We have officially hit the 45 day mark of living in Germany. Since moving here on August 1st, we visited two other countries, took one day trip to Trier, and went to our first wine festival. The first month felt like a vacation, but once we moved into our new empty house, reality began to sink in. On the last day of our first month here, we woke up at 4am to catch our flight out of London READ MORE
Military Move to Germany
**Sorry to interrupt our European travel posts, this one is for the ones moving abroad with the military // my post about Amsterdam is coming to ya on Monday!!** As a Type A organized-control freak, the past few months of getting ready to PCS to Germany (aka our move abroad) has been one headache after another. There really isn't a concise "to do list" when moving with the military and getting READ MORE
Day Trip to Trier, Germany
Ten days into officially living in Germany, we decided it was the perfect time to take a day trip to explore a new German town. We decided on a trip to Trier, one of the oldest cities in Germany, rich in Roman history and right along the Mosel river (read: wine). It was a simple two hour train ride from Kaiserslautern to Trier, so we tired the dogs out with a long walk and breakfast before heading READ MORE
International House Hunting
It has been said that looking for a house over here is like the Hunger Games. The good houses get rented out quickly and people will snatch up a house right under your nose. It can get ugly. We started looking at houses online right when we found out we were moving to Germany, but realized quickly that there was no point in looking yet because they'd all be gone by the time we arrived. READ MORE
Five Day Learning Curve
With five full days in Germany behind me, I have already learned so much about living here! Here are some differences, learnings, and fun facts that we've accumulated so far. The doors to the outdoors lock automatically. In other words, yes, I did already lock us out of the temporary apartment we are in (lol yikes). Luckily we were still with our realtor, so she was able to call in a backup READ MORE