Sanssouci – In A Berlin Minute (Week 65)
Sanssouci Park is a vast park in Potsdam, just outside of Berlin. It contains several castles, most famously Sanssouci Castle (Schloss Sanssouci) – the summer residence of Frederick the Great (aka Friedrich der Grosse), the king of Prussia…
Arkansas Headwaters – In A Colorado Minute (Week 204)
The Arkansas River actually begins its journey in Colorado, where its waters are derived from the Rocky Mountains snowpack. A good section around the early part, or headwaters, of the Arkansas River have…
Arthur’s Rock (Lory State Park II) – In A Colorado Minute (Week 206)
Spring has finally fully arrived in Northern Colorado, and I took the opportunity to explore the upper level of Lory State Park. I had already filmed the lower part back in January: Lory…
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…
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…
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…
Prospect Park – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 73)
Prospect Park, the 585-acre Brooklyn park designed by Central Park creators Frederick Law Olmsted and Calvert Vaux, is my sanctuary. It’s one of my favorite places in New York and happens to be…
