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…

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…

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 . . …

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…

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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…

Brezen

Most morning I hike up and down a 30-minute hill on the way to a bakery for daily rations of lunch roles and happy-hour brezen (pretzels)…