The Booze and the Views of Würzburg’s Wine Trail
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The Booze and the Views of Würzburg’s Wine Trail

If last week’s destination of Bamberg is worth a detour, near-by Würzburg is worth a trip. Würzburg, the unofficial capital of the Bavarian Baroque, bursts at the seams with architectural drama and spectacle, most famously on the Alte Mainbrücke Bridge … … and in the grandest Bavarian Baroque palace of them all, called simply the…

Walking Through Empty Space in Kassel’s Central Park
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Walking Through Empty Space in Kassel’s Central Park

The idea was to explore one of Central Europe’s largest urban parks, a park which is roughly the size of a small country (all right: the country I am thinking of is Monaco) and which also doubles up as the main exhibition space for the world’s most famous exhibition of contemporary art. The idea was…

The Eye of Ireland, the Nose of Howth
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The Eye of Ireland, the Nose of Howth

With its English looks and metropolitan feel, Dublin invites comparisons with London, and while it is friendlier and cozier than its British counterpart, the Irish capital inevitably falls short in some other respects. It is, for one, less international, less multicultural and does not give out the same buzz of nervous excitement. But there are…

Metz – A Winning Number In the French Tourism Roulette
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Metz – A Winning Number In the French Tourism Roulette

When you pick a provincial city in France as your holiday base or destination, you never know in advance what you will be getting. Some of these cities are prosperous, well-kept, lively and colourful – others drab and full of the stench of misery and neglect. I call this the French Tourism Roulette. Not everything…

Wiesbaden and the Sweetness of Life
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Wiesbaden and the Sweetness of Life

Germans are an industrious people, and the looks of their country reflect that. Wherever you are traveling, you can see industry in action: roadside and railside, power stations are pumping out steam, factory chimneys spout smoke, and containers are shipped in and out of warehouses. Quite clearly, Germany is a country that still makes stuff….