AllWays Traveller Features

Reading offers a real surprise The historic Berkshire town of Reading, found where the Rivers Thames and Kennet meet, is more than a base for going elsewhere. As a major rail hub Reading does enjoy quick and easy access to London along with other cities more favoured by tourists, such as Windsor, Bristol, Bath and Oxford. But while Reading makes an...

Nuremberg embraces its future and its past The German city of Nuremberg, which is the cultural hub of Bavaria's Franconia region, boasts an illustrious heritage stretching back hundreds of years. It is, however, Nuremberg's association with Adolf Hitler's National Socialists (Nazis), during a 22-year period in the 20th Century, that projected the c...

A shimmering antidote to autumn chills As You Like It at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre (to 25 October 2026) is a sparkling new production of this gentle farce about making the right choices. Light and very cheery, it brightens the spirits when evenings are drawing in and there is a distinct chill is in the air. (Images Marc Brenner) Elizabethan ...

A floral tribute to Diana Fleurs de Villes DIANA, at Somerset House is a floral exhibition of fifteen iconic dresses worn by Diana, Princess of Wales. It has been created in an imaginative and spectacular way using beautiful fresh flowers, berries and natural foliage. The exquisitely designed dresses are captured in great detail by skilled UK flori...

Passion and panache make a winning mix Love's Labour's Lost at Shakespeare's Globe, on London's Bankside, runs until 13 September 2026. Written in 1594 or 1595 it is one of Shakespeare's earlier plays, and the first to be published (in 1598) with his name on the title page, which read : A pleasant conceited comedie called Loves Labours Lost As it w...

A culinary experience of a lifetime Once a humble coaching inn, The Posthotel Alexander Herrmann in the small Franconian spa town of Wirsberg has blossomed over its past 150 years. The historic black and white half-timbered building, in the heart of the beautiful Frankenwald Nature Park, is now a luxury four-star boutique hotel attracting visitors ...