Olympic Village Berlin (Olympisches Dorf) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 119)
The Olympic Village Berlin in Elstal was the first brick-on-brick Olympic village and is therefore the oldest Olympic village still in existence. It was built for the 1936 Olympics. In the beginning, it was…
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…
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…
Berlin Calessino Tour with Expat Bloggers – In A Berlin Minute (Week 122)
Such a fun way to see Berlin: being driven around in an APE Calessino with two beautiful expats. A wonderful flashback to riding in a tuk tuk through Bangkok. Last week expat travel…
Sanibel + Captiva Islands (Florida) – In Another Minute (Week 104)
Sanibel Island and adjoining Captiva Island are two gorgeous Gulf of Mexico islands in South Florida. Apparently Frommer’s Travel Guide ranked Sanibel Island the #1 top tourist destination in 2011. This week I went there…
Abandoned Gardens – Verlassener Schrebergarten – In A Berlin Minute (Week 117)
This is one of the most atmospheric places I’ve been to in Berlin. Schrebergärten aka allotment gardens have been quite popular in German cities. People who live in apartments rent a little garden with a…
Sunrise Time Lapse – In A Berlin Minute (Week 116)
Look who’s back in Berlin! Me… and the sun. Well, actually the sun mostly hides behind clouds. Only one of many challenges in trying to film a sunrise. For one: do YOU know…
