Oktoberfest Munich Tips: How To Have the Best Fest

Since I’m always talking about how much I love Oktoberfest (and casually mentioning that I’ve been there a few times), I often get e-mails from readers asking me for Oktoberfest advice. I figured it would be cool to respond to the most common questions that I get here in one post. So, if you are …

Great Days: Kloster Andechs Monastery Munich, Germany

On the final evening of my inaugural trip to Europe, I took a walking tour of Munich and afterwards ended up having a few beers with the gregarious leader of the tour. It was from this wise gentleman that I first heard the legend of the Kloster Andechs Monastery Munich, the holy hilltop beer beacon …