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10 German Words and Phrases You Should Learn Before Going to Oktoberfest

4 Comments / Destinations, Europe, Germany, Practical Traveler, Travel Tips / By Guest Post

Oktoberfest has long become an international tourist destination. And while most of the Munich natives certainly speak some English, the festival still retains its traditional Bavarian origins. (To read more about that, check out my article on the history of the Oktoberfest. Also, see our Best Places to Stay in Munich for Oktoberfest) When celebrating […]

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Coming Out of a Fog

12 Comments / An American in Peru / By Danielle Krautmann

In the summer of 2005 I hiked Mt. Washington with my uncle Flip and lifelong friend Pat as part of my goal to summit all 48 of New Hampshire’s 4,000 footers. At an elevation of 6,288 feet above sea level, Mt. Washington is the highest in the White Mountains and home of the world’s most

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Learning French in France

13 Comments / Destinations, Europe, France, Practical Traveler, Travel Tips / By Avery Sumner

I was never really interested in France or French, preferring to study a less bourgeois language like Spanish in school. Not that my language prejudice mattered, because like most Americans I never mastered a second language at all. Sure, I later got by hitchhiking in Cuba with my rudimentary Spanish, but I didn’t speak the language. And then I married a guy from France…

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