Gute Fahrt!

Gute Fahrt simply means “Good drive” in German, It also sounds like something that might titillate a young teenager just hearing spoken German. I guess I was 14 years old when I first started learning German in school, so perhaps that’s why that phrase has stuck in my head all these years!

Obviously I hope this silly cross-language malaprop sticks in your mind! Gute Fahrt Travels mission statement is to provide travelers a wonderful, carefree experience, where they can learn, and experience historical and cultural sights first hand, and ENJOY their travels. The initial expeditions are focused in France and Germany, for English-speakers wanting to travel to Alsace and Bavaria. My life-long interest in military and political history drives the initial content. And my experience in these regions further drives the expeditions currently being offered.

I know far too many people who would love to visit historical sights and tour regions of natural scenic beauty but, if truth be told, are simply intimidated by the mechanics of foreign travel. “I wouldn’t know where to go. I’d get lost. I can’t speak a word of the language, etc.” trips up (pun intended) SO many potential travelers! I also know that packing 50 complete strangers into a motor coach narrated over an intercom and/or following someone hoisting an orange pennant wearing a headset around a churchyard, is not everyone’s cup of tea! We’re looking to provide a more personal, smaller-scale experience. We don’t have to pay off a motorcoach either...

Rodney W. Schmisseur

Frisco, Texas, January 2020