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What are the best Christmas markets in Berlin? Whether you're looking for a traditional German Christmas market or something a bit more offbeat, I offer here my handy Berlin Christmas Market guide based on our experience living in Berlin and being avid Christmas market fans. It has all the information you need to know, including dates and schedules of Berlin Christmas … [Read more...]
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Experiential Guide to Lisbon: 22 Ideas to Get You Started
Ah, Lisbon. A city which evinces a simplicity on the surface just as its historical and emotional roots run deep. Experience-rich, engaging and fun — yet a lot to unpack. That's where this Experiential Guide from our recent visit to Lisbon comes in with some usual -- and unusual -- things to do, eat, and experience. … [Read more...]
How To Pack for the Camino de Santiago: The Ultimate Camino Packing List
How do you effectively pack for the Camino de Santiago -- light and prepared? This is the place to find out. But first, some quick background. A beautiful walk, a memorable journey -- one that comes up in conversation over and over again. That is our Camino de Santiago. Lessons learned, a stack of stories in six weeks and 600 miles/960 km, a metaphor for life. … [Read more...]
Cooking Across Borders in Berlin
“Add a little sugar to the saffron,” Farzane said as she worked the combination in her mortar and pestle. “It makes it easier to grind.” Farzane, a 20-year old refugee from Afghanistan who’d come to Berlin with her family in the last year, was deep in the process of teaching us how to prepare several Afghan dishes she’d grown up cooking in her home town of Herat. … [Read more...]
Deep Travel in Berlin: A New Project with Context Travel
A few thoughts on the current state of global discourse, the power of individual interactions in the world of travel, and an update on a new project we’ve undertaken in Berlin with Context Travel. … [Read more...]
Puglia Road Trip: 25 Experiences to Get You Started
If you're thinking of a road trip around Puglia, Italy, but don't know where to start, you're in the right place. Read on for our top recommendations on things to do, where to eat, and places to stay from our own road trip to help you crate your own route and Puglia itinerary. This little-known province in southern Italy really has so much to offer in terms of … [Read more...]
The Attacks in Paris: A Traveler’s Perspective, Moving Forward
I attempt to process what’s happening around the world by reflecting on where I am. The morning after the attacks in Paris, I was glued to my devices, ingesting every update. At some point I needed to peel myself away from the news. So I went for a run in Tempelhof Airport Park, my usual spot in Berlin, to get some fresh air and to try and clear my head. … [Read more...]
Berlin by Bike [VIDEO]: A Review of the TomTom Bandit
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“You should do more video!” We know, we know. We should do more video. We should be doing more with this storytelling medium. … [Read more...]
Switzerland by Train: A Mother-Daughter Journey
This is the story of why I went to Switzerland with my mom. It’s also a handy little Switzerland-by-train itinerary with recommendations and tips along the way. “Isn't it hard to have your daughter so far away?” Angie, my mom’s friend from Basel, asked during our visit there. "Sure, but it's kind of in the family. It actually began with my grandmother. She was … [Read more...]
A Train Too Far? A Day Trip to Poland
This is a story about going to Poland for the day, and the joy of deliberately infusing adventures into our everyday lives. Two large Tyskie beers kept us company as we waited for pierogies, savory Polish dumplings, to arrive at our table at a brewery restaurant in Szczecin, a town near the Polish-German border. Only hours before, we had been having breakfast … [Read more...]
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