Scott Murray
Travel Writer & Creator of Discovering Germany
San Diego, CA
The American Who Keeps Coming Back
Travel has always been my escape from the everyday — and honestly, I enjoy the planning almost as much as being there. Researching destinations, mapping train routes, finding that perfect Gasthaus tucked down a side street. My first trip to Germany changed everything — I walked through the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin and knew this country was going to become a major part of my life.
Since that first visit, I've returned again and again — exploring Bavaria's castles, drinking Riesling in the Rhine Valley, eating my way through Munich and Hamburg, hiking the Black Forest, and discovering the quieter corners of Saxony, Franconia, and the Harz Mountains that most tourists never see.
I'm not a traditional travel blogger. I work in healthcare IT. But Germany keeps pulling me back, and I finally decided to put everything I've learned into something useful — a site with real knowledge, honest prices, video content from the places I've actually been, and an AI trip planner that builds itineraries from years of real experience.
Discovering Germany is the resource I wished existed when I first started planning trips here. It just took this long to figure out how to build it.
Why You Can Trust Scott's Advice
- Multiple trips to Germany across all five regions — from Berlin to Bavaria
- 40+ countries traveled — but Germany is always the first love
- Navigated Germany's train system extensively — ICE, regional trains, S-Bahn, and the Deutschland-Ticket
- Deep knowledge of German cuisine — from Berlin Currywurst to Bavarian Schweinshaxe to Rhineland Sauerbraten
- Explored cities most tourists skip — Leipzig, Dresden, Nuremberg, Stuttgart
- Real experience with budget to luxury travel — pensions, boutique hotels, and everything in between
- Healthcare IT professional by day — Germany travel obsessive by every other waking moment
What Scott Covers
Train routes, regional airports, bus connections, multi-city itineraries, and the transport details that turn a trip from stressful to seamless.
Real prices in EUR and USD from trips I actually took. Daily budgets, hotel costs, Gasthaus prices, train fares.
Destination videos from the places I've been — historic city centers, castles, Christmas markets, and countryside.
SIM cards, Deutschland-Ticket, tipping norms, visa tips, and the nuts-and-bolts details guidebooks skip.