Fasnacht is the name for the pre-Lent carnivals in Switzerland, southern Germany, Alsace and western Austria. It is a time for people to go 'mad' and for chaos to rule. Where hierarchies are overthrown and everyone indulges in much food and drink. While Fasnacht celebrations coincide with the pre-lent, pre-fasting period in the Catholic cities, tow...

Melton Mowbray, or just Melton, is a small county town in the north east of the English county of Leicestershire. It lies close to the picturesque Vale of Belvoir, which translates as 'beautiful view' and is an accurate description of the countryside surrounding Melton. While it is an attractive town, it is no more so than many others found through...

Wiesbaden, the capital of the German state of Hesse, is one of the oldest spa towns in Europe and a destination that has been attracting visitors to its thermal springs since Roman times. Add the somewhat less healthy (on the wallet) pursuit of gambling in the early 19thCentury and Wiesbaden's status as a major destination soared. Royalty and the a...

Frankfurt am Main, known more often as just Frankfurt, is a modern, cosmopolitan city located on both sides of the River Main in south-west Germany. Devastated by Allied bombing during the Second World War it has undergone a remarkable regeneration in the second half of the 20th and into the 21stCentury. This has seen Frankfurt become one of the fi...

Clearwater Beach is located on a barrier island on the Gulf of Mexico in west central Florida. The white sand beach, which stretches for 2.5 miles along the Gulf, is supported by what USA Today readers deemed to be Florida's Best Beach Town 2013. The area, which was once a convenient second destination for visiting the theme parks of Orlando, has w...

Palm Beach County in southeast Florida, also known as the Palm Beaches, is located some 60 miles from Miami and 150 miles from Orlando. The Atlantic Ocean runs along the eastern half of the county, offering 47 miles of beach and sea water warmed by the Gulf Stream. Its northwest part takes in Lake Okeechobee, the second largest freshwater lake in t...