48 Hours in Cologne 11 am Check in Pathpoint Cologne, Backpackers Hostel The Pathpoint Cologne Backpackers Hostel is a perfect base to explore the city, just a few minutes walk from the train station The rooms are clean, comfortable and secure. Staff are welcoming and were ready to help me in terms…
Whether you enjoy oompah bands and drinking beer from 2 litre glasses or fancy cycling along the edge of a lake just outside the city with the beautiful Alps in the distance or simply just relax in a traditional ‘English Garden’ while watching surfers ride a man made wave in the middle of a…
36 Hours in Dusseldorf When you think of Dusseldorf , you commonly associate the city with it’s world class architecture and art museums. However, as I discovered on a recent trip to the city as part of the Youth Hotspots in Germany campaign, there is so much more to the city than just…
March 19th, 2013. It was bitterly cold.I was walking around in mostly sub-zero temperatures for most of the day.In this kind of weather, my wanderlust was more restricted to discovering more of the indoor sights and delights of Hamburg.Luckily, there is plenty to do in Hamburg.Soak in some culture at a world class art museum,…
5 years ago in 2013, I had the pleasure of spending 48 hours in Leipzig, the city of music and of heroes which included a short detour to the fortress /former POW camp in Colditz as part of my German Wanderlust tour. Fast forward to 2018, I returned for another visit to see how the city had…
I had been warned in advance. By the Germans themselves. A few days prior to my visit, I announced my impending visit to the capital of Niedersachsen, Hannover on my Facebook page. Within minutes, it was a bloodbath. I was inundated with a barrage of negative comments about the city. “Hannover is a very dull…
Tourism isn’t always pretty. Sometimes, it’s difficult to swallow. It’s about confronting the past and learning from the mistakes made. In the case of Nuremberg, we are talking about the actions and horrors inflicted of one man- Adolf Hitler whose legacy to Nuremberg is a tainted, poisoned one. It was his favourite city. He…
Dresden is a city with two different faces- you have the bombastic baroque beauty of the Aldstadt and then you have the grungy alternative feel of the Neustadt. In this 48 Hours in Dresden guide , I share with you the best things to do in Dresden –I’ve summarised what to do in Dresden ,…
I visited Stuttgart originally as part of my German Wanderlust tour back on 2013 and here is my recently updated 48 Hour guide to Stuttgart which has a lowdown of cool things to eat, drink and see in the city. Day 1 Start the trip with a view of Stuttgart at the ‘Aussichtsplatform’ If you’re arriving at Stuttgart’s main…
