The last of three ice hockey matches with the Pittsburgh Penguins I saw in April 2024 was in Washington D.C.. It was in fact the second time I saw a home match of the Washington Capitals at their Capital One…
NHL Schedule 2024-25 – My Suggested Trips
The same procedure as every year. The day when the NHL is releasing their match schedule for the upcoming season is always a bit of busy for me. I am scanning for potential trips, especially in regards of my Pittsburgh…
German American Heritage Museum (Washington D.C.)
As I am traveling to the United States rather frequently and also love to follow Feli from Germany (formerly German Girl in America), I am very interested in German-American history, relations and cultural differences. While being in Washington D.C. in April 2024,…
PNC Diamond Club at Nationals Park (Washington Nationals)
I just cannot state that I am a huge baseball fan. As I watched a few matches of the New York Mets during earlier US Open tennis trips, I do have a decent MLB history. However, when I followed the…
Motto by Hilton Washington DC City Center
Is this already a hotel? Or is it something like an upgraded hostel? I was really curious when I had my first stay ever at a Motto by Hilton hotel. Finally, apart from my curiosity, the aggressive pricing of US-American…
Home is where the heart is – My Twelve Favorite Cities of the World
Home is where the heart is – I had the idea to this posting about my favorite cities of the world while listening to music related to different places n the world. One of them was my home town Cologne,…
NHL Schedule 2023-24 released – Here are my suggested Trips
Last week, the NHL released their schedule for the 2023-24 season. This typically means a bunch of work to me, as I try to analyse the schedule to find the best possible itineraries. The result is a list of sensible…
NHL Schedule 2022-23 released – Some suggested Icehopping Itineraries
Every year, some time in June or July, I am spending hours and hours looking into flight schedules, checking out travel distances by car and air and typically use a lot of bad words: This is the time when the…