from Jan. ...
A: While I lived for several years near Frankfurt, I never spent much time there. Frankfurt is known as ...
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| family history | 11/29/2006 |
Q: Sir: my mother's family came to the U.S.from Detmold in the early 1820's. I will be in Dusseldorf in ...
A: There is a family history center in Detmold. However, you will need an appointment in advance if you ...
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| zweibrucken and travelling to frankfurt | 10/30/2006 |
Q: I am travelling to zweibrucken near saarbrucken, near the french border. I wish to travel to the uk ...
A: I am sure that you can get there by train. You will have to connect at Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof. ...
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| Sister cities | 10/14/2006 |
Q: Can you please give me the sister cities/twin towns for the following German cities? I'm sorry if ...
A: A little outside my area but I can try. Go to www.cottbus.de (repeat this procedure for the other ...
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| General Questions about German Culture/Life & Living | 10/6/2006 |
Q: I will understand if you are unable to help me as I realize your expertise may not be in the area to ...
A: We can identify. My wife and I both love the German linens. In fact, we just slept under them in our ...
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| Frankenstein | 10/3/2006 |
Q: Where can I get information about the halloween festival in berg frankenstein? When is the best time ...
A: I found the link right away when I used www.google.de http://www.halloween-burgfrankenstein.de/ ...
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| Travel to Germany to explore ancestor's history | 5/15/2006 |
Q: I will have to ask my father-in-law if they are from Bispingen. I was in Germany once before in ...
A: Oh yes, Bacharach is even more beautiful now than in 2000 because they have undertaken a restoration ...
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| Travel to Germany to explore ancestor's history | 5/15/2006 |
Q: Derheim, My family is planning a trip to Germany in June 2008. My father-in-law's grandfather was ...
A: Greetings from Bacharach on the Rhein River, Are you sure you don't mean Bispingen? It is a ...
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