Muskauer Park, Bad Muskau, Germany

Muskauer Park

The dream of a travel writer and landscape gardener was to create a grand park in his homeland of Germany. And so Muskauer Park was born.

Wartburg Castle, Eisenach, Germany

Visit Wartburg Castle

For almost a millennium, it’s stood at the top of this mountain. Now, visiting Wartburg Castle offers you a gallery of this history.

Saalburg Fort, Bad Homburg, Germany

Visit the Saalburg Roman fort

When the Romans were at their peak in the second century, these fortifications in Germany protected their frontier. Now, one fort’s been reconstructed.

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Eating London

A food tour through East London reveals as much about the local cuisine as it does the history and culture of this interesting part of the city.

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Why is Sri Lanka so expensive?

After visiting a few sites in Sri Lanka, it’s when I reach the Sacred City of Anuradhapura that something hits home. Sri Lanka can be really expensive!

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Sri Lanka’s painted caves

For hundreds of years the statues and the cave paintings of Dambulla have survived, carefully looked after by the devoted. So who created who?