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…
Read MoreContinuing 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…
Read MoreHow can you get cheap rail tickets in the UK? This is a question that I get asked a lot by readers who are…
Read MoreHow to spend 2 days in Munich? So much to see and yet so little time to see it all. Even though I love…
Read MoreThere are lot of fantastic neighbourhoods to choose from when you visit Berlin but few rival Mitte. For me ‘Mitte’, the ‘middle’ and heart…
Read MoreIf you were to sum up Leipzig in one word, what would that one word be? It was a question I asked a few…
Read MoreYou 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…
Read MoreHow can I travel across Europe on a budget? I’ve had this email from countless readers over the last few years and tried to…
Read MoreEver known a bar where it felt so cozy, you end up spending so much time that it almost became an invisible extension of…
Read MoreFurther to my earlier guides to Berlin on a budget , Sam Wood’s 15 free things to do in Berlin , 10 movies that inspired me…
Read MoreWant to travel across Europe in style on a budget? After 7 years of travelling through Europe I’ve put together for you a…
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