The Old Dog Declares: This Steemcation is Just What The Dr. Ordered.
With my new SBD funded debit card in hand we are now deep inside Germany's Black Forest region relaxing and enjoying the fruitage of over a year of blogging.
Why The Black Forest Area?
- My experience tells me to stay away from beach areas in August
- The Black Forest is clean, cool and very pleasing to the eye.
- We wanted an active vacation and this area offers hiking, cyling and swimming.
Our First Stop.....Baiersbronn
This cute little village is perfect for us because using this as a base we'll be able to visit a few other interesting places that lay in this region.
Our hotel room has a full length balcony which features this great view. We couldn't be more pleased!
This was my first Steemcation purchase using my SBD loaded debit card. It was followed by three meals including coffee and dessert! What a feeling!
Here Are a Few More Shots of The Area. The Real Exploring Starts Today
This is another hotel which is a short walk from us. It is set in some exquisite gardens!
That sky bodes well for an exciting day today!
This morning @lellabird60 and I enjoyed a jog through the wonderful paths that wind through this valley and after a nice breakfast we will be heading off to the town of Calw. I'll report back to you soon.
What About You?
- Have you ever visited the Black Forest?
- Would you like to?
- Do you enjoy activity based vacations?
I hope that you enjoyed this introduction to my Steemcation!
Until next time,
@kus-knee (The Old Dog)
Remember, if you upvote my post and leave a comment I will do my best to upvote it with some of my 41,000 plus Steem Power!
Wow, quite the place!
I think sometimes we can easily forget that SBD is real money, that we're actually rewarded for out contributions to the world on steemit...what ever they may be.
Very inspiring @kus-knee, hope more people start doing the same!
Thanks for the comment. It's not really real until you use it,
Well, there's one Black Forest that I'm planning to visit VERY OFTEN ...it's called Black Forest CAKE!!!...I'll tell you all about it after the fact, Old Dog...Maybe you might want some too!
You know how to get to a guy!
haven't been to the black forest and yes! would want to go there!
enjoy your Steemacation Old Dog!
What??? Steemit isn't a ponzi scheme? I thought you couldn't use that worthless fake coin!!
I guess Steemit IS way better than FascistBook!
Great to have you back and see your SteemPowered Adventures!
Go dawg Go~
Hey Mighty Quinn! FascistBook! I like it. Having this Steem Powered Steemcation has added a little excitement. I'd better head over and have a look at your latest post!
Hahaha yea sounds exciting indeed!
I am sure a lot of other people are jealous and thinking "I want a SteemPowered vacation!"
I bet you are inspiring people to get re focused on their Steemit game!
Good Job O-Dawg!
A white mannequin in the Black Forest would be a big contrast :-)
Have fun Old Dog!
I do believe that our beloved @steemitri should do some travel blogging!
I've already offered him a job in America as a car pool passenger, or a greeter at a restaurant!
I still have some nice stories to share here "at home" before finding a job elsewere ;-) thanks though for your suggestions and support!
Hey
I used to have a little condo on the Schwarzwald Hochstrasse where we lived for about seven years. You picked a great spot for your vacation. I'll tell you something a buddy and I used to do after work. We would coast our bikes and glide pretty much all the way from the "village" Sand down to Baden-Baden. Then I'd get my wife to pick us up in the car and bring us back to Sand.
I got the idea after a Hawaii vacation on Maui when we coasted down the road of a very large volcano (except the tour guide forced us not to go over 25mph :-(
But from Sand to Baden Baden we definitely went over 25mph!!! It was a blast.
That sounds like so much fun! What took you to Germany?
I got my MBA in international business which included an intensive language course in German (one summer 7 hours a day 5 days a week.) Then I went to work for a German company in the states. They sent me to Germany for a year, six months in two different cities. I made some contacts here, and eventually was offered a job in Germany.
Looking forward to your next Black Forrest post!!!
What a great experience for to have had!
Wow it looks a really beautiful place, and even if you can do a lot of things it seems to be relaxing with beautiful green and peaceful around. Enjoy your staying!!
Thanks a lot buddy. How was your vacation? No pics on Steemit?
Great! We had a good staying in Belluno and then three days near the sea in Jesolo. We slpet in a nice farmhouse there. I'll see I'm keeping pictures and things aside :)
Hope you have a marvelous time on your vacation! And don't forget to unplug the laptop now and then... remember the value of those "technology breaks!"
When I was a child, we'd occasionally take holidays to Schwarzwald... and my parents were also very fond of Baden-Baden, but I was pretty much too young to remember much of it.
Yes.....unplug. Just a little Steeming when back at the hotel room. The area here is soooo beautiful!
Great post , looks like your having a nice little vacation ! Very cool that you can use a SD loaded card !! There's not many places that accepts those I don't think here in Canada , at least I have never seen any in British Columbia , that's awesome for you though my friend !! And a Big Congratulations on a year of steeming on Steemit , welcome to the 1year hood my friend , its been a blast !!!! Cheers to many more of these yearly Celebrations to come ! One day I hope we will all meet at a Steemfest in the future , once were all rich ! Hahaha !😂😂😂👍👍👍
Well, the card is accepted everywhere that takes MasterCard. Not the best option for Canada though ad it's loaded in either Euro, Rubles or US dollars.
Wow. That shot of cute village looks like a masterpiece painting by a great artist!!
I never visited black forest dear brother, but I will love to if time will allow.
I don't have vacations for 6 years, but planning one and will like the activity based like yours.
Enjoy your time dear brother!! Best Wishes from Canada!!
Thanks so much. It's been a great time to spend with my family. Today 1/2 hour run with my wife then a swim with her. Then sightseeing and after that a long bike ride and then swimming again! Now I'm tired!!!
Well, don't forget to take some good rest and good night sleep..
This is a wonderful journey from work hard on blogs. I have the same plan, but to a different place. But now my wallet is still small. If it is filled a lot like you, I will try it. It's very inspiring.
Thank you for sharing @kus-knee
Just keep enjoying the platform and having fun and see what happens.
Of course, its doing very well my friend ..