Party On at These 5 Essential Reeperbahn Bars in Hamburg, Germany | What to do in Hamburg | Where to drink in Hamburg

Party On at These 5 Essential Reeperbahn Bars in Hamburg

Trust us: Hamburg’s nightlife scene is the stuff of legends. And nowhere is this more apparent than in the Reeperbahn, a street and entertainment district in the St. Pauli quarter of Germany’s second-largest city. Yes, it’s the city’s major red-light...

Munich Breweries: 6 Little Paragraphs On 6 Big Brewers

Of all the words that can be used to describe Oktoberfest—jolly, epic, fremdschämen—one that you don’t hear used that often is “strict”. Unless, of course, you’re talking about the beer and/or the big six Munich breweries in which, whoa, you better mind your p’s and q’s. That’s...
8 of the best beer museums in Europe | Heineken Experience in Amsterdam, Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Beer and Oktoberfest Museum in Munich | Prague, Czech Republic, UK, Belgium | History of beer and brewing

8 of the Best Beer Museums in Europe

Do you ever feel your life needs an upgrade? Like maybe you should class it up a bit? After all, a little culture never hurt anybody. You could read an acclaimed novel and discuss its social implications with your colleagues over brunch, don a tux and go see an award-winning...
How to do Oktoberfest on a budget | Munich, Germany

How to do Oktoberfest on a Budget

Oktoberfest was one of the most fun things I did the entire time I lived in Germany. Nothing about the experience disappointed. Oktoberfest is also the only mega festival I’ve ever attended where I didn’t feel overwhelmed the entire time, despite the six-million people in...
The Strong Beer Festival | Munich in March | Beer festival | Oktoberfest | Starkbierfest | dopplebocks, Paulaner Salvator

The Strong Beer Festival – Why You Need to Visit Munich in March

I’ve got a suggestion for you, just hear me out: spring break… in Bavaria. What do you say? It may not be Mexico or the Caribbean but taking into consideration Munich’s surfing, the nude sunbathing, and the three-week-long mini Oktoberfest (Marchfest?) and you won’t be able to...
Things to do in Munich, Germany outside Oktoberfest | View from St. Peter's Church

7 Things to Do in Munich If You Ever Leave the Wiesn

Maybe you just can’t handle two, three, four straight days of Oktoberfest-ing. It’s fine; no one is judging you. Well, okay, maybe they are a little; but don’t let that stop you from doing you! There are plennnnty of other things to do in Munich that don’t involve stein hoisting...

7 Awesome German Christmas Markets You Can’t Miss

When I lived in Germany, being away from home for the holidays seemed like an awful idea. There was no way I was going to shell out thousands of dollars to fly back to Canada so I had to get used to the idea of spending my first Christmas in a foreign country–and hours...
The Drive Me Home Service at the Stuttgart Beer Festival (locally known as Cannstatter Volksfest)

The Stuttgart Beer Festival’s Drive Me Home Service

So… Germans are pretty nice, huh? They bring us super-sized beers and pretzels on demand, they install underground beer-pipelines to preserve the environment (and to get you that beer even faster), and they let you drive as fast as you want on their highways. How sweet! But just...
Oktoberfest 2017 Beer Consumption

Beer Consumption Tops 7.5 Million Liters at Oktoberfest 2017

Oktoberfest 2017 has come to an end, and the statistics are in: a staggering 7.5 million liters of beer was consumed by 6.2 million visitors over 18 days. Record Numbers at Oktoberfest 2017 The 184th Oktoberfest in Munich ended as one of the most successful in its history, with...
Airport Brewery Airbräu

Munich Airbräu brewery keeps travellers hydrated at Munich airport

Ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking. Your German beer drinking captain, that is, and you’re in for a very smooth ride. Because your Oktoberfest adventure will most likely begin and end at the Munich airport, so should your beer drinking. And because this is, in...