Hello from Frankfurt, my 6th German city of the year. Not entirely sure how 2025 has become the year of Germany for me but there you go 🇩🇪🍻

This was a lovely surprise on Tuesday night! 🥇

Many thanks @jrnymag.bsky.social - here’s to another 10 issues 🍾

Perhaps my greatest ever press trip freebie - East German washing up liquid.

And not a water bottle in sight. Danke Chemnitz.

Dresden - a baroque hors d'oeuvre ahead of my visit to the European Capital of Culture 2025, Chemnitz 🇩🇪

Since I’m currently passport-less (the joys of the agonising renewal wait as a travel writer), I thought I’d make my first Bluesky post a look back at some of my favourite trips this year:

Athens
Normandy
Lake Tahoe
Aruba