A pretty little town tucked beside the gentle Moselle river, Cochem is as cute as a button. Think pastel coloured terrace fronted houses and restaurants ref...
The Moselle Valley in Germany is as pretty as a storybook setting. The lively Moselle river meanders between hillside castles and neat rows of fields of win...
Contrary to how it sounds, the wurst of Germany is actually one of its best things. The German word for sausages, wursts are an integral component of German cui...
Every time Tarek and I drive back to Cologne fro somewhere outside, we play a game; and that is, who sees the Dom first. It is believed that the Cologne Cathedr...
The weather in Cologne has been playing truant for some time. Super hot days (it gets extremely hot in summer in Germany) make the adults pant in the sun, while...
When I was a little girl, I loved smelling my freshly shaved father. He knew that I liked it, and I would get scooped up in his arms after every barbered sessio...
It is spring now and in Germany, the fresh produce shops are riots of colours. Leafy vegetables of every kind fill up the racks and spargel (asparagus) comes in...
Christmas in Germany is called Weihnacht and some of Europe‘s finest festive markets are hosted there. Held every year from around mid-November to 26th December...
"I'd like to know that your love
Is love I can be sure of
So tell me now, cause I won't ask again
Will you still love me tomorrow?"
- Amy Winehouse, (orig...
Last night had been a wild one. We had gone for a dinner date at Saudade, our neighbourhood Portuguese restaurant in Cologne where they had served a kilo of gam...