The tulip fields of North Holland
It’s my favourite time of the year; when the trees and plants awake from their winter slumber and celebrate this with a riot of…
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A weekend in Berlin
It had been a hectic week at ITB Berlin, the world’s largest tourism trade fair, which I visit every year. I didn’t get to…
25 Hours Bikini Hotel Berlin – cool, funky, quirky
“So where are the bikinis?” That was my first thought when I entered the 25 Hours Berlin Bikini Hotel… and I’m sure I’m not…
The land of a thousand castles and palaces
Lower Silesia is a region of vasts forests, snowy peaks, picturesque villages and historic towns in southwestern Poland, bordering Germany and the Czech Republic….
Gran Canaria – the perfect winter getaway
Gran Canaria is the third-largest island in the Canary Islands archipelago, after Tenerife and Fuerteventura. Part of the Kingdom of Spain, the islands lie…
Impressions of Malta
I spent two days (way too short!) exploring the main island of Malta and its capital, Valletta. What I found was an island of…
A Ferrari tour of the Motor Valley
I have to admit… I’m a nitwit when it comes to cars. I’ve never been too interested in them and how they work. They…
The mirrors of Castello Estense in Ferrara
Ferrara is a historic town in the region of Emilia Romagna in Italy. Though its origins are a mystery, the first mention of Ferrara…
Visiting the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao is a contemporary arts museum in this city in the Basque Country, Spain. Designed by one of my favourite architects,…
