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There’s something wildly humbling about stepping onto an international flight and heading to a totally different part of the world for the very first time. Somewhere between Nate losing his boarding pass in Canada (just briefly thankfully), realizing he couldn’t sleep on planes, and both of us staring bleary‑eyed at a Lufthansa airplane cabin ceiling at 3 a.m., it hit us: this trip was going to change both of us. And that, as it turns out, was the most exciting part. Brandon

Into the Black Forest and Up to the Alps The Black Forest delivered exactly what you hope it will: open‑air museums, cherry schnapps, traditional dress (including red pom‑pom hats that once signaled dating availability), breathtaking landscapes, and a luge ride that reminded us we are still kids at heart. Then Switzerland happened. Mürren, perched impossibly high in the Alps, took our breath away—literally and figuratively. Clear skies, cowbells echoing through valleys, and v

On to Austria! But first...Neuschwanstein Castle When I picture Cinderella's castle....this is it. Nestled in the Bavarian countryside, every angle is breathtakingly beautiful. Sa l zburg, Reflection, and the Weight of History Salzburg brought beauty—and contrast. Sound of Music gardens, ancient cemeteries, Mozart dinner theater inside a building from the year 800… and then, a concentration camp memorial that stopped us cold. We cried. You see, travel isn’t just joy; it’s rem