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Wandering the World

Stories and tips from around the world.

Germany

Deutsche Bahnfahrt

Twelve years ago, before the age of the smart phone, I visited Berlin at the start of my adventure spanning three European countries. I was younger then, and less experienced at travelling, and with a friend in tow, we had a tendency to get lost. Now I was returning to run the Berlin Marathon as the first part of a railway journey around Germany in a time when a global pandemic is at the forefront of everyone's minds. How would it affect this adventure, and what would be different?

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The full photo album for this trip can be found on Flickr.

Neuschwanstein Castle

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