#Photos
Art & CultureWarsaw: Old Town
When I first announced that I was spending my birthday in Warsaw this year, the reaction from a lot of people (including Polish friends) was that Warsaw is an…
August 19, 2014 · 3 min read
Eat & DrinkGothenburg: Thehuset
When I traveled to Sweden back in 2010, a friend back home asked me if I would stop by a tea shop in Gothenburg and get some of her favorite tea. Sweden is a…
August 15, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesEast Berlin Plattenbauten
On my ride east to the Global Craft Beer Festival this past weekend, I traveled along Frankfurter Allee and Alt-Friedrichsfelde, a long stretch of road that is…
July 29, 2014 · 2 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Marheineke Markthalle
I don't know if it's a Berlin thing or a Germany thing, but there were once a lot of Markthallen (market halls) here. In total, 14 of them were built in…
July 25, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesCharlottenburg Buildings
I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love living in Kreuzberg. But sometimes it's also refreshing to stroll around in far West Berlin (e.g.…
July 22, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & Times36 to 61
It has been a busy month (more on that later, maybe), but right now is a really intense heatwave and my resources for typing anything that resembles an update…
July 21, 2014 · 3 min read
Life & TimesKreuzberg to Charlottenburg
This past Friday, M.'s company had its annual cocktail party at a riverside bar in Charlottenburg. The weather was uncharacteristically warm when compared to…
July 1, 2014 · 2 min read
Life & TimesGermany v. Portugal
It's June 26, which means a couple things. First, it's the 15th day of the World Cup. Second, it's the day the Germany and the US meet one another in the group…
June 26, 2014 · 4 min read
Here & ThereLutherstadt Wittenberg
Back in August, my friends and family came out to Berlin to celebrate our wedding with us. Since it was a busy week with lots of group events, we knew we…
June 24, 2014 · 6 min read
Life & TimesSunday Stroll
This past Sunday marked the beginning of a strange week of weather, with temperate temperature but lots of clouds that could block out the sunlight for a few…
June 20, 2014 · 2 min read
Art & CultureSintra: Pena National Palace
During our day in Sintra, once we had visited Sintra National Palace and the Castle of the Moors, our next stop was Pena National Palace, located just up the…
June 17, 2014 · 6 min read
Eat & DrinkBerlin: Chapter One Coffee
I really love coffee. I started drinking it sometime around age 12 or so, when I would spend the mornings sipping a cup alongside my bowl of Cheerios, while I…
May 30, 2014 · 3 min read