Our trip to Köln (or Cologne, the anglicised spelling) has been one of our more spontaneous trips. As newlyweds, we wanted to go on perhaps a spa break in Ireland. But the prices were astronomical, so after an email regarding a flash sale from RyanAir, we’d begun looking at destinations, and Köln was our winner. … Continue reading Köln & Bonn: April 2024
Bavaria’s capital, a city famed for beer, great architecture and dark history. Munich is spectacular.
In this post, I thought I’d focus on beers with the coolest iconography and brand - beers that just scream cool at you.
I want to stress that Düsseldorf is a great city to visit and it is a shame it is often overlooked in favour of other German cities. Düsseldorf has a lot to offer (read more)
Listing the best European beers, from many countries - so you can be aware of the must tries on your trips away... (read more)
Brussels was a nice surprise for me, my girlfriend had gotten flights for us as a birthday present and that was enough to sway... (read more)
For a comprehensive, ongoing list of all beers reviewed, follow @swallreview on Instagram - whilst I'll list the top ten I encountered whilst still refining my beer taste within this post, a larger Best European Beers list can be found here. I'm going to avoid the popular European beers readily available beyond their home nations … Continue reading My Top 10 European Beers
Our trip to North Rhine-Westphalia was motivated by football, or Fußball as the Germans call it (read more)