Archive - Nostalgic Wanderer

A Bygone World of Missed Potential

Rick Steves could have done so much more.

Sep 23 • Nostalgic Wanderer

Börneplatz Memorial

A haunting memorial commemorating Frankfurt's Jewish community and 11,908 victims of the Holocaust

Sep 11 • Nostalgic Wanderer

St. Peter’s Cathedral, Worms

Ten Centuries of German History look down over the Nibelungen City of Worms

Sep 9 • Nostalgic Wanderer

At the end of Germany, three roads--er, rivers--meet.

Sep 9 • Nostalgic Wanderer

A poignant memorial tracing two hundred years of German history.

Sep 9 • Nostalgic Wanderer

August 2026

Truthiness in Hiking

Raynor Wynn Didn't Need Her Disputed Tragic Premise in "The Salt Path"

Aug 8 • Nostalgic Wanderer

July 2026

On the Road Again and Again and Again

Eva zu Beck Takes us under the hood of her Odyssey in "The Wilder Way"

Jul 29 • Nostalgic Wanderer

April 2026

A Procession Fit for a Queen

A Review of Alice Loxton's "Eleanor"

Apr 27 • Nostalgic Wanderer

June 2025

Nostalgic Wanderer

Writing about the People and Places that Shape Us

Jun 27, 2025 • Nostalgic Wanderer

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts