While the clink of beer steins and the sound of German folksongs at Oktoberfest in Munich may be over for another year, in the heart of Hamburg you can experience a taste of the Oktoberfest atmosphere every day at Hofbräu Wirtshaus on Speersort. The enormous German beer hall used to be a press ...
If there is one thing my camera roll and Instagram feed look after a visit to Cologne it’s colourful. Even when it rained on my first visit a could of years ago the pastel colours of the buildings stood bright against the grey skies, and in the summer they look even better against the ...
I’d previously heard of booking holidays where you don’t know which hotel you’re staying in until you get there, but before my recent experience with Wow Trip Travel (not to be confused with Wow Air – totally different) I wasn’t aware that you could get entire ...
I’ve got to admit on my first visit to Hamburg, I wasn’t really all that taken with it. I was there for a few days, but most of this time was spent working so I couldn’t see much of the city. My first impressions were of how industrial it was, and how dated the architecture ...
With about a month to go until Easter there’s still plenty time to plan a weekend break, or even a midweek break to one of Europe’s finest cities. The weather on the continent is warmer and at this time of year it’s nice to have something to look forward to that isn’t ...
Picture the scene, it’s a cold, dark winter night and you’re stood among the crowds that have all flocked to the Cologne Christmas market. The cathedral is lit up and looming above you, you’ve picked up some souvenirs and exhausted row upon row of festive stalls that line the ...