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‘Twas the night before Christmas…

So here I am in Berlin. I’ve come to Germany for the festive period because I couldn’t face Christmas.

Herzzerreißend

I have just learned this word from a friend. It is German for hearbreaking. As I write, news is filtering through from Berlin that a deliberate attack on a crowded Christmas market has killed at least nine people and injured dozens more. The details are still unclear but early reports are that a lorry fromContinue reading “Herzzerreißend”

Why I’m buggering off to Berlin this Christmas

I don’t really like Christmas very much. There. I’ve said it.

Tip top tips for a solo female tripster

It seems that travel blogging is awash with Top Ten This and Seven Reasons Why That. And while some of these lists make interesting reading, I have to say, most of them seem fairly useless to someone of my ilk, namely a forty-something solo female traveller who is still slightly nervous but remains determined toContinue reading “Tip top tips for a solo female tripster”