Crime and Berlin, I was in heaven and of course, my geekery kicked in for some mapping action, and to find out where Villanelle had …
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White Asparagus season – Spargelzeit
It’s Asparagus time! White asparagus is something that isn’t as popular as the green variety in the UK, and I don’t know why. It’s so …
Food: Good Bank, Berlin Mitte
Vertical farming at Good Bank in Berlin Good Bank is, as far as we know, the world’s first vertical-farm-to-table restaurant! The salad and vegetables that …
Travel: The Ossuary (Bone Church) at Sedlec, Kutna Hora
The creepy bone church in Czechia Did you know that there is a church in Czechia (The Czech Republic) in the town of Kutna Hora which …
Top Ten Sights of Budapest
Top Ten Sights of Budapest Contrary to popular belief, Budapest, the capital of Hungary, is actually made up of 3 separate cities not 2: Buda, Óbuda …
Food review: Data Kitchen, Berlin
The future is now at Data Kitchen Breakfast is always our favourite time of day in Berlin, especially in summer where you can sit in …
Travel: 5 must visit breweries in this Dusseldorf Beer Trail
5 Must Visit Breweries in this Dusseldorf Beer Trail. If there’s one thing they do well in Düsseldorf is make beer. Here are five breweries …
Food review: Rogacki, Berlin
Rogacki delicatessen Made famous outwith Berlin by Anthony Bourdain, Rogacki (pronounced Ro-gatz-ki) is a deli located in Charlottenburg in what was once West Berlin. The …
Berlin Wall now gone for as long as it stood
Dividing the city of Berlin for 28 years The Berlin Wall stood for 28 years, slicing through the city dividing East from West. Monday 5th …
CLOSED Food Review: Wohlfahrt’s Wirtshaus, Berlin
Discovering Austrian cuisine in Berlin Think of Berlin for food and it’s Turkish pizza, a kebab or maybe currywurst? Delve deeper into the many neighbourhoods …
Travel: Stasi Prison, Berlin
One upon a “crime” in East Berlin Visiting the Stasi prison museum is a stark reminder of the horrors humans inflict upon each other. The …
Learning all about Alpine cheese-making with Rupp
The hills are alive with the sound of cowbells I had the pleasure of being invited to Austria, by smoked cheese experts Rupp, to find …
Intervarko Hostel, Berlin Review
When you think of hostels don’t think of smelly dorms, think of private rooms on a budget! We often stay in private rooms within hostels. …
Berlin Blog Day 4
Our last full day of this quick trip to Berlin. Usually, it’s food first before we get hangry, however on our doorstep was an unusual fountain …
Berlin Blog Day 3
Breakfast today was a highly technological affair at Data Kitchen. The courtyard setting could be a million miles from the busy Hackesher Markt area outside. Inside …
Berlin Blog day 2
Another fresh and bright morning in Berlin. On this trip we stayed in Prenzlauerberg and had breakfast at Cafe Melon beside a tram stop to Alexanderplatz. A …
Berlin Blog Day 1
When you find £20 return flights to your favourite city it’s a no brainer. So off we went to Berlin for our 6th time (though …
Travel: Prora – Hitler’s Butlins on the Baltic Coast
Mein Camp – the Nazi Butlins A few years back on a holiday to Berlin we took the train up to the Hanseatic city of, …
Travel: 24 hours in (East) Berlin
What to see and do in 24 hours in (East) Berlin Could you get the essence of Berlin in 24 hours? It’s a tough call …
Visit to Bergbrennerei Löwen A-6883 Au-Rehmen 87
Mountainous Gin Whilst on a cheese expedition to Austria to find out about Rupp Cheese, we stopped at Bergbrennerei Löwen for coffee, cake and a …
Travel to do: Berlin Breweries
Berlin Breweries on a map Visiting Berlin and not trying out at least one of the cities fine craft beers would just be rude, we …
Travel To Do: Gleis 17, Grunewald, Berlin
The dark history of Platform 17 Located in the Grunewald area of Berlin is the railway station Berlin-Grunewald with its castle gate building and forest …
Food Review: Cafe Sibylle, 72 Karl-Marx-Allee, Berlin, Germany
Classic East Berlin brunch spot to watch the world pass by Open since 1953 this was, and still is, one of Berlin’s most popular cafes. …
Travel To Do: Berlin TV Tower (Fernsehturm)
A sky-high view of Berlin from the TV Tower The Berlin TV Tower is one of the city’s most famous landmarks — a 368-meter-high needle-like …