From where I’ve been sitting these last few years (Berlin) it has been quite tough to witness what many regard as the general decline of my native homeland (Britain) as a tourism destination. What with longer queues caused by Brexit, soaring prices for everything from food and hotels to rail travel, and many friends feeling down in the doldrums these days in terms of jobs and the ongoing cost-of-living crisis, I found myself putting off the idea of a home visit for much longer than I usually wou