off-the-beaten path travel and hiking stories
If you happen to be Germany in early spring, and crave a bit of sun, it’s slim pickings – the shores of the North Sea don’t really provide sunny beaches until the summer. However, if you head (quite) further south, Germany offers plenty of lake-side beaches as early as April.
Deep in the south of Germany, close to the highest point in the country, Zugspitze, you can cross the border with Austria on foot. In fact you can walk over the border from the German state of Bavaria into Austrian Tyrol as many times as you wish. (Just don’t forget to switch your mobile data off as needed – if you’re using a German SIM card you’ll be roaming as soon as you cross the border.)