We finish our tour in Munich last couple of days of August. Then heading to Nuremberg for a couple of days and onto Prague.
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Wow, just came in here to post/ask about Bavaria, and find itās the latest topic.
Iām thinking about a trip to Europe next year already, and flights from Japan to Europe are easiest/cheapest to Frankfurt, Rome, or London. Weāll have a 6-year-old and two one-year-olds in tow, so I want a trip that steers clear of big city mayhem and public transport and is more scenic, relaxing and fun for the eldest kid too.
I was originally thinking Tuscany and up to Venice, but the more I read about Bavaria I reckon driving from Frankfurt to Munich would be ace. Has anyone done this Romantic Road and castles area and can recommend it? Iām thinking Neuschwanstein, Rothenburg are must sees, but does anyone have fave towns, castles, or palaces in that vicinity?
One good thing Iāve found about big cities, is that even when theyāre crowded, you still have pleanty of room to move. In small towns when itās crowded, it can get a bit hectic, I experienced this in Taormina a few years ago. However if youāre out of season, youāll not have any issues anyway.
Aircon? It was 35 degrees yesterday and we donāt have aircon! It was fine 
Kƶnigssee is great. Iād recommend staying at Berchtesgaden and doing the day trip from there.
Neuschwanstein is awesome as said. Very pretty castle.
The Alps are great, many people visit Garmisch-Partenkirchen as itās easy to get to. Anywhere in the Alps are cool for doing some Hiking, and best in Summer for that. I like the Kampenwand personally.
Still want to go to Rothenburg. But itās a whole 2 hours away 
Check out Flixbus for travel. I went to Prague last month for 15 euros.
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I like Bamberg. They have a really unique smokey beer, and this thing looks cool:
Another town I like is Landshut, just a nice old town, but only if itās on the way. Wasserburg am Inn is nice, cheap hotel at the top of the town called Gasthof Huberwirt am Kellerberg is recommended.
And as said before, for me itās all about the Alps. Nice and quiet if you donāt go to the hot spots. Super pretty
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Weāve pencilled in two days in Nuremberg, after spending an extra day in Munich at the end of the trip. Then from Nuremberg to Prague. All by train.
Bamberg is really close to Nuremberg if you can fit it in. But not on the same trainline unfortunately
Aecht Schlenkerla! We get those in Japan, sensational beers. I can see me dragging my wife and kids to all the best beer stops in Bavaria already.
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Thatās the one! Really interesting beer, but for me not one that I can drink too many of.
If you like Weissbier, Kloster Andechs is a good stop over. Most of the best Weisbier is made outside of Munich (lagers are best there).
Itās a cool monastery, and you can also get an excellent Schweinshaxen there.
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Its becoming quite popular lately. Its a nice spot. Are you flying into Manila or Cebu first? Ive spent a bit of time on Panay when a friend of mine lived there and popped over to Boracay a few times.
Im heading to that part of the globe next week, mainly to visit my mother in law who is quite ill, but I will shoot down to Bohol for a few days to an eco resort a friend owns. You can see Duterteās martial law in Mindanao from there on a clear day. Hopefully the closest I will ever get to that madness.
Sydney to Manila direct then on to Roxas City. Staying just outside of Roxas with family of the couple we are travelling with. Have changed plans slightly as we are now going for 3 weeks and will do Boracay for 4 nights and Palawan for 6 nights. Will then split a few nights between Manila and Alabang and then 4-5 nights around Tagaytay and Lake Taal
Buses or anything like that? Sort of pencilled in things like the trial place, the rally place, a gingerbread place and a bratwurst place. But there was something in the Rage recently re 48 hours in Nuremberg so will have a squiz at that.
Not the Age, the Independentā¦
Sorry, I meant that itās not on the way to Prague. You can get the train there from Nuremberg, itās only 45mins.
No problem. I wish I could think of more. I should do more German exploring myself, but usually just go to the Alps on weekends or visit other countries.
One more:
- If you happen to go to Augsburg, make sure to visit the Fuggerei, I found it really interesting, info here: http://www.fugger.de/en/fuggerei.html
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Can confirm.
Bamberg is brillaint.
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Palawan is fantastic. If you can, head out to a little place called Port Barton. On the western side on the edge of the China Sea. We stayed on a small island off the coast there in 2015. It was one of the most pristine tropical places Ive ever been to. The owner became a friend and although he has now sold and moved back to the States he said the new owner is a mate of his so not much has changed. Paradise Cove, Cacnipa Island. Check it out.
El Nido and Coron are getting pretty crowded these days.
Taal is pretty cool, although the island the volcano is on is pretty dirty, or it was last time I went.
Manila is one of the Worlds greatest ā ā ā ā holes, althouth the people are generally pretty cool.
Enjoy mate, should be a blast.
Ohā¦I nearly forgotā¦if you like a cold beer suss out the little micro brewery in puerto princessa when you hit palawan. Very tasty and icy cold.
Anyone here been to the Hokusai exhibition in Melbourne?
Mrs Fox and I are off to USA on business in plate November, she in Atlanta and I am in Houston.
Planning to meet for a few days in New Orleans, any tips on what is a must-do, must-see there ?
The food! Sensational, particularly if you like food a bit spicy, and with shellfish. If you recognise the name of the food as something you can get in Australia, ignore it (except for the bread and butter pudding). No need to go to expensive restaurants. Thereās too much great Nawlins food, like gumbo, jambalaya, crawfish (yabbies) Ć©touffĆ©e, shrimp creole, muffulettas, barbecued shrimp, poāboys (think baguettes or subs or gyros or hoagies).
Oh yeahā¦thereās the mighty Mississippi and the music too. Go for a stroll down Bourbon Street, and for breakfast at CafĆ© du Monde for a cafĆ© au lait and a beignet, and afterwards to the French Market next door.
D-Day museum in (I think) Camp Street, created by the writer of Band of Brothers. JFK stuff around the same area. St Charles Avenue streetcar through the Garden District. Donāt go for a gawp tour through the Lower Ninth Ward (the locals donāt like it). St Louis cemetery on I think North Rampart. Congo Square where Louis Armstrong used to play piano in a brothel is up there.
There are two police stations in the French Quarter. Think of them as opposite corners of a rectangle. Donāt go outside that area at night or alone. Itās not particularly safe.
Apart from that, I got nothing.
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