One city, many flavours: 11 of Hamburg’s best food hotspots
Do you like to explore cities through your stomach? Great. You’re reading the right blog! You should definitely consider Hamburg as the venue for your…
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Beer, nature and a bit of baroque : 24 Hours in Valmiera
Continuing my series of stories from Latvia….after raving about the peaceful and offbeat charms of Jelgava last week , I have another charming-not-so-well-known-town of…
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Cheap rail tickets in the UK? 11 train travel hacks
How can you get cheap rail tickets in the UK? This is a question that I get asked a lot by readers who are…
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How to spend 2 days in Munich
How to spend 2 days in Munich? So much to see and yet so little time to see it all. Even though I love…
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A self guided free walking tour of Berlin Mitte
There are lot of fantastic neighbourhoods to choose from when you visit Berlin but few rival Mitte. For me ‘Mitte’, the ‘middle’ and heart…
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Revisiting Leipzig, a city at the crossroads
If you were to sum up Leipzig in one word, what would that one word be? It was a question I asked a few…
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Ultimate German Castle Hostel Tour
You don’t need a princely income to go to bed in some of Europe’s finest historic buildings. With access to former palaces, forts, keeps…
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How to Visit 15 European Cities for less than $350/ £300 ( Updated June 2024 )
How can I travel across Europe on a budget? I’ve had this email from countless readers over the last few years and tried to…
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Die Wohngemeinschaft: Cologne’s hippest hostel
Ever known a bar where it felt so cozy, you end up spending so much time that it almost became an invisible extension of…
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Few cool things to do in Berlin on a Budget
Further to my earlier guides to Berlin on a budget , Sam Wood’s 15 free things to do in Berlin , 10 movies that inspired me…
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