2022.12 German Christmas Markets (Part 3) – Train to Dusseldorf & Haribo Factory Outlet

Driving in the Netherlands feels like there are more speed cameras then tulips grown in the country — they’re everywhere!  Driving just isn’t the same as the joy of being on a free and clear section of Germany’s highways.  So, instead of fighting traffic at 100km/h we opted to take a comfortable train ride to Dusseldorf to pick up our rental car.

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2018 – Part 74 – Australia to Canada via Europe

I freely admit that this route to Australia is not what comes to mind to North Americans, when you say you are flying to Australia.  For most people the route is westbound across the Pacific.  In our case, routing through Europe gave us the chance to do two things during our stopover.

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