Germany Backpackers' Guide

A Little Lowdown on Backpacking in Germany

Germany Facts

Capital: Berlin
Population: 82,689,000
Currency: euro (EUR)
Religions: Protestant 34%, Roman Catholic 34%, Muslim 3.7%, unaffiliated or other 28.3%
Government: federal republic
Languages: German
Climate: temperate and marine; cool, cloudy, wet winters and summers; occasional warm mountain (foehn) wind
Phone Code: 49

Germany Photos

Photos of Germany that we found just lying about the web so we decided to pilfer from Observations of an Unimportant Man.

Train Station in the Rain - Germany From the Rails, Germany

Graffiti - Germany From the Rails, Germany

As the Tracks Disappear - Germany From the Rails, Germany

Train Station in Hamburg - Germany From the Rails, Germany

Looking Back on the Track - Germany From the Rails, Germany

Intercity Train - Germany From the Rails, Germany

Abandoned Building - Germany From the Rails, Germany

Germany Festivals

Festivals in Germany courtesy of 2camels Festivals.

Extreme Ironing World Championships article

Sandboarding World Championships article

Tübingen Duck Race snippet

Maschsee Festival snippet

Hamburg-Berlin Auto Bild Classic photos

Hamburg Harbour Birthday Festival photos

Fastnacht Carnival video

Stuttgart Beer Festival - Cannstatter Volksfest video

Splashdiving World Championships web site

Love Parade - 2011 web site

Check out more festivals in Germany

Or take a look at festivals in these cities in Germany:

Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Germany Hotels

An Aussie in London features hotels in a number of locations across Germany.

Hotels » Germany

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Germany Flights

Lufthansa (Germany) - Lufthansa is a founding member of the Star Alliance and one of the largest airlines in the world flying to over 100 countries worldwide.

Airberlin (Germany) - Airberlin is the second largest airline of Germany and flies to over 150 destinations in more than 40 countries worldwide

An Aussie in London has scoured the web for airlines that fly to Germany. We feature only hand picked links (like the one above to Air Berlin) through to airline sites that feature flights to Germany.

Book Flights to Germany Online

An Aussie in London has teamed up with Skyscanner to locate the web's most exceptional flight offers.

Click a departure point and a destination on the map below, then hit show flights and you're away. It couldn't be simpler. Bon voyage!

Cheap Flights with Skyscanner

European Train Travel

An Aussie in London has teamed up with Rail Europe to provide our readers with fabulous fares on all European rail passes - EuRail, BritRail, ScanRail, France, German, Swiss and Eastern Europe rail passes and more - as well as individual train tickets spanning Europe from Norway to Greece.

Germany Car Hire

Europcar - Europcar is the World's Leading Leisure Car Rental Company operating in more than 150 countries through 13,000 stations covering all major airports. Europcar offer:

Only new rental cars - the average age of their rentals is only 6 months
An all inclusive rates guarantee - no surprises at the desk
24 hour roadside assistance - wherever you are, at any time
24/7 car rental service at major airports - late night flight, they'll meet your reservations
Flight delayed? - no problem, let Europcar know your flight number and they'll be there waiting

Germany Tours

Tours in Germany

Germany Travel Insurance

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