Devils Tower aka Bear Lodge (Wyoming) – In Another Minute (Week 228)
Devils Tower in northeastern Wyoming is a powerful sight to behold. Rising 1,267 feet (386 m) above the surrounding mellow hills, forests and grasslands and with the summit at 5,114 feet / 1,559…
Südgelände Park – In A Berlin Minute (Week 128)
Excited to share with you a new discovery that has immediately become my favorite park: Natur-Park Südgelände (south area) in the neighborhood Schöneberg. This park was once a train yard (more specifically a classification yard or marshalling yard),…
Viktoriapark, Kreuzberg – In A Berlin Minute (Week 125)
Viktoriapark is an urban park, which opened in the Kreuzberg neighborhood in 1894. Its significant sights are the monument (designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel) on top of the hill commemorating the liberation war during…
1st Time Skiing – Loveland Ski Area – In A Colorado Minute (Week 207)
This week, Scott and I went skiing for the first time ever. What happens when you take a grown woman from the flat lands of Hamburg, Germany, up to the Loveland Ski Area…
Snow at Horsetooth Reservoir – In A Colorado Minute (Week 189)
While I discovered Horsetooth Reservoir (west of Fort Collins, Colorado) as a beautiful sanctuary in summer, it was just as stunning and comforting in fall – and now has turned into another striking…
Prinzessinnengarten – In A Berlin Minute (Week 60)
Prinzessinnengarten (Princesses Garden) is an urban garden right at the Moritzplatz roundabout in Kreuzberg. It was started in 2009 by the non-profit Nomadisch Grün (Nomadic Green). The idea behind Nomadisch Grün is to create…
Ruegen (Baltic Sea Island) – In Another Minute (Week 123)
Rügen (Ruegen) is Germany’s largest island and is located just off the coast in the Baltic Sea, a few hours drive from Berlin. Because my friend Ginger is currently visiting from Brooklyn and my…
Spearfish Canyon (South Dakota) – In Another Minute (Week 229)
The scenic byway through Spearfish Canyon in the Black Hills of South Dakota offers views of majestic rock walls, Ponderosa and Spruce forests, the Spearfish Creek and several waterfalls, namely Bridal Veil Falls,…
