AT#939 - Travel to Germany’s Black Forest

Travel with Amateur Traveler Podcast

Chris Christensen

History, Places & Travel, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 March 2025

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Hear about travel to Germany’s Black Forest in Baden-Württemberg as the Amateur Traveler talks to Matt Kepnes (Nomadic Matt) about his visit to the hills and woods of southwest Germany. Why should you go to the Black Forest? Matt says, "You'll find incredible hiking, lots of lakes, waterfalls, and cute little quintessential German towns with beautiful architecture. There are also a lot of hot springs around the Baden Baden area. Plus, there's just great food and I just really loved the welcoming vibe of the people." Matt’s Suggested Black Forest Itinerary: Day 1–2: Heidelberg Why go: It is a historic university town with vibrant nightlife, a beautiful old town, castle ruins, and great food. Highlights: Heidelberg Castle (ruins) Perimeter hiking trails and viewpoints Heidelberg Student Jail (Mark Twain visited!) Contemporary art museum Nightlife: comedy shows and lively bars Tip: Hike up from the city center for great views; look for printed maps with trail info. ... https://amateurtraveler.com/travel-to-germanys-black-forest/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:03.3	Amateur Traveler Episode 939.
1:09.3	Today, Amateur Traveler talks about small towns and hiking trails, bathhouses and waterfalls,
1:13.4	castles, and a very large cuckoo clock as we go to the black forest in Germany.
1:15.4	This is Chris Christensen from Amateur Traveler.
1:17.7	Let's talk about the Black Forest.
1:22.3	I'd like to welcome back to the show Matt Kepness or Nomadic Matt from nomadic mat.com, who's come to talk to us about
1:30.0	the Black Forest. Matt, welcome back to the show. Thanks for having, Chris. It's always a pleasure
1:35.2	to be here and to talk to you. We go back. Long, long, long, long. To 2008. You were the first
1:41.2	media I ever did when I started. Wow.
1:44.5	Was it that?
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