A Weekend Getaway Spent in Hamburg
As I felt gravity suddenly press against me, pinning me to my seat, I enjoyed one of my favorite sensations - the added G-forces that come during takeoff. From my seat on the isle I looked up the row,…
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A UNESCO Filled Return to Hamburg – Come Follow Along!
In the midst of a beautiful hot, humid and record setting July in 2010 I found myself sitting on a sweltering train (ins…
The Spirit of the Moment
I'm thrilled to share that VirtualWayfarer just passed 1,000,000 views on YouTube (I'm so incredibly humbled and flatter…
We Discovered The World Together – RTW Family Travel 20 Years Later
I was 11, tall for my age, lanky, a bit shy, and perpetually curious. I wasn't a huge fan of school and found the whole…
Use Exciting History Podcasts To Revolutionize Your Travel
Exciting history podcasts. That's right. I used those three words in one sentence without a hint of sarcasm or satire. T…
2014 – A Year of Travel In 65 Color Photographs
As 2014 comes to a close it is time to look back over the year and to highlight some of my favorite photography. In 2014 I traveled less far-afield than during previous years but simultaneously spent …
Pure Beauty in Berlin – Weekly Travel Photo
One of my favorite things about Berlin is Museum Island. It embodies the type of cultural dedication to art and history that I wish all cities, cultures and nations shared and emulated. For those unfamiliar with it, it…
Berlin’s Dramatic Contrast Explored Through Art
Berlin is famous for a plethora of reasons. Of those one of the most well known is its character. It is a wild city of contrasts both within the city limits and when explored alongside greater Germany as a whole. In A…
Why Denmark – Ask Alex – Travel Question Wednesdays
This post is part of the Ask Alex, Travel Question Wednesdays weekly series. To see previous questions click here. To submit your own; tweet it to @AlexBerger, ask it in a comment on this post or send it in by e-mail.
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Revisiting 17 of My Favorite Photos From My 2007 Europe Trip
September 11th 2007 I caught a plane to Europe with a one way ticket and and the butterflies of uncertainty fluttering away in my chest. What followed was a three month trip that started in Scotland and wound its way do…