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Oktoberfest: Things To Know Before You Go

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Learn most of the lyrics to these two songs: Fleigerlied and West Virginia by John Denver. The first one is a classic Oktoberfest song that ever tent is guaranteed to play at least once. Fliegerlied is a hilarious song if you look up the translation in english. And the second one, well that’s anyone guess as to why that some how became popular in Germany, let alone during Oktoberfest. But sure enough, you’ll notice the music change from traditional German Folk to the roar of everyone screaming “Take me home…”. Know where the festival grounds are located. For some reason, we …

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Seeking Wanderlust | The Journey to Oktoberfest [video]

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When you come across the opportunity to cross off a bucket list trip of a lifetime to Oktoberfest, you do everything you can to make it happen. And that’s exactly what happened. I was able to convince 6 of my friends to join me on a partial two-week trip that would start in Amsterdam, head south through Dusseldorf, Cologne, and Frankfurt until we reached the city of Munich for Oktoberfest! But it didn’t end there, we pushed south into the alps to hike the Zugspitze and then ended the trip in the Austrian cities of Innsbruck and Achensee. There were …

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Oktoberfest | An Unreal Experience

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If you’re anything like me, you’ve dreamt one day  of traveling to Oktoberfest, standing on a table with a full liter of beer in your hand, while singing your heart out to a traditional Oktoberfest song arm-in-arm with a local German. Quite an imagination, no? For the most part of my life I thought this would be a stretch to ever get to Oktoberfest, let alone have that quintessential moment that I’ve always pictured. One by one, a plan came together, and I ended up being able to share this exact experience with six of my friends… Lederhosens and all. …

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No New Updates: Backpacking Through Europe to Oktoberfest 

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Hey there!  I appreciate all the viewers that check out my page, and hope that some of my content helps you or inspires you to get out and have your own adventure. For the next few weeks, there will not be any new updates. My friends and I will be backpacking through Europe on our way to Oktoberfest in Munich! Our plan is to fly into Amsterdam, make our way down through Germany, stopping in Düsseldorf, Colone, and Frankfurt along the way. Eventually celebrate Oktoberfest in Munich over the last weekend.  After the partying subsides, we plan to explore the …

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