SCHÖNAU AM KÖNIGSSEE, Germany — At 23 minutes before midnight, at 5,600 feet above sea level, the lashing rain and furious winds outside the darkened bunkroom prompted two questions to turn over in my ...

Germany’s Oktoberfest brings more than five million revelers to Munich each year for the celebrated beer hall experience. Should one wish to add a healthy dose of fresh mountain air and awe-inspiring ...

At 23 minutes before midnight, at 1,703 meters (5,600 feet) above sea level, the lashing rain and furious winds outside the darkened bunkroom prompted two questions to turn over in my head: Will the ...

At 1,703-meters, at the border between Germany and Austria, Carl von Stahl Haus, bottom left, is one of the more popular huts in the Berchtesgaden National Park, with bed space for 102 hikers, in both ...