Halfway up the hill on the north bank of the River Neckar in Heidelberg is a path called the Philosophers’ Walk. Taking its name from the days when the university’s professors and students used to str

Marian Boswall on how the old tradition of wassailing might actually benefit orchards

Ask most British motorhomers about their preferred European road trip destinations and you’re likely to hear familiar answers: France, Spain, maybe even Italy and Portugal. Germany, however, rarely ma

An important date for many Christians, Shrove Tuesday is more fondly known to most people as Pancake Day – a festival of fun and food flipping that often ends up with a congealed mess of milk, egg and

SFX’s time machine hurls us back to a random month once again

Our astronomical adventure in the hills of mid-Wales starts on an unlucky note. The autumnal sunshine of earlier has been swept away by a persistent drizzle rolling across the valleys and hilltops of