I don’t think it bears repeating that winters in Berlin are miserable. Long, dark, grim, isolating, bitter, bone-chillingly damp, and miserable. So as every Berliner knows, once warm weather hits, the pressure is on to make the most of the glorious but short-lived summer. Me, I have a mental bucket list, and summer does not […]
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On the Bright Side // A surprise palace getaway in Potsdam
To tell the truth, Berlin and I have been going through a rough patch as of late. It’s not that I’ve fallen completely out of love with the city, but any affection is currently smothered under a deep heap of winter-induced misery. Berlin is really, really hard to love in the winter. As if the […]
Getting Away // A lake weekend in Brodowin
It was as soon as I boarded the train that I realized just how much I had needed to get away. Berlin, I love you but you’re bringing me down. As I climbed the stairs to the upper deck of the Regionalbahn train car – northbound, destination Chorin – and took my seat as the […]
Into the Wild // Camping on Berlin’s edge
Waldeinsamkeit: the feeling of solitude that descends when you’re alone in deep, quiet woods. (And also one of the loveliest German words, don’t you think?) Berlin is ringed on all sides by the state of Brandenburg, whose rural terrain and small, parochial towns are a pretty stark contrast to the über-cool capital city. It’s quite […]