The Berlin Dom
Does a building have the power to move you? Can it make your heart race as you wonder at its beauty? Great architecture can do this, and it happened to me when I visited [...]
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A visit to KaDeWe Gourmet – Berlin’s top foodie destination
Berlin is an exciting city, with gorgeous architecture, rich history and a vibrant food scene. If you’re anything like me, one of the best things about visiting a [...]
Design on a budget at Motel One
I love staying in a nice hotel, and when I opened the door to my room at Motel One in Munich, I knew right away I was going to enjoy the time I spent there. First [...]
The potato is not your enemy
Food and diet trends come and go, and recently potatoes have been placed in an “off-limits” category by some low-carb diets. But the potato has sustained [...]
Berlin Wall Gallery
In 1990, after the fall of the Berlin wall, a group of artists from around the world collaborated on a memorial to peace, painting murals on a remaining 1.3 kilometer section [...]
Riding on the Metro – in Berlin
Do you remember the 80’s song by the band, Berlin, “Metro”? That bouncy tune, as well as the Le Tigre song, “My Metrocard” were playing in [...]
San Sebastian for a day, or a lifetime…
If you’ve ever visited a new city and immediately thought, “I could live here!” then you’ll understand how I feel about San Sebastián. Located on [...]
A hot Spring day in Trier, Germany
The sun was blazing when I arrived at the station in Trier. It was late May, and I had taken the regional train from Cochem, where I was staying for a couple of nights at [...]
Cologne’s Gothic Beauty
For lovers of art, history and architecture a visit to Koelner Dom is reason enough to put Cologne, Germany on your bucket list. The largest Gothic church in Northern [...]
Specialty food paradise in Cologne, Germany
One of my favorite things to do when visiting a new city is to check out the local shops. And when I find a great gourmet food store, I have a hard time restraining [...]
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