Travel

Irish travellers struggle to find campsite in Rhine region

Around 500 Irish travellers were told by local police in Düsseldorf this week to vacate where they had been camping. But this isn't the first time Irish travellers have been unwelcome in Germany.

Travel

Finding quirky camping options for the summer holidays

Urban camping in Berlin, haystack beds in Bavaria and giant tree forts in Saxony – <b>Ruby Russell</b> discovers quirky alternatives for your summer holiday.

Crime

Suspect questioned in campsite double murder

Police are questioning a 30-year-old man in Cuxhaven after two women were found murdered at a camping ground in the picturesque coastal town early on Wednesday morning.

Travel

Recession spurs camping revival

The recession has reinvigorated a German interest in camping, as more people decide to pitch a tent or park an RV instead of sleeping in a more expensive hotel, daily <i>Leipziger Volkszeitung</i> reported on Tuesday.

Travel

Down on the Devil’s Moor

Like to camp but tired of uptight and orderly German campgrounds? <b>Andrew Bulkeley</b> communes with nature near the northern German artist colony Worpswede.