It’s an early start for a Monday morning, but the sun is shining in Cologne. The air is chilly – 5 Celsius – but already there is an air of urgency around the railway station, as morning commuters make their way to work. A small army of workmen run pressure washers and street cleaning machines…
My usual journeys involve an early start, but not so today. It’s a cold and sunny Sunday in late March, and I’m set to get an afternoon Eurostar from London St Pancras to Brussels, where I’ll change for the onwad connection to Cologne. But first, getting to London. And on a weekend the UK has…
For many, at least for many living in the UK, the idea of a great trip just before Easter is to head somewhere slightly warmer, perhaps relaxing, to shake off the end of the Winter and to embrace sunnier climes. Beaches beckon, sunsets and sand tempt you southwards, and after a couple of weeks, all…