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Highlights:
- Featured in many publications including USA Today, Qantas, Families Magazine Australia, Daily Mail and more
- Speaker at numerous travel blogging conferences including Travel Blog Exchange (Tbex), Travel Blogging Summit and Travel Massive and is well known in the travel blogging community
- Holds a BA, teaching and travel agent qualifications
Experience:
Sharon first fell in love with Germany back in 2000 on her first visit which may have been more about beer halls and biking than the Old Town and German culture that she enjoys more today.
She has traveled to 98 countries and spent many years of her life exploring the globe. This has lead to many skills from quickly working out the best way to travel from A to B to finding the best hotel. These days she primarily travels with her 3 children currently aged from 7 – 13 years old so she also has many family travel kid wrangling skills!
She has learned a lot about German culture and language from her experiences traveling in Germany, her humanities degree and from enrolling her kids in a German primary school in Australia. She’s had a lot of fun preparing schultütes for the first day of school to learning all about the many German dishes, holidays and cultural practices. Her kids make sure she puts the fun ones into practice too like leaving out shoes for Saint Nicholas!
When not writing for this site, Sharon is out exploring the world and everything German.
Education:
Sharon’s educational background enables her to share and teach you how to plan your own trip to Germany as easily as possible. Her travel qualification enables her to work as a qualified travel agent and has helped her to learn many tips and tricks for booking travel. Her teaching qualification helps her explain it all to you here.
Her humanities degree has helped her love of everything history and culture and thus, her appreciation of Germany.
You can read more about Sharon and her family here.
Sharon’s Most Recent Guides To Germany
- Travel Hack of the Year: Germany’s Deutschland Ticket for Just 49 Euro Step-By-Step
- Don’t Miss The Oldest City In Germany! Top 20 Things To Do In Trier 😍
- Old Vs New Germany: The Two Very Different Sides Of Germany You’ll See On Your Trip😲
- Everything Germany Train Passes So You Can See Germany For The Least Money Possible 💰
- Top 30 Things To Do In Nuremberg [Don’t Miss Them!]
- 13 Awe-Inspiring Things To Do In Cochem [Don’t Miss Them!]
- Top 15 Things To Do In Rothenburg Ob Der Tauber [Don’t Miss This Fairy Tale Town!]
- So What Do Germans Eat In A Day? See For Yourself Here!😎
- Top 12 Things To Do In Quedlinburg [Don’t Miss Them!]
- Top 10 Absolutely Delicious German Pastry Recipes You NEED To Make ASAP! 😋
- Discover The Unmissable Christmas Traditions That Make Germany Shine🎄
- German History 101: All About The Powerful Hanseatic League In 3 Minutes!🤩
- 12 Signs You’ve Stayed In Germany Too Long 😂😂🤣
- The Secret To An Absolutely Perfect Day In The Rhine Valley🥰
- Almost No One Can Guess All 10 Famous Places from These Photos—Can You?😆
- All About Feierabend: The German Concept We Should All Embrace! 🥰
- Do You Know Any Of These Weird Facts About Germany? 😱
- You’ll Never Believe What’s Inside These 10 Books About Germany! 📖
- From Squared Meters To Autobahn Exits: The German Approach to Small Talk 😆
- 13 Weirdest (And Unique) Places To Visit In Germany Revealed!
- 10 Easy German Phrases You MUST Know For Your Vacation! 💬
- Absolutely Spectacular Germany Two Week Itinerary Step-By-Step 🤩
- Munich Is So Overpriced! My Favorite Alternatives😎
- The Ultimate Showdown: German Easter Traditions Vs. The World 🐰
- Top 12 Absolutely Delicious German Side Dish Recipes You NEED To Make ASAP! 😋
- German Bread Craze: What Makes 3,000 Varieties So Irresistible?
- Top 11 German Cake Recipes That Must Be The Best In The World!🍰
- How To Make Incredibly Delicious German Pork Knuckle 😋
- The Weimar Republic: The Fascinating History You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
- 10 Unbelievable Places in the Black Forest You’ll Want to Visit Right Now 🤩
- Time Capsules: 10 Incredible German Destinations Untouched By WWII That You Should DEFINITELY Visit!
- Top 10 German Potato Recipes That Must Be The Best In The World!🥔
- 6 Must Pack Items That You Won’t Want To Leave At Home 🥰
- Munich vs Berlin: The Ultimate Showdown Of Where To Head First!😂😂🤣
- Exactly Why German Beer Is So Ridiculously Amazing 🍻
- Don’t Miss These German Cakes You Know You Want To Try Immediately 🍰😋
- All About Kaffee & Kuchen. Maybe The Best Tradition Ever! 🥰
- Lesson 26: What To Do When There’s More Than One!
- Think You Should Visit Germany? Here’s 10 Reasons Why You Should NEVER Go!
- 10 Pivotal Things Germany Is Most (In)Famous For (Although You Won’t Love #10)
- Is Jägerschnitzel Your Favorite Too? 😋How To Make Incredibly Delicious Jägerschnitzel
- Are German Stereotypes True? We Uncover Which Are True And Which Are Bull%$# 😂
- We Found The Prettiest Bridge In The World – And This Is It! 😍
- What’s Different About German Homes? Find Out Here! 🤔
- German Work Culture. Is It Super Efficient And Punctual?! Some Suprising Insights 🤯
- How To Make Incredibly Delicious German Goulash 😋
- Regions In Germany You CANNOT Miss On Your Vacation 🤩
- DON’T MISS: Quick, Easy & Free Ways To Learn German Online 👍
- One Spectacular Day In Hamburg? Follow This Exactly! 😍
- Neuschwanstein Castle: The Fascinating History Of Germany’s Most Famous Castle 🥰
- Bet You Can’t Guess What Is Taboo In Germany! 😳Find Out Here
- 10 Cheapest Places To Visit In Germany That Are Incredibly Awesome 🤑
- One Incredible Day In Nuremberg? Make Sure You Do This! 😍
- The Most Beautiful Villages In Germany That You’ll Never Forget 😍
- Top 10 Secret Places To Visit In Central Germany Before You Die 😱