<strong>Euro-rail romance</strong>: Kim Morgan and Tom Latkovic met in Munich, Germany in a hostel elevator in the summer of 1998. The two stranger hit it off right away and 25 years later, they're happily married and live in the US.
Euro-rail romance: Kim Morgan and Tom Latkovic met in Munich, Germany in a hostel elevator in the summer of 1998. The two stranger hit it off right away and 25 years later, they're happily married and live in the US.
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<strong>First impressions:</strong> When they met, Kim and Tom were both Americans in their early 20s on backpacking vacations in Europe. When Kim first saw Tom she thought he was "really cute." Meanwhile, Tom deliberately got in the elevator in order to speak to "this striking woman in a dress."
First impressions: When they met, Kim and Tom were both Americans in their early 20s on backpacking vacations in Europe. When Kim first saw Tom she thought he was "really cute." Meanwhile, Tom deliberately got in the elevator in order to speak to "this striking woman in a dress."
Kim Latkovic
<strong>First photo together:</strong> After getting talking in the elevator, Kim and Tom and their respective traveling buddies John and Amanda (who are in the foreground of this photo) all went to the Hofbrauhaus Munchen -- a beer garden, restaurant and Munich institution. Kim says this is her favorite photo of herself and Tom, because it captures that first spark. "It was taken only a few hours after we met each other," she tells <a href="index.php?page=&url=https%3A%2F%2Fcnn.com%2Ftravel" target="_blank">CNN Travel.</a>
First photo together: After getting talking in the elevator, Kim and Tom and their respective traveling buddies John and Amanda (who are in the foreground of this photo) all went to the Hofbrauhaus Munchen -- a beer garden, restaurant and Munich institution. Kim says this is her favorite photo of herself and Tom, because it captures that first spark. "It was taken only a few hours after we met each other," she tells CNN Travel.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>Getting noticed: </strong>But the following day, Kim and Tom lost each other and had no way to contact one another. Desperate to track Kim down, Tom came up with a plan: "find the biggest public place and find some way to be noticed." That's how he ended up volunteering to help a street performer at Munich's Marienplatz, a central plaza in the middle of the city.
Getting noticed: But the following day, Kim and Tom lost each other and had no way to contact one another. Desperate to track Kim down, Tom came up with a plan: "find the biggest public place and find some way to be noticed." That's how he ended up volunteering to help a street performer at Munich's Marienplatz, a central plaza in the middle of the city.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>Reunited: </strong>Tom's plan worked, and Tom and Kim were reunited. A week later, the two met again in Interlaken, Switzerland.
Reunited: Tom's plan worked, and Tom and Kim were reunited. A week later, the two met again in Interlaken, Switzerland.
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<strong>Exploring together:</strong> Here's Kim and Tom photographed walking down a countryside road in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.
Exploring together: Here's Kim and Tom photographed walking down a countryside road in Lauterbrunnen, Switzerland.
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<strong>New friends:</strong> Then Kim, Tom and their friends Amanda and John caught the midnight train to Venice, Italy. Nothing romantic happened between Amanda and John, but they also got on really well, so the group enjoyed traveling together. They're all still friends today.
New friends: Then Kim, Tom and their friends Amanda and John caught the midnight train to Venice, Italy. Nothing romantic happened between Amanda and John, but they also got on really well, so the group enjoyed traveling together. They're all still friends today.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>On the railway: </strong>Here's a photo of Kim on the train that summer. "I just wanted to have a good time, to see countries, meet people, explore," she recalls.
On the railway: Here's a photo of Kim on the train that summer. "I just wanted to have a good time, to see countries, meet people, explore," she recalls.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>Important moment:</strong> In Venice, Tom and Kim spent even more time together. One evening, walking the canals together, Tom told Kim he saw a future with her. "When I look at you," he said. "I can see you, old and gray. And I can see all our kids and grandkids around us." Kim said she felt the same way.
Important moment: In Venice, Tom and Kim spent even more time together. One evening, walking the canals together, Tom told Kim he saw a future with her. "When I look at you," he said. "I can see you, old and gray. And I can see all our kids and grandkids around us." Kim said she felt the same way.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>Capturing the moment</strong>: The following year, in September 1999, Kim and Tom got married. At their rehearsal dinner, John presented the couple with this framed page, torn from his 1998 travel journal, in which he'd described the moment they first met. "Ten bucks says Tom marries her," he wrote.
Capturing the moment: The following year, in September 1999, Kim and Tom got married. At their rehearsal dinner, John presented the couple with this framed page, torn from his 1998 travel journal, in which he'd described the moment they first met. "Ten bucks says Tom marries her," he wrote.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>Return trip: </strong>Years later, they returned to Munich with their three children and visited the hostel where they first met. Here's the family posing in front of the elevator where it all began.
Return trip: Years later, they returned to Munich with their three children and visited the hostel where they first met. Here's the family posing in front of the elevator where it all began.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>25 years later:</strong> Fast forward to today and it's 25 years since Tom and Kim first met in Munich. The couple are as strong as ever and still love to travel.
25 years later: Fast forward to today and it's 25 years since Tom and Kim first met in Munich. The couple are as strong as ever and still love to travel.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>Taking risks</strong>: "Be bold, take risks, be vulnerable," is the message Tom tells CNN Travel that he takes away from their story.<br />
Taking risks: "Be bold, take risks, be vulnerable," is the message Tom tells CNN Travel that he takes away from their story.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>Exploring the world</strong>: Here's a recent photo of Tom, Kim and their three children in Rome, Italy. Their kids have inherited their love of exploring the world.
Exploring the world: Here's a recent photo of Tom, Kim and their three children in Rome, Italy. Their kids have inherited their love of exploring the world.
Kim Latkovic
<strong>Looking back and looking forward:</strong> Tom and Kim live together in Memphis, Tennessee. The framed photo from John's journal has pride of place in their house, along with a large map filled with pins tracking all the countries they've visited so far. They're looking forward to future travels.
Looking back and looking forward: Tom and Kim live together in Memphis, Tennessee. The framed photo from John's journal has pride of place in their house, along with a large map filled with pins tracking all the countries they've visited so far. They're looking forward to future travels.
Kim Latkovic