Annapolis, MD

  Smart Family Travel Tips: Traveling Annapolis, Maryland   Annapolis, Maryland is a water-lover’s dream town and a great place to bring the kiddos! Known as the “Sailing Capital of the World,” Annapolis is home to the U.S. Naval Academy, the United States Sailboat Show, and the historic Maryland State House. Annapolis served as the capital […]

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Turks and Caicos – The First Time

In 2014, to celebrate our 10th anniversary, we treated ourselves to a Caribbean cruise aboard the Carnival Pride. It was a lot of fun and we saw and experienced some beautiful sites during our port calls. We absolutely fell in love with the warm crystal clear waters and the white sandy beaches of Turks and […]

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Pop Evil @ Amos Southend

We’ve made the trek to Charlotte several times to visit the small venue known as Amos’ Southend. Situated just outside the downtown business district, Amos features bands from many different eras and spotlights local entertainment. We’ve been here 3 times to see Firehouse but this time around, we went down to see one of the […]

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Volksmarches: Heidelberg

The pictures in this gallery were taken at the Heidelberg volksmarch. This event was sponsored annually for 38 years by the Heidelberg International Wandering Club  and was an absolute MUST for most Americans stationed in Germany. Sadly, the final volksmarch was held in 2012 as the US Forces in Europe are leaving Heidelberg and relocating […]

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Volksmarches: Gemuenden-Felda

The pictures in this gallery were taken at the Gemuenden-Felda volksmarch. This small village, north of Frankfurt, is far away from any American installations. The people we met there were especially receptive to meeting us as they hadn’t had an American presence in that area in quite a long time.

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The Bavarian Alps

  We took a trip to the Bavarian Alps in October of 2006. These photos were all captured when we visited King Ludwig’s castles at Neuschwanstein, Hohenschwangau, and Linderhof. Several of the photos were also taken in the charming village of Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

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Heidelberg Castle

We were so fortunate to live within a stones throw of the marvelous Heidelberg Castle. The castle completely dominates the Old Town skyline and has a long and troublesome history. This is why we only can see a part of the castle’s former glory today and parts of it lie in ruins. The construction was […]

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Heidelberg Castle – Day 5

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 25, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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Rothenburg ob der Tauber – Day 4

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 24, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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Holiday Park – Day 3

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 22, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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Sinsheim Museum & Schloss Hornsberg – Day 2

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 21, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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Schwartzwald-The Black Forest-Triberg – Day 1

This article first appeared on the original TannerFamilyOnline site in the summer of 2005. This is the first of five day trips we took during a one week period during our first summer there together. This article is originally dated June 20, 2005 and was written by Heather after being in country for only 3 […]

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