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Art & CultureHelsinki: Kauppatori
One thing I love to do in any city, be it my own or a new one, is visit the farmer's markets. There's something so great about wandering through the open air,…
June 10, 2015 · 2 min read
Here & ThereSpreewald: Hotel Strandhaus
August is a busy month in our household, namely because it seems as though half the people we know were born during this month (including M.), so we're always…
June 9, 2015 · 4 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #23
What a weekend! Ask any Berliner, and we'll all tell you that this weekend was the first real "summer" weekend in Berlin (nevermind that summer doesn't start…
June 8, 2015 · 4 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #22
June is here, which means it's baby month! As a result, I am trying to make the most of every moment before our lives radically change. Essentially this means…
June 1, 2015 · 3 min read
Life & TimesAfternoon in Friedrichshain
With temperatures in the high 60s these past couple days, and lows in the 80s expected next week, it feels like Berlin's spring/summer is finally kicking…
May 29, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #21
Another weekend down, and as the kitten above illustrates, it was an ultra relaxing one. I am trying my hardest to take things easy these last few weeks of…
May 26, 2015 · 4 min read
Art & CulturePorto: Torre dos Clérigos
Whenever I'm traveling someplace new, walking around and getting lost is always prioritized over seeing the "tourist sites." Of course, it's nice to visit the…
May 19, 2015 · 2 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #20
This past week we had yet another mid-week holiday; Thursday was Christi Himmelfahrt, or Ascension Day, though it's mostly celebrated in Germany as Father's…
May 18, 2015 · 3 min read
Life & TimesBerlin: Rudolph-Wilde Park
There's nothing quite like a walk through a park just as the seasons are changing. And during my Zollamt adventures in Schöneberg earlier this year, I found…
May 17, 2015 · 3 min read
Life & TimesWeekend Update #19
My blood draw a couple weeks back revealed something that, in hindsight, makes a lot of sense: my iron levels are low. I have already said that the exhaustion…
May 11, 2015 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkYelp: Serrano
I've never been to Peru, and I can't really say I have much experience with Peruvian food either. So when there was a Yelp event at Peruvian restaurant in…
May 6, 2015 · 3 min read
Life & TimesBerlin: Tierpark
One of the more unique aspects of a city like Berlin is that because of the time it was divided, each half developed as a separate city, which means that the…
May 5, 2015 · 3 min read