Dreaming of a European cultural getaway in 2026? Why not plan your trip around the continent’s most captivating art exhibitions? Come with me to discover the best must see European Art Exhibitions 2026. European Exhibitions…
Love music or literature or architecture or art? Then visiting Weimar, Germany should be be on your list. It has all four by the bucketload. Liszt, Goethe, Schiller, Luther, Cranach (Older and Younger), Gropius, Klee…
Staying in a castle, any castle, would always be my first choice. Staying at Colditz Castle, star of one of my favourite 1970s TV shows, became a must, as soon as I realised that it…
Planning the family summer holiday used to be my domain. Now the Teens are teens they want a say in the matter too. Berlin turned out to be the place that ticked most joint boxes.…
Reading and travel, two of my favourite things. Reading about travel, even better. I confess that when I travel I like to have at least one book in my suitcase that is either about the…
Where to break the journey between Calais and Berlin? A quick look at the map showed that the Ruhr region of Germany was about halfway. Hmmm? Isn’t the Ruhr all heavy industry? Flicking the pages…
Munich is famous for its beer gardens, just as London is famous for its pubs. You wouldn’t dream of taking a child on a pub crawl in London, so would Munich beer gardens be off…
