Before Covid, I was fortunate enough to get my German citizenship. While at this point I have no intention of moving to Europe, the immediate benefit is not being subject to normal visa rules for Americans visiting Europe. So this will end up being my longest Europe trip, at three and a half months. (That…
I’ve only been to South America once, a week-long trip to Bogota and Quito in the days before I started The Royal Tour. I had another, this time to Chile, cancel during the first part of Covid in 2020. So now in 2023, I’m returning to this (to me) mysterious continent, spending a full six…
Last January, A and I went to Puerto Rico for two weeks. Afterward, she declared the trip to be just what she needed after the stress of the holidays. I told her that as long as we were dating, I’d take her to the Caribbean every January. So here we are, another January, and another…
Editor’s note: As The Royal Tour grows, and more destinations want to work with me, it is impossible to find time to go everywhere myself. After meeting the amazing staff of Visit Las Cruces at a convention, I suggested they might want to work with our writer Tamara, who is a bit closer, being based…
Editor’s note: I spent a couple days in Istanbul a decade or so ago, and will be returning this coming year with TRT writer Dan Warren. This itinerary by our traveling rabbi Sam Spector is a perfect starting point for my trip, and will be for yours as well. For more of Sam’s amazing adventures,…
After more than eight weeks, we are finally at the last segment of my Germany trip. This portion will all be centered around Munich, considered one of the most livable cities in Germany, and in all of Europe. I intend to find out for myself. All I know so far from lining up an Airbnb…
When it comes to the name of my trip, Germany and surrounds, this portion, part three of four, is the surrounds. It is my chance to see a city that has been at the top of my Europe wishlist for a long time, return to my current favorite European city, and take some time to…
Welcome to part two (of four) of my trip to Germany and some surrounding countries! After exploring western Germany - and a side trip to Paris - it is time to see some of eastern Germany. The majority of my time during this segment will be based in Berlin. This is for a couple reasons.…
This is part one (of four) of my Germany and surrounds trip. In total, I’ll be spending just under eleven weeks in Europe, most of that in Germany, the country of my ancestors - and of my recent(ish) citizenship acquisition. In this post, I will give you the basic outline of the first two and…
For the first time since the world shut down, I am finally off on a multi-month adventure, and it is one I truly couldn’t be more excited about. In December of 2019, I became a German citizen, acquiring the citizenship that had been stripped from my grandparents and great-grandparents by the Nazi regime. Now, I…