Check out the new high-speed links from Paris to south-west Germany, TGV Est Européen.

From Paris it's three hours to Mannheim (romantic Heidelberg round the corner) or Karlsruhe (Black Forest nearby). Or 4-ish to Frankurt or 6-ish to Munich.

Changing in Paris couldn't be easier (10 minutes by foot) - from the Eurostar terminal at Gare Du Nord, walk round the corner to the magnificently restored Gare De L'Est and hop on your TGV or ICE (= the German TGV) towards Germany.

www.raileurope.co.uk/europeantickets/tgvest/default.asp

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I just moved to Munich - what a wonderful city! Fantastic mixture of historic tradition and anarchic alternatives, accessibly modern and suprisingly friendly. From the moment you arrive in the well-designed (of course!) airport -they check your passport and you pick your luggage up straight at the gate - right the way through to literaly hundreds of independent bars and restaurants it's one the nicest cities in the world!

Best bars are in the Glockenbachviertel. For good restaurants try Schwabing and Liehl. Great beer gardens everywhere.

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Mitfahren is carpooling par excellence! Check out www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de and hook yourself up with very normal people travelling long distances who want to split the cost of the journey.

It's eco and wallet friendly, wíth a Munich-Berlin trip coming in at around 30€.

As this system is very established in Germany, you will almost always find someone going to your destination when you need to go. Keep it in mind!

www.mitfahrgelegenheit.de

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If you fancy a day out in the beautiful Bavarian countryside or even a day in Salzburg, then buy a Bayern ticket. It's valid on all regional trains in the whole of Bavaria and costs 18€ for one person and 25€ for up to five people. For travelling around in Munich in a group, buy a one-day or a three-day Partnerkarte, again valid for up to 5 people.

Available at all ticket machines in S-Bahn, U-Bahn and main stations.

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I simply love Munich and think Munich airport is one of the best airports I have been to. It is so clean and spacious.

Everytime I arrive in the airport, I get the impression that it is one of the least busy airports, but apparently it is one of the busiest airports in Germany.

From airport to Munich city centre, there are two S-Bahn's running (S1 and S8) regularly and usually take about 40 minutes to get to the centre.

www.munich-airport-de

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Munich is more or less flat and very well provided with safe cycle paths. So cycling around is at least pleasant if not really good fun and obviously one can cover more ground, taking advantage of the parks including the huge Englischergarten.

Bikes can be rented at a very efficient outfit at the rear of the main station. Passport or D/L identity is required. For occasional use there is an excellent communal bike sysytem run by Deutsche Bahn called Dial-A-Bike. A cellphone is needed. The bikes are conspicous and freely available all round the inner city. One calls the number on the bike, registers (quick and Endlish is spoken) gets a code number to open the bike lock and off you go.

When you reach your destinantion one simply rings again to say where it is and leave the bike locked up. Short-term use is cheap but keeping one for a week would be very expensive. For the adventurous, Sud Bayern has a massive network of cycle trails and one can return on the train with no problem.

For example cycling to Tegernsee would make a great day out; have lunch at the old brewery and catch the train back from the quaint station with its wooden pub.

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Every 20 min there's a bus, which is run by Lufthansa and takes 25-35 min from Hauptbahnhof (main train station) in the centre to the two terminals at the airport and back. A round-ticket costs €15, one-way €9,50 apiece.

The S-Bahn is very convenient: the airport is served by two different lines, the S1 and the S8, which link the city with its hub every ten minutes. It takes 40 min approximately to Marienplatz or main train station and is pretty well-priced, especially when you aren't alone. Up to five adults and as much family members of one adult which under the age of 14 can use one "Partner-Tages-Karte" (a "partner" day ticket) but pay only €16 for the ticket. And the best is: you can use the ticket the rest of the whole day throughout the city.

Homepage of the Munich Metro Transport Authority (english)
mvv-muenchen.de/en/index.html

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