{"id":1945,"date":"2025-09-16T05:12:22","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T05:12:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmc-x.com\/?page_id=1945"},"modified":"2026-09-29T06:28:22","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T06:28:22","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kmc-x.com\/de\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Frequently Asked Questions<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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As great as social media is for getting the word out, we think that it can be difficult to reference since older posts get pushed down into the ether.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

A website, however, is different as it has more ways to display information.\u00a0<\/p>

For instance, we think geographically so when we find someplace cool to visit on a social media post, our first thought is “How far away is it?”\u00a0 That’s why we have an interactive map<\/a> on our website to help satiate this geospatial compulsion (plus it looks cool!).<\/p>

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The places we post on KMCx have all been visited by us over the two decades we have lived in the KMC.\u00a0 Many we have discovered by accident, that is, by making a wrong turn and finding something wonderful!\u00a0 We have visited some the locations many times and made further discoveries on subsequent trips where we found better places to park and great restaurants.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

There are so many places yet to be discovered so we will take suggestions from others who have been to those places we have yet to see for ourselves.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Many of our locations are public spaces therefore free of charge.\u00a0 There are some that do require an entry fee like museums and some castles (like Schloss Heidelberg<\/a>).\u00a0 Since fees are changing often, we suggest referring to the official websites which you can find one the page.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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All pictures have been taken by us with our personal camera or phones.\u00a0 On the rare occasion that we use somebody else’s pictures, it will be stated in the caption.\u00a0 This is especially the case with historical photos.<\/p>

For a good sample of our pictures, check out our portfolio page<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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That’s easy!\u00a0 Use the “Contact KMCx” page here<\/a>.\u00a0 We will ask if you would like to be recognized as the suggester\/picture-taker-person.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes, unless otherwise stated.\u00a0 We plan on expanding beyond an hour away and we already have some locations that are further than that.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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The drive-time for each location on our site is calculated from Kaiserslautern. We simply use Google Maps and plot the most direct route by car. In many cases, time will vary depending on from where you are starting and suggest you use your favorite navigation app (which we’re sure you do anyway!).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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Yes!\u00a0 Please tell us about your experience.\u00a0 But remember:\u00a0 keep it nice!\u00a0 KMCx moderates all comments and we ensure that even negative comments stay respectful.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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First of all, we are not sponsored by Komoot.\u00a0 It is just a web service that we use to track our hikes and what you see on the page is the hike that pertains to that location.\u00a0 Komoot is free to use but they offer a paid version with more features.\u00a0 This service is similar to Strava.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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No we do not<\/strong>.\u00a0 We have taken almost all of the pictures on our site.\u00a0 We do have some that we have received from friends and that is stated in the picture captions.\u00a0 We also have some historical pictures that we have gotten from local news sources and historical agencies and those also have this noted in the picture captions.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t

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As great as social media is for getting the word out, we think that it can be difficult to reference since older posts get pushed down into the ether.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>

A website, however, is different as it has more ways to display information.\u00a0<\/p>

For instance, we think geographically so when we find someplace cool to visit on a social media post, our first thought is “How far away is it?”\u00a0 That’s why we have an interactive map<\/a> on our website to help satiate this geospatial compulsion (plus it looks cool!).<\/p>

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