Europe

Florence is so packed with delicious art and architecture that it would take a lifetime to see it all. Of course there are some unmissable …

When the 20 year old Queen Victoria of England married her cousin, Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, they must have seemed the dream couple …

The pretty town of Coburg, like many others in Germany, offers picturesque medieval buildings, a charming town square and cosy cafés to while away a …

The Italians are a nation of discerning food lovers who really care about the provenance of what they eat. But on my long weekend with …

There’s been a lot of talk about Hygge recently, the Danish word for those feel-good moments when you are snuggled up in front of the …

Paris in winter. The air is crisp as you stroll along the Seine, passing the Cathedral of Notre Dame glowing golden in the afternoon sun, …

The woodsmoke wafts from the bratwurst stall in the Coburg Christmas market, drawing a patient queue of people. For these aren’t just any sausage, they …

I spent 2 days in Florence to get a quick fix of culture and delicious Italian food. I’ve put together my own Florence 2 day …

Among all the available destinations in Italy, Venice is the queen of holidays in Northern Italy. Everybody knows Venice: the intricate and fascinating maze of …

I’m not really sure why I hadn’t visited Vienna before. Perhaps I’d heard it was expensive and imagined it to be a little stuffy, full …

Our first day of hiking in the Dolomites had been relatively easy, as we scaled the gentler slopes of the Rosengarten range in South Tyrol.  But Day 2 proved …