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Berlin On The Cheap

Berlin On The Cheap

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While Berlin is among the most popular cities to visit in Europe, it is still one of the few European cities where your money can go a long way. This is a city where art, history, and entertainment don’t necessarily have to come at a steep price.  Here are some of the ways in which [...]

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Rhine River Germany

Unforgettable River Cruises along the Rhine

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This is a guest post by Iain Miller. Great river cruises demand great rivers. Think of a list of some of the major waterways of the world and the Mississippi is sure to be there, right up at the top. So is the Amazon and, of course, the River Nile. Europe, too, has it fair share of [...]

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Couchsurfing in Berlin

This One Time, While Couchsurfing…

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I’ve been asked many times if I’ve had a bad couchsurfing experience.  In fact, that is one of the first things people ask me when they find out I couchsurf or when they want to know more about the community and this interesting method of traveling. The reality is that I haven’t had any bad [...]

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Weekly Snapshot: Holocaust Memorial

Weekly Snapshot: Holocaust Memorial

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Holocaust Memorial – Berlin, Germany The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, also known as the Holocaust Memorial, is a memorial in Berlin to the Jewish victims of the holocaust. It is an entire city block covered, seemingly haphazardly, in huge concrete blocks designed by architect Peter Eisenman. The site looks like a undulating [...]

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5 European Cities to Visit if You Love Architecture

5 European Cities to Visit if You Love Architecture

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European countries are well known to be inspiring travel destinations for architects and architecture lovers.  They have some of the best recorded architectural history, a great variety of styles, and a dynamic history that has seen countless rises and falls as well as world changing wars – all these influencing the architectural character of each [...]

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10 Berlin Museums Not to Miss

10 Berlin Museums Not to Miss

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Berlin is home to more than 170 museums and galleries… Yes, 170!…  and many of them contain some of the most important art collections known to the world.  In order to see the finest collections in the best museums in Berlin, with exhibitions that range from contemporary art to historical artifacts, here are 10 museums [...]

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Fragment of Berlin Wall in Berlin Germany

Weekly Snapshot: Fragment of Berlin Wall

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Fragment of Berlin Wall – Berlin, Germany The Berlin Wall was a desperate and effective move by the German Democratic Republic (GDR) to stop East Berliners from escaping the Soviet-controlled East German state into the West of the city, which was then occupied by the Americans, British and French. Construction began early in the morning [...]

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Masked Newspaper Kid

Weekly Snapshot: European Guerrilla Art

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There is something about Guerrilla Art (street art) that makes cities more interesting and dynamic, at least from the artistic point of view.  It’s a form of expression, rebellion, activism, and a way to deliver a message on current and past situations and social status of the city. Artists have challenged art by situating it [...]

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Shalechet at the Jewish Museum in Berlin

Weekly Snapshot: Shalechet

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Shalechet @ The Jewish Museum in Berlin This is a sculpture/installation called Shalechet (the Hebrew one-word term for ‘fallen’ or ‘dead leaves’) by Menashe Kadishman at the Jewish Museum in Berlin.  Over 15,000 open-mouthed faces coarsely cut from heavy, circular iron plates cover the floor of a void space between the museum exhibition rooms.  Their [...]

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Schindler's Factory

Places to Go to Re-Live Europe’s WWII History

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Sometimes I consider myself a bit of a history geek and that was evidently reflected in my last trip through Europe. Of course, Europe counts with so much interesting history, but one particular period has always caught my attention… World War II. This might be one of the darkest periods of all mankind, but behind [...]

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