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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE I don’t ski (You can thank me, either now or later, for protecting the public’s safety.) but I do love the idea of après-ski. Who wouldn’t like the idea of relaxing and enjoying coasting to the end of a busy day? My husband and I were recently planning a driving trip from [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY EMILY KLINS On a whim, my husband and I decided to take a short trip to the Black Forest region of Germany. The village of Ortenberg, located on the Rhine river just 25 km away from Strasbourg, France, offered true German charm and hospitality. We stayed at Gasthaus im Glattfelder for the duration [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE In London? Big Ben In Central California? Big Sur In Texas? Big… everything (Everything’s bigger in Texas) In Ramstein-Miesenbach? Big Emma’s Turns out its not just Texas where everything is bigger! Big Emma’s is a restaurant in the town of Ramstein where everything is huge. They specialize in big portions of [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Even if the brew tastes somewhat strange at the first swallow, do not stop, because soon you will realize that your thirst will not decrease and your pleasure will visibly increase. That’s what it says on the coasters at Schlenkerla in Bamburg. It almost sounds like a riddle, doesn’t it? So [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY LAURA SNYDER The small town of Soufllenheim in the Alsace region of France is famous for their pottery.  It is a great little town with some really interesting pottery shops and at least one wonderful restaurant. Shops are open mostly from 10-12 and 2-6, so we tried to arrive right at 10 to [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Have you ever ate inside a giant barrel? I have, twice, in two different countries, in two different barrels. My first barrel restaurant was in Okinawa, Japan. It is an Izakaya-style Japanese restaurant and we had seaweed appetizers, sushi, and teriyaki. It’s a great place and we visited it a few [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE My husband was an adult when he first tasted curry. His first thought? “I’ve been cheated!” Cheated out of many years of eating curry that is! Since that time, curry has become a staple food group for him. Luckily for us, I’m happy to agree. We were recently staying at the [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE Ole! Do you find yourself in the KMC (Kaiserslautern Military Community) with a craving for Mexican food? I love Mexican food! Give me some warm tortilla chips and salsa, maybe some gauc and I’m in a happy place. Recently my husband and I had a chance to check out Cantina Mexicana [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY CASEY COTES “Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.”  -John Green   I read this quote in a travel magazine this week and thought it quite appropriate. It seems to perfectly embody the concept of [...]

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CONTRIBUTED BY SARAH FORTE   The German word for today is “Gemütlichkeit.” There is no direct translation into English, but if I could take you all to Zum Gulden Stern in Nuremberg, you would be able to see, hear, smell and taste “Gemütlichkeit.” Picture you and your friends eating in a small half-timbered house with [...]

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