A brush with history at Göttingen
It must have been more than a decade ago that I read “Biswasghatok” (The Traitor) by Narayan Sanyal, based...
What’s so special about Magdeburg?
I went to Magdeburg to research my first book and not primarily to travel. Most tourists don’t find much...
Germany’s sausage-themed B&B: Celebration of favourite food
Berlin (TAN): If you have a thing for sausages and quirky décor, the perfect place awaits you in a...
Make a booking at the world’s tiniest bed & breakfast
Hamburg (TAN): How tall are you? If the answer is two centimeters or less, you are in for a treat....
Suspension Train in Germany’s odd tourist destination list
June 26 (TravelAndy): The Suspension Train in Wuppertal, locally known as The Wuppertaler Schwebebahn, has been included in a list...
What really happened to this Van Gogh masterpiece?
A lot of people go to Germany for war tourism. I go because I love the food and the...
Ride the Schwebebahn in Wuppertal, Germany
WHY I WENT Acclimatizing. It was my first trip to Europe and I had an Indian friend staying there...
Robots guide visitors at Berlin’s travel fair
March 12 (TravelAndy): Two robots are welcoming visitors to the International Tourism Trade fair in Berlin (ITB). Chihira Kanae,...
Germany opens its first bicycle highway
January 1 (TravelAndy): Germany has thrown open the first five kilometres of what is set to become a 100km...
Greetings: Kiss, hug or shake hands?
I was quite surprised the first time I saw two grown men greeting each other with loud kisses on...
Schengen visa guide for Indians
Germany has recently outsourced its visa application cell to VFS, which handles the visa process of several other countries,...