Christmas dream routes through East Germany
Erfurt, Potsdam and Rostock, in East Germany, rival many of their big city cousins, especially during the Christmas season
Visiting Liverpool in search of John Lennon’s first muse
Sixty years ago, John Lennon’s mother Julia was killed. He never got over the loss and you can find echos of her influence in Liverpool
The meaning is sometimes lost in translation
The tradition of mangling English in restaurants, hotels and public places continues
A town-to-town hike along the Ligurian Sea
Cinque Terra offers astonishing vistas of beauty and a rigorous test of your hiking fitness
Riding in Riccione and the unsurpassable beauty of Tuscany
TRAVEL: The beauty and hospitality of Italy soon becomes apparent whether astride a bicycle or driving down its twisting, narrow country roads
Overwhelmed in Rome, overfed in Matera
FEEHAN: Basking in the splendour, charm and hospitality of southern Italy, particularly when you wander off the beaten track