Stockholm, 11 on the dial
Note to self: this is where I’m coming back to write my book. It’s set in a white-washed farmhouse with an old stone well and gnarled plum trees.
Read MoreBarefoot Scandi chic
A handful of pushbikes wait out front of Hotel Stelor for whoever wants to ride them - no locks necessary.
Read MoreMedieval Visby
It was once a Viking stronghold. Now it’s northern Europe’s best-preserved medieval city. Welcome to Visby, on the island of Gotland, surrounded by the Baltic Sea.
Read MoreEveryone is looking
God knows everything, but the neighbours know more.
Read MoreBerlin’s queer walk
We’re too skinny to be bears. too old to be cubs. Nevertheless, we drop into Woof after our walking tour of queer Berlin because, well, you’ve got to, right?
Read MoreThe Topography of Terror
By placing personal stories and eyewitness accounts in amongst reports written by Gestapo and SS officers, Topography of Terror succeeds in personalising our response to Nazism.
Read MoreCrowd-pleasing cog wheels
The Vitznau cog railway looks chocolate box cute, and the kids, big and small, absolutely love it. It’s also a very handy way to get to the top of Mount Rigi.
Read MoreTrain diplomacy
Two well-dressed Italian gentlemen, retired, by the look of them, board the train at Milano Stazione Centrale.
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