Berlin’s Jewish Cemetery Tells A Story
Cemeteries tell a story, and the Weissensee Cemetery in Berlin is a giant historical war novel. However the story is not necessarily about what’s in…
Hop On Hop Off European Train Travel
I lean my head back on the seat and gaze out the window as I gently rock back and forth. The landscape accelerates by me…
Breaking German Food Stereotypes – Berlin
Put the words German and Food together and you think about hearty, heavy food – with visions of sausages, sauerkraut, potato dumplings, spaetzle, and cabbage…
Transparent Politics in Berlin
Politics are normally conducted behind closed doors – seedy deals, negotiations, handshakes, promises, and sometimes even sexual favors (aka – the blue dress). But in…
Photographing Abandoned Berlin
“Be careful; watch your head.” the guide says as he shines a flashlight up towards the low doorway. I’m startled upon hearing his warning – …
Graveyard of Fun – Spreepark Berlin
Even fun has a shelf life – this is what runs through my mind as I walk around Spreepark, the abandoned, dilapidated amusement park in…
Pillar Perspectives – Holocaust Memorial Berlin
I walked deep into the middle and with each uneven step I seemed to descend from where I had started at street level. I could…
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Disintegration of the Soul – Stasi Prison
Our short, spunky guide named Grit had us all circle around her in the cold, dimly lit prison cell. She started by asking us a…
Berlin Travel Tips
I had heard it over and over – “you must go to Berlin – you’ll love it.” I had tucked it away in my ‘planning’…
Learning to Drive on the Autobahn
This was it – one of the main reasons I took on the Mongol Rally in the first place. I had been scared to drive…