My perfect walk in Leipzig: Karl Heine Strasse
While some prefer the road less travelled, I tend to find that with age, I return to the roads well travelled. Every time I…
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Where to eat in Gozo on a budget
Just as in Malta, Gozo, Malta’s sister island the locals savour their meals, whether it is breakfast, lunch , dinner or even a humble…
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Discovering Malta, with no smartphone or guidebook
We stumble down the sulphur-yellow dirt track, no sign of Claire’s secret beach. In the past 15 minutes we have been honoured with…
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Olomouc for art and architecture lovers : How to spend a day
With its dazzling mix of baroque, art nouveau and modern architecture, UNESCO World Heritage listed ornamental fountains and a booming arts scene, the ‘Little…
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Things to do in Chur- Where to go, eat and drink + sleep
After a hectic few weeks of backpacking and interrailing in June, I arrived in Chur, the oldest city in Switzerland and the gateway to…
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Best things to do in Görlitz: Where to sleep, eat and drink
A city with a difficult past, complicated present and uncertain future Görlitz is not the city that would feature on most Germany itineraries. However,…
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Things to do in Bregenz: Culture, Cake and Constance
Sitting on the eastern edge of Lake Constance, Europe’s third-largest freshwater lake and bordered by 3 countries -Germany, Switzerland and Austria, the city of…
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Best things to do in Feldkirch- where to eat, play and rest
Feldkirch marks the westernmost point of Austria, right on the border of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is your archetype postcard pretty Austrian town…
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Locals guide to Amsterdam
With the help of my hostel owners friends in Amsterdam and also using my 20 years experience of visiting the city, I have…
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Where to eat and drink in Riga on a budget- 14 tips
Compact, very walkable and a mishmash of many striking architectural styles: the result of having been ruled across several centuries by the Germans, Swedish…
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