by Allegra Osati | Oct 8, 2018 | Blogtober, Events, Germany, Travel
Yesterday was the last day of Oktoberfest 2018. This time last year, I had gone to Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Munich, Füssen, and, separately, Hawaii – all within the span of a month. It was a bit wild. Every bit of those two trips replays clear as day in my mind...
by Allegra Osati | Feb 28, 2018 | Germany, Travel
European train travel is MAGICAL. High speed trains. Trams from a sleepy corner of town to the bustling city center. Interconnected countryside and city, state and country. I could have hopped on a train in Munich and emerged 10 hours later in London (I didn’t,...
by Allegra Osati | Oct 24, 2017 | Germany, Travel
There are so many castles in Germany. SO. MANY. One of the more popular (read: Instagrammable) ones is actually one of the newest – Schloss Neuschwanstein near Füßen (read: Few-sen). This “Disney castle” is set high atop a rocky mount along the...
by Allegra Osati | Oct 4, 2017 | Germany, Travel
If there is one thing you need to know about me, it’s that I’m a bit obsessed with language. I spent my college years working towards a degree in English and a minor in Linguistics, so my days were filled with words. It was blissful. So, when Sohrab and I...
