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Gemütlichkeit 2007

• February '07: Stuttgart: Germany's Motor City, sights, hotels, restaurants; Getting the most our of Switzerland's Postal Buses; Winter value hotels; Dear Subscriber addresses The State of European Travel
• March '07: Charming Steyr in Austria, with hotels, restaurants, sights and excursions; Racing at Hockenheim; Trip planning advice; Readers's Forum
• April '07: Recommended hotels and restaurants in the Jungfrau region; Vienna update 2007 with restaurants and hotels; Where to get reliable information on travel to Europe; Lake Geneva's regional rail pass
• May '07: Seeing Germany on $100 per day; Historic Austrian town of Wels, with hotels and restaurants; Readers' Forum; Dear Subscriber topics: GPS vs Maps, Rail first class vs second class, finding German wine in the U.S., Using FF miles.
• June '07: The German Black Forest resort of Baiersbronn with hotels and restaurants; Rail Daytrips from Zürich; Berlin's new Natural History Museum; Germany Summer Packages; Dear Subscriber talks about travel packages, good deal or not?
• July '07: Bern: The Swiss Capital, with hotels/restaurants/sights; Our review of two celebrated Black Forest restaurants; 15 Summer Festivals featuring wine, food, music and art; Being on your best behavior while traveling in Europe.
• August '07: Surprising Essen with hotels/restaurants; Backroads drive: The Gasteiner Valley to Bellagio, including hotels; New museums in Berlin's and Hamburg; The Dear Subcriber column talks travel insurance.
• September '07: Story descriptions to come
• October/November '07: Story descriptions to come
• December '07/January '08: Story descriptions to come

Gemütlichkeit 2006

• February '06: Trip Planning; Dresden including Sights, Hotels & Restaurants; Lucerne ‘06 Update including Recommended Hotels & Restaurants; Train Travel '06
• March '06: Graz including Sights, Hotels & Restaurants; Austria's Year-Long Mozart Celebration; Previewing the World Cup; Readers' Forum
• April '06: Car Rental vs. Rail Travel; Swiss Lake Towns of Thun & Spiez; On the Backroads of Germany; Germany's Fastest Trains, the 200 MPH InterCity Express
• May '06: Berlin's '06 Update including Sights, Hotels & Restaurants; Architectural Masterpieces of Berlin's; The Gemütlichkeit Hotel Rate Index; Finding Answers to Travel Planning Questions; The Best Christmas Market Tour; Readers' Forum
• June '06: Touring Germany's Swabian Alb; Three-Star Swiss Dining; Europe's Low Fare Airlines; Rental Car Horror Stories
• July '06: The New Gemut.com; Wismar's Hanseatic Charm; Swiss Relais & Chateaux; Bern Hotel Specials; Readers' Forum including a Südtirol Hotel Find and a Swabian Castle
  
• August '06: Affordable Zürich, hotels & restaurants; exploring Hechingen; Geneva's best hotel value
• September '06: Swiss resort of Adelboden with hotels and restaurants, excursions and hikes; German wine festivals, where and when; Gemütlichkeit's hotel philosophy; Readers' Forum features a report on Zürich's Hotel Zum Adler
  
• October/November '06: The island of Rügen with hotels, restaurants and sights, especially the amazing Colosues of Prora; Salzburg update including 15 hotels, restaurants, and local hangouts; Dear Subscriber talks about cultural differences
• December '06/January 07: 12-page 20th anniversary issue with 100 favorite hotels, 60 best value hotels, and 60 favorite restaurants.

• February '05: Dear Subscriber: Living with the High Euro, Wiesbaden, Bavarian Hideaway, Everyday Prices in Winter '05, Readers' Forum
• March '05: Driving in Europe: Road Maps vs GPS, The Untour, BikeToursDirect, Three Swiss Heartland Restaurants, Vacation Rentals from a Trusted Source, Travel Quickies, To Ride or Not to Ride, Readers' Forum
• April '05: Dear Subscriber, Koblenz, Austria's Kremsmünster, Glacier Express, Readers' Forum
• May '05: Dear Subscriber, Appenzell, Minotel Deals, A Walk Through Toyland, Talking Cheap in Europe, Readers' Forum
• June '05: Dear Subscriber: Germany & the Movies, The Rheingau, Vienna 2005, Readers' Forum
• July '05: Dear Subscriber: Travel Planning Online, Tiny Bivio in Switzerland's Graubünden, Readers' Forum, Our 'Fast Reference' 25 Recommended Hotels in Major Cities and Near Airports
• August '05: Dear Subscriber: Affordable Germany, Destination Heidleberg with Hotels & Restaurants, Furka Steam Train, Readers' Forum
• September '05: Dear Subscriber: Disappearing Family-Run Hotels, Traveling Europe in Winter, Three Great Mountain Resorts for this Winter, Readers' Forum
• October/November '05: Those Tricky Car Rental Contracts; Gorgeous Kandersteg in the Bernese Alps; Checklist for Mountain Hikers; Hotel Lundenbergsand- an Affordable Hideaway in Western Schleswig-Holstein; Readers' Forum
• December ‘05/January '06: Gemütlichkeit vs. Rick Steves; The Island of Sylt, Germany's Version of the Hamptons; Five Great Austrian Rail Trips; Multicountry Ski Trips; Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 2004

• February '04: Dear Subscriber, The Bodensee, Base Camp Montreux, In Your Frequent Flyer Program Right for You? Deal Watch
• March '04: Dear Subscriber, Salzburg Update; Good, Cheap Hotels; Travel Aids at Gemut.com; Deal Watch; Travel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• April '04: Dear Subscriber, Nürnberg, An Insider's Oktoberfest, Travel Surf Watch, Travel Nitty Gritty You Can Use, Readers' Forum
• May '04: Dear Subscriber, Bonn, Rail vs. Car: A Cost Comparison, Publisher's Travel Journal: Bonn, Rail Pass News & Buying Tips, Travel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• June '04: Dear Subscriber, Surprising Linz, Twenty Great Second-Tier Sights, News Briefing, Travel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• July '04: Dear Subscriber, Lübeck, Lake Geneva Vineyard Drive, Travel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• August '04: Dear Subscriber, Erfurt, Switzerland's: Easy Walk on a High Ridge, Deals & Events, Travel Cautions, Readers' Forum
• September '04: Dear Subscriber, Austria's Lungau, Frankfurt: First Night Sleep & Eat, Dinklesbühl Kids' Festival, Readers' Forum
• Oct./Nov. '04: Dear Subscriber, The Saalach, Readers' Forum
• Dec. '04/Jan. '05: Dear Subscriber, Readers' Forum

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Gemütlichkeit 2003

• February '03: Dear Subscriber, Rhine Journey II, Airolo: An Unlikely Refuge, Travel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• March '03: Dear Subscriber, Interlaken, Tip of the Month, Beating the Big Premium Station Car Rental Tax, New German Rail Pricing, Travel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• April '03: Dear Subscriber, Rhine Journet III, A Vacation Rental Source, Travel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• May '03: Dear Subscriber, Graz: Europe's Cultural Capital, The New Gemut.com, Red Guids Identify Good, Cheap Hotels, Bavarian Vacation Rental Near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Tip of the Month: Point-to-Point Rail Tickets, Travel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• June '03: Dear Subscriber, Zermatt: Home of the Matterhorn, Weimar: The Old German Capitol, Readers' Forum
• July '03: Dear Subscriber, Potsdam, Swiss Country Hotel, Good Value Hotels in Key Locations, Readers' Forum
• August '03: Dear Subscriber, The Mosel, Great Dining Halls of Germany, Tracel Quickies, Readers' Forum
• September '03: Dear Subscriber, Werfen, Austrian Country Hotels, Readers' Forum
• October '03: Dear Subscriber, Berlin's Rebirth, Swiss Mountain High, Readers' Forum
• November '03: Dear Subscriber, Roman Trier, Vienna's Cultural Whirl, Gemütlichkeit: 1987-2004, Readers' Forum
• December '03: Dear Subscriber, Freiburg, Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 2002

• February '02: Dear Subscriber, Rostock/Warnemünde, Essential Austria, Key Web Sites, Readers' Forum
• March '02: Dear Subscriber, Graz, Gemütlichkeit Recommends, Key Web Sites, Readers' Forum
• April '02: Dear Subscriber, Rail, Auto, Air Travel Within Europe; Booking Hotels on the Web, Gemütlichkeit Recommends, Key Web Sites, Readers' Forum
• May '02: Dear Subscriber, Quedlinburg, Hidden Treasures, Key Web Sites, Gemütlichkeit Recommends, Readers' Forum
• June '02: Dear Subscriber, Cesky Krumlov, Taking the Cure in Leukerbad, Hidden Treasures, Gemütlichkeit Recommends, Readers' Forum
• July '02: Dear Subscriber, Murren, Apartment Rental, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum
• August '02: Dear Subscriber, Würzburg, Passport Confusion, The Swiss Travel System, Readers' Forum
• September '02: Dear Subscriber, Münster, Hidden Treasures, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum
• October '02: Dear Subscriber, Schaffhausen/Stein am Rhine, Readers' Forum
• November '02: Dear Subscriber, The Romantic Rhine, Swiss Family Destinations, Short Notes from a Long Trip, Readers' Forum
• December '02: Dear Subscriber, International Geneva, VAT Refunds at the German Airports, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 2001

• February '01: Dear Subscriber, Dresden, Film Museum Berlin's, Zürich Dining, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum
• March '01: Dear Subscriber, Burgenland, Franconian Bargain, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum
• April '01: Dear Subscriber, Vienna, Reutte's Hotel Waldrast, Readers' Forum
• May '01: Dear Subscriber, Neu-Meran, Prague, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum
• June '01: Dear Subscriber, Regensburg, Inexpensive Berlin's, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum
• July '01: Dear Subscriber, Budapest's Baths, A Great Web Site: MySwitzerland's.com,
• August '01: Dear Subscriber, Lucerne, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum
• September '01: Dear Subscriber, Austria's South Tirol, A Bavarian Drive, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum
• October '01: Dear Subscriber, Austria's Wörthersee, The Essential Germany, Inside Travel, Notes for Readers, Readers' Forum
• November '01: Dear Subscriber, Finding Prewar Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorponmern, Readers' Forum
• December '01: Dear Subscriber, The Styrian Wine Roads, Essential Switzerland's, Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 2000

• January '00: Dear Subscriber, Rhine Journey, Murten, The Battle of Murten, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• February '00: Dear Subscriber, Augsburg, Country Gasthof Near Salzburg, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• March '00: Dear Subscriber, The Goms, Great Swiss Train Rides, Altenburg's Month of Music, Germany's Hotel Feiler, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• April '00: Dear Subscriber, Hanover, Munich Sustenance, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• May '00: Dear Subscriber, Summer 2000, Dodging Crowds in Big Cities, Readers' Forum
• June '00: Dear Subscriber, Bratislava, Grand Hotel iessbach, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• July '00: Dear Subscriber, Hotel Gut Schmelmerhof, Country Vienna, Train Talk, Readers' Forum
• August '00: Dear Subscriber, Neuchatel, A Backroads Drive, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• September '00: Dear Subscriber, Leipzig, Romantik Hotel Florhof, Train Talk, Readers' Forum
• October '00: Dear Subscriber, Passau, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• November '00: Dear Subscriber, Historische Schlossmuhle, Silent Night Self-Tour, Swiss Walks, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• December '00: Dear Subscriber, Styrian Escape, Driving to Mariazell, Inside Travel, Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 1999

• January '99: Dear Subscriber, Heidelberg; What's in the Papers About Germany, Austria, Switzerland's; Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• February '99: Dear Subscriber, Small Hotels of Salzburg, Window Shopping Zürich, Readers' Forum
• March '99: Dear Subscriber, Hamburg, River Cruising, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• April '99: Dear Subscriber, Liechtenstein, Preparing for Europe's New Currency, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• May '99: Dear Subscriber, North Country Pilgrimage, Pass Perks, Europe Travel Briefs, Train Talk, Hotels on Rails, Readers' Forum
• June '99: Dear Subscriber, Pedaling the Danube, Bremen, Readers' Forum
• July '99: Dear Subscriber, European Factory Delivery, Where to Eat in Vienna, The Lötschental, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• August '99: Dear Subscriber, Lübeck, Waldhotel Doldenhorm, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• September '99: Dear Subscriber, Einsiedeln, Munich's Old Hitler Haunts, Readers' Forum
• October '99: Dear Subscriber, Ski Price Comparison, A Harz Drive, Hotel Alpenruhe, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• November '99: Dear Subscriber, Austria's Tirol, Hotel Tillmanns, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• December '99: Dear Subscriber, Rogacki, Best Hotels and Restaurants of the Century, Berlin's Savignyplatz, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 1998

• January '98: Dear Subscriber, Living Large in the Austrian Tirol, Bargain Bavaria, Travel Journal Notes, Readers' Forum
• February '98: Dear Subscriber, Bern, Europe Travel Briefing, Readers' Forum
• March '98: Dear Subscriber, Europe Travel Digest, Mayrhofen, Frankfurt Airport Hotel, Readers' Forum
• April '98: Dear Subscriber, The Brauereigasthof at Aying, Alsatian Food and Wine Festival, Notes on Things Alsatian, Strasbourg, Readers' Forum
• May '98: Dear Subscriber, Lienz, Zürich to Pontresina, Swiss Country Getaway, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• June '98: Dear Subscriber, Berlin's, Nightlife in Berlin's, Readers' Forum
• July '98: Dear Subscriber, Ahr Valley Reds, Train Talk, In Praise of Würzburg, Readers' Forum
• August '98: Dear Subscriber, Locarno, Train Talk, Vienna Update, Readers' Forum
• September '98: Dear Subscriber, Beau Rivage Palace, Trier on the Mosel, Train Talk, Readers' Forum
• October '98: Dear Subscriber, Lakeside Lindau, Excursion to Mainau, Readers' Forum
• November '98: Dear Subscriber, Göttingen, Dresden, Stopover Cochem, Readers' Forum
• December '98: Dear Subscriber, Vienna Plays Strauss, The Best of 1998, Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 1997

• January '97: Dear Subscriber, Bad Hofgastein, Checking Luggage on a Train, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• February '97: Dear Subscriber, Weimar, Best Guidebooks, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• March '97: Dear Subscriber, The Vadois Alps, Automobile Factory Delivery in Germany, Internet Travel, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• April '97: Dear Subscriber, Schloss Haunsperg, The New Adlon Hotel, Country Hotel Profile, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• May '97: Dear Subscriber, Brewery Drive, Moderately Priced Hotels in Zürich, Country Hotel Profile, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• June '97: Dear Subscriber, Appenzell, Avoiding the Summer Tourist Crush, Summer Tourist Hotspots, Readers' Forum
• July '97: Dear Subscriber, Ljubljana, Bohinj, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• August '97: Dear Subscriber, Ancient Sion, Insider's Tip, Evolène, The Gianadda, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• September '97: Dear Subscriber, Driving Austria, Berlin's by Boat, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• October '97: Dear Subscriber, Zermatt, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• November '97: Dear Subscriber, Tübingen, Budget Tour Part 2, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum
• December '97: Dear Subscriber, The Best of '97, 1997 Reader Recommendations, Do-it-yourself Winter Tour of Europe, Austria's Empress Elisabeth, Europe Travel Digest, Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 1996

• January '96: Dear Subscriber, Value Lodgings in the Emmental, Excursions for Salzburg, Off the Beaten Track in Hungary and Austria, Travelers' Digest, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• February '96: Dear Subscriber, Hamburg, A Visit to the St. Pauli Morning Market, Using the German Rail System, Zürich to Hamburg by ICE, Readers' Forum
• March '96: Dear Subscriber, Oktoberfest, Country Hotel of the Month, Budget Corner, Car Rental Questions, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• April '96: Dear Subscriber, Attersee, Book Reviews, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• May '96: Dear Subscriber, Stopover Zürich, Day Trips Around Lac Leman, Country Hotel of the Month, Martin Luther and the Reformation, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• June '96: Dear Subscriber, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• July '96: Dear Subscriber, Castles, Camping Dos and Don'ts, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• August '96: Dear Subscriber, Autumn in Munich, 1996 Oktoberfest Program, Zürich to Munich on the Albert Einstein Eurocity, Ambling the Alps, Readers' Forum
• September '96: Dear Subscriber, Budapest, Karen Pasold's Budapest Travel Tips, Readers' Forum
• October '96: Dear Subscriber, Swiss Spas, Berlin's Rebuilds Again, Major Christmas markets in Germany, Readers' Forum
• November '96: Dear Subscriber, The Music of Vienna, Things Viennese, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• December '96: Dear Subscriber, A Decade of Gemütlichkeit, Twenty Favorite Country Hotels, The Best of 1987-1996

Gemütlichkeit 1995

• January '95: Dear Subscriber, Praha in Winter, What to Buy in Prague, Prague Travel Advisory, Swiss Hotels on Lake Constance, Readers' Forum
• February '95: Dear Subscriber, Apartment and Chalet Rentals in Austria, Zürich's Mid-Priced Hotels and Restaurants, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• March '95: Dear Subscriber, Berlin's, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• April '95: Dear Subscriber, Morges, 100th Issue Special, Readers' Forum
• May '95: Dear Subscriber, Driving in Europe, Zell am See, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• June '95: Dear Subscriber, Musee Olympique, Budapest Update, Overnight on the Wiener Walzer, Readers' Forum
• July '95: Dear Subscriber, Heidelberg, London to Paris on the Eurostar, Readers' Forum
• August '95: Dear Subscriber, The Grand Tour Part 1, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• September '95: Dear Subscriber, Lucerne, Europe Travel Briefs, Fruit of the Internet, Readers' Forum
• October '95: Dear Subscriber, The Grand Tour Part 2, Travelers' Digest, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• November '95: Dear Subscriber, Basel, Prague Revisited
• December '95: Dear Subscriber, 1995 "G" Awards, Hotel of the Year, Top Hotel Value of 1995, Editor's Choice 1995, Some Europe Travel Briefs, Bests of 1995, Readers' Forum

Gemütlichkeit 1994

• January '94: Dear Subscriber, Vienna Pensions, A Red Guide for Switzerland's, Readers' Forum
• February '94: Dear Subscriber, Touring Germany's Baroque Churches, Relying on a Credit Card for Car Rental Insurance, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• March '94: Dear Subscriber, The Port City of Bremen, Great Swiss Trains, Budget Corner
• April '94: Dear Subscriber, Steyr in Austria, Fifteen Suggestions on Avoiding the Summer Tourist Crunch, Readers' Forum
• May '94: Dear Subscriber, St. Gallen, Eurotunnel, Readers' Forum
• June '94: Dear Subscriber, Hallstatt, Austrian Scenic Train, Readers' Forum
• July '94: Dear Subscriber, Neuchâtel and La Chaux-de-Fonds, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• August '94: Dear Subscriber, Dresden, Apartment Rental in Swizterland
• September '94: Dear Subscriber, Baden-Baden Hotel Review, Graz Revisited, Readers' Forum
• October '94: Dear Subscriber, Italian Swiss - Lugano and Its Lake, Winter Travel Deals, Readers' Forum
• November '94: Dear Subscriber, Oberstdorf, Meissen and Its Porcelain, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• December '94: Dear Subscriber, The Best of 1994, Ten Favorite Train Trips, "G" Winners at a Glance

Gemütlichkeit 1993

• January '93: Dear Subscriber; Budapest Revisited; Vacation Rentals in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland's; Europe Travel Briefs; Readers' Forum
• February '93: Dear Subscriber; Interlaken; Bodenmais; Yellow Roads: Bamberg to Bodenmais; No Itinerary, No Reservations
• March '93: Dear Subscriber, Badgastein, Yellow Roads: Salzburg to Badgastein, Swissair Sweetens Deal for Gemütlichkeit Subscribers, Readers' Forum
• April '93: Dear Subscriber, Wengen, Zürich: A Mini Report, Switzerland's 100 Best Restaurants, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• May '93: Dear Subscriber, Würzburg, Franconian Wine Taverns of Würzburg, Driving the New Opel Corsa, Vienna Roundup, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• June '93: Dear Subscriber, Kitzbühel, Yellow Roads: Lausanne to Interlaken, Geneva Airport, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• July '93: Dear Subscriber, Rothenburg, A Country Find in Ticino, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• August '93: Dear Subscriber, Bamberg, Oktoberfest, Readers' Forum
• September '93: Dear Subscriber, Pontresina, Budget Hotels: Prague and Zell am See, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• October '93: Dear Subscriber; Zouz and Scoul, Europe Travel Briefs, Readers' Forum
• November '93: Dear Subscriber, Stuttgart; Notes on Swabian Food, Wine, and Beer; Those Terrific Swiss Trains; Picking Up a New Car in Germany; Readers' Forum
• December '93: Dear Subscriber, The Best of 1993, Annual "G" Award Winners, Favorite Hotels 1987-1993, Best Bargains of 1993