The German town of Waren is a picturesque little town nestled on the large Müritz lake. Here you can stroll in peace and quiet, or perhaps experience the natural history experience centre Müritzeum. For our part, there were also continued challenges in the "Beach Basket Challenge" competition.
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The motorhome trip "Beach Basket Challenge" in Germany continues and we have now travelled from camping Güster at Am Prüßsee to Ostsee camping in Zierow, outside Wismar in northern Germany. Here it was finally time for the first challenge! The participants of course charged during the day, and we can now reveal the winners!
Read moreOur motorhome adventure with a total of seven motorhomes, the "Beach Basket Challenge", has started with a first day in the German federal state of Schleswig-Holstein. This was an intensive day with lots of interesting experiences and tasty flavours, which perhaps ended a little differently than expected.
Read moreThere are more than 150 beautiful roads in Germany, each with its own theme and packed with attractions and great places to stop along the way. Germany's beautiful roads offer the perfect way to holiday in the country, whether you're travelling by car, motorhome, caravan, motorbike or bicycle.
Read moreBauhaus is 100 years old this year, but it's not the DIY store's birthday. No, we're talking about a completely different Bauhaus. The birthday boy is both a design school and a design movement. We were introduced to Bauhaus during a Bauhaus-themed dinner. Here's the story of the Bauhaus school, and top tips for travelling in the footsteps of Bauhaus.
Read moreAsparagus in Germany - it's far more than just a vegetable. When the asparagus season starts, the country opens up to festivals, markets and imaginative asparagus dishes. In some villages, the 'asparagus queen' is crowned, while in others there are competitions to see who can peel asparagus the fastest. You can drive along the asparagus roads in Germany and experience the 'white gold' first hand.
Read moreDid you know that carnival is celebrated in Germany for several months every year? If there's one thing we think we're not good at in Sweden, it's colourful festivals. Sometimes we have thought that you have to go down to southern Europe for the carnival atmosphere, but travelling to Germany can actually be enough!
Read moreThen it was time to take the ferry from Kiel to Gothenburg, after two months of motorhome travel in Europe. It was the first time we took this particular ferry, and we have to say that in our opinion this is the best ferry between Sweden and Germany. Which ferry suits you depends of course on where you live in Sweden, but of all the ones we have travelled on, we have to say that this is the nicest!
Read moreOur last stops on this summer's long motorhome trip were Husum and Sankt Peter-Ording on the North Sea coast of Germany. Here, the North Sea wind blows briskly, the fishing shops are densely packed and the beaches are so wide that they resemble deserts. The North Sea coast in Germany offers many gems, and we also found a good place to park our motorhome.
Read moreTrier is Germany's oldest city, located in the Moselle Valley (Rhineland-Palatinate), close to the border with Luxembourg. This city has been an important Roman city and offers impressive Roman monuments such as Roman baths, an amphitheatre and a Roman bridge that is still in use. It is no wonder that many of the buildings in this city have been included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
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