The capital of Germany’s Bavaria region, Munich’s best known for it’s beer-fuelled Oktoberfest, but there’s more than just lederhosen and steins on offer in this city. I was invited to discover its highlights and hidden treasures with flybmi, who…
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I don’t know about you, but when I’m planning a European weekend break, I tend to think of the big cities – Paris, Amsterdam, Barcelona. But if you’ve only got a few days, you’ve got no chance of seeing…
With as many rooms as there are days of the year, lavishly decorated interiors, centuries of artworks, quirky collections and acres of parkland, Schloss Friedenstein in Gotha is a palace on a giant scale. So it was the perfect…
Between the Brandenburg Gate and Tiergarten in Berlin lies a solemn field of 2771 grey stone slabs. The Holocaust Memorial – or, to give it its full name, the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe – commemorates the Jewish lives lost…
When it comes to city breaks, Berlin’s got something for everyone. It’s got fascinating history, both the recent stories of the Berlin Wall but also its wartime history and museums with artifacts dating back thousands of years. Then there’s…
Seat of the German Parliament, the Reichstag is one of the most famous and imposing buildings in Berlin. The original version, built in the 1880s, was topped with a stone dome. But that, along with the rest of the…
It’s hard to talk about Berlin without mentioning the wall. It’s shocking to think that just a quarter of a century ago one of Europe’s major cities was split in two and Berliners were separated from friends and neighbours…
![Gorgeously green 💚 When I think of the colours of the Caribbean I think of blue skies and golden sand, but Saint Lucia was all about the luscious shades of green – from peaks covered in rainforest to palm trees along the beach. Our hotel @capmaison was a real oasis of green, with tropical plants and colourful flowers surrounding the villas. The gardens were created by local garden design legend Veronica Shingleton-Smith, who has her own botanic gardens on the east coast. As someone who struggles to keep a pot plant alive for more than a month, I’m in awe! You can read more about my stay at the lovely Cap Maison in my latest post on the blog [link in bio].](http://scontent-lht6-1.cdninstagram.com/vp/7c576b752324b9a63f27e3617d3fdc32/5BE5BA7C/t51.2885-15/sh0.08/e35/s640x640/35155891_284492388759351_5623141509441257472_n.jpg?_nc_eui2=AeFUZDF7_p04agjxiWX5MVxaD92THHqZbrI3z4T3mujfiCdljtliNXiMfYGBRe1beA0Ux8v9inVwERAzxo0y8ErT "Gorgeously green 💚 When I think of the colours of the Caribbean I think of blue skies and golden sand, but Saint Lucia was all about the luscious shades of green – from peaks covered in rainforest to palm trees along the beach. Our hotel @capmaison was a real oasis of green, with tropical plants and colourful flowers surrounding the villas. The gardens were created by local garden design legend Veronica Shingleton-Smith, who has her own botanic gardens on the east coast. As someone who struggles to keep a pot plant alive for more than a month, I’m in awe! You can read more about my stay at the lovely Cap Maison in my latest post on the blog [link in bio].")
