Germany
- ★★★★½
- Train journeys
This modern railway hub is a European architectural marvel
Germany’s Berlin Hauptbahnhof is an ultra-modern station, well-equipped with food and services within a sleek multi-level structure.
- Tim Richards
The world’s most unlikely surf break has suddenly vanished
The Eisbach Wave, one of Munich’s most offbeat attractions, suddenly disappeared late last year. But its once turbulent waters could well serve as a metaphor.
- Anthony Dennis
Two of the world’s oldest airlines are chalking up new milestones
One is turning 100 and the other 80, but the party is just starting for these aviation legends.
- Julietta Jameson
The surprising birthplace of one of history’s most radical thinkers
I’m interested in learning more about someone whose ideas have fundamentally shaped 175 years of world history. But others are less enthused.
- Justine Costigan
World’s first nine-class plane unveiled, with the best first class yet
Critics say that offering so many classes – each of which comes at a slightly different price – is bamboozling.
- John Arlidge
I thought this European river was amazing, then we turned down another
The Rhine is spectacular, but when we turn left at Koblenz, the scenery becomes even more beautiful.
- Justine Costigan
Seven scenic highlights of Europe’s spectacular Rhine Gorge
Germany’s World Heritage-listed Rhine Gorge, also known as the Upper Middle Rhine Valley, is famed for its constellation of castles, but it has plenty of other charms.
- ★★★★
- Airport reviews
It opened almost a decade late, but this airport still feels futuristic
Delayed so long that Berlin locals joked it was already outdated, but the automation at this European airport is next-level.
- Kate Armstrong
It looks like a Disney fairytale, but life in this castle was anything but
Living in a castle may be the Disney dream, but castle life was less like Sleeping Beauty and more like an extreme reality show.
- Justine Costigan
Seven highlights you need to see at Berlin’s notorious wall
Symbolic of the Cold War, the 155-kilometre Berlin Wall was a concrete behemoth that cut the German capital in half and separated its citizens.
- Kate Armstrong