Having lived in Dortmund for over 6 years before moving to Berlin, I have lots to say about one of my favourite parts of Germany: The Ruhr District. Or as the Germans say “Ruhrpott”, which is just one of many names for our country’s largest industrial area. When people think of this place, they tend to attribute the Ruhrgebiet with mostly underground mining, coal, unemployment, dirty cities, currywurst, beer and …
You may have noticed that the Travelettes love themselves the odd night out at a great hotel or hostel. So before leaving on my road trip through England, I looked through my options for accomodation in Brighton and came across a place that is a little more than unusual. So on the first night of our trip, we stayed at the Hotel Pelirocco, a saucy stopover right in the very …
I am currently searching for a new flat in Berlin. Other than wooden floors, a balcony and cool bars in the area, an important criteria for me is a short way to my day to day hotspots, such as the Travelettes office, friends’ apartments and my favourite breakfast place. While checking Google maps for those distances from and to the apartments I was looking at, I came across a fun …
As you might know from my description in the meet the Travelettes section, I really wanted to go on a England roadtrip since … well, ever. When my friend Luisa asked me last winter to do a trip like this with her this summer, I was jumping around like a crazy chicken. I so would! Since then, I dream of England in the brightest colours and see ourselves rockin’ the …
Have you ever stood in that long queue at the security check-up at the airport, daydreaming of smuggling a Swiss army knife, just to see what the officers’ reaction would be? Well, I have and my dream might come true without me worrying about getting arrested for a lifetime.
Some of you may know that Berlin shut down one of its oldest operating commercial airports – Berlin Tempelhof – almost 3 …
When I was just a small Travelette, my father used to have this giant map of Europe on the wall of his home office. Our hometown had a pin with a ribbon on it. Every few centimeters the ribbon had a knot to symbolize every 100 miles of distance to the pin. This way he could quickly see how long it would take him, as a hobby pilot, to fly …
Have you ever felt the need of travelling to Goa or Bali to get that one piece of experience that changes your life? What if I told you that a tiny island in Norway can possibly inspire you to as much or maybe more than those exotic destinations. The island of Hitra was probably the most awe-inspiring and romantic place I have ever been to.
On the second day of my …
Is there any country or state in the world you hold dear? A place you love so much, you’d love to carry it with you everywhere you go? A tattoo is an option, but a less painful alternative are the beautiful necklaces made by Stevie, a lady from Chicago, who sells handmade silver country jewelry at her Etsy shop. She recently quit her day job to create silver pieces, that …
As I recently became a member of the ever growing iPhone community and had a trip to Norway coming up, I did some research on iPhone travel. I knew my new gadget will be a helpful buddy on the road. But safety first! As we all know, Data Roaming can be very expensive. There are horror stories of guys who had to pay more than a thousand bucks after their …
Berlin, 11. of April, Skype chat with Katja:
Katja: Hey Nina, want to go on a press trip to Norway?
Me: Is the earth round?
I had never been to Scandinavia before, so going on this trip was a no brainer. Being able to get away from work for a few days was a nice added bonus. Not only was this my first trip to Norway, it also was the first time I …
