World in My Eyes

Welcome to Rachel Going Places, a site where I, Rachel, show you the places I go! Through travel, adventure, and exploration, I feed my desire to experience as much as I can; whether I’m visiting a new destination or in my home city. And through this blog, I share this passion through a creative outlet.

  • Cologne, Germany

    ๐Ÿ‹๐ŸŒฟ๐ŸซŸ๐Ÿซ๐Ÿš‰๐Ÿงฑ With exams over and my visa to travel outside the country expired, it was time to explore more of Germany before heading home in a few weeks. My friend, Lizzie, one of the first friends I made in Munich, was planning a โ€œTour de Germany,โ€ wherein she was to be spending about 10 days traveling from city to city on Germanyโ€™s excellent transportation system. She was kind enough to let me join her for the first part of her trip to Cologne before heading off on her own. We woke early on July 21st to catch out ICE train…

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  • Lindau, Germany

    โ›ต๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿƒ๐Ÿ‡๐Ÿ–๏ธโ˜€๏ธ My parents are having a European summer of their own. On their way to a cruise through the Danube River, they started their journey by visiting me in Munich. Since as a family, weโ€™ve already visited Munich in 2022, they wanted to travel with me to a new destination to explore and Lindau had been recommended to me as a must-visit location by many local Germans. Lindau is a German village in southern Germany, positioned on the northern coast of Lake Constance, or Bodensee in German. Lake Constance is the largest lake in Germany but it wins this title…

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  • Danzig, Poland

    ๐Ÿงต๐Ÿž๐ŸŒ™๐Ÿ”ฎ๐Ÿฆโ€โฌ›๐Ÿงค Did I really chose a destination to travel to just because the name of the city is the name of one of my favorite bands? Yes, yes I did. And I donโ€™t know why you would expect any less of me. This is a blog to share my love of travel and music, after all. The metal band Danzig was founded in the late 1980s by one of my favorite artists of all time, Glenn Danzig. Glenn Danzig is responsible for many musical projects which I love, namely the bands The Misfits, Samhain, and Danzig. With a diverse taste…

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This is Rachel Going Places, a blog showcasing my passion for travel! I am a Hospitality and Tourism Management student at Purdue University, an Air Force brat, metalhead, and a try-lingual. Thanks for being here!

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