(Scroll over each photo for explanation) The key marking of the Third Reich’s brutality was the systematic discrimination and eventual genocide inflicted on millions of European Jews. Today, much reverence is paid in respect of their suffering, and during my recent trip [...]
If you’re ever in Berlin and you catch a falling person out of the corner of your eye, don’t fear for them. Their harness should give a yank just before impact. “Base flying,” as it’s called, is offered from more than [...]
Being smart about waste has never been so green…environmentally and monetarily speaking. On the sidewalks of Germany’s capital city, Berlin, you’ll see women and men peering into trash bins with flashlights or pushing around buggies rattling with glass and plastic. Some also proactively ask for bottles and [...]
If all the Subway, McDonald’s and Burger King restaurants in Berlin don’t settle your taste for fast, American munchies, there’s always Waffle House—at least in the name. At the southeastern tip of the Berlin Wall’s East Side Gallery section, along the [...]
June 8, 2014
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While abroad and after a long day of sightseeing, don’t expect to get caught up on Orange is the New Black or rock out to Phish radio. Licensing and copyright constraints keep big hitters of online entertainment—like Pandora, Hulu and [...]
Amstel House, located slightly northwest of the heart of Berlin, offers a variety of room types, from dorms with several bunk beds and shared bathrooms to single bedrooms with a private bathroom. This being Hannah and I’s first true hostel [...]