Hiking Between Alms

I hike to sight-see and stay healthy. Bavaria is a good place for both of these activities with plenty of choices from…

Beyond Genealogy

Out of Africa

German record-keeping is well known. The State of Hessen, just northwest of…

Corn Power

For a city boy―New York, Los Angeles, Washington, D.C.―I am amazed at how fast corn grows. In less than two months, Bavarian corn is . . …

My Tribe

I visited the home of my tribe—the Franks. Trier, on the banks of the Moselle River, is the oldest town in Germany (along with Worms). It was…

The Kure

Most Sundays—weather permitting—I bike to a nearby village for coffee and pastries. Round trip to the café and back is about 30 kilometers of…

Sunrise Departure

It was a perfect sunrise in Florida, reflections of waterfront buildings on glassy marina water, as I motored out to a nearby…

Beaches

Summer approaches with rising heat and humidity. I look forward to migrating northeastward back to cool, dry Bavaria. The change of seasons is a…

Hurricane Angst

An uncomfortably long flight across the Atlantic was soon forgotten when I found my liveaboard home in good shape. The boat…

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River Biking

Although I miss the wild ocean surrounding Florida, the well-managed Danube, Inn, and Isar rivers are delightful scenic alternatives…