Travelettes

10 Great Tips for Visiting Berlin

05/26/2016

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In case you haven't already heard, Berlin is one of the best cities to visit in Europe. Alright, alriiight... maybe I'm just a little biased since I've called it homeÂ the last several years. But what I can say is that no matter how long I've lived here, I'm continuously finding new and different ways to enjoy this city forÂ all it's worth. Therefore, I deci[...]

48 hours on Germany's largest island

04/27/2016

Caroline

Beaches, Guide F, RÃ¼gen

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Where do you go when you live in the big smoke and find yourself a little overwhelmed by all the work and the deadlines that are piling up on your desk? In London, that place was Brighton. In Berlin, that place is the Baltic Sea. So last week when said deadlines were getting on top of me, I threw all books, magazines and electronics into my friend's car and [...]

Travelettes Calendar: Day 16 - Hotel Haidl-Madl, Germany

12/16/2015

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Bavaria, Germany, Hotels

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Ho Ho Ho! Congrats Erielle,Â for winning yesterday's prize,Â a polawalk through Vienna, a polaroid camera and a messenger bag with an awesome map-print! We're honing in fast to the big day, so we're bringing you yet another giveaway! The festive period is so fun with plenty of food and drink to be had, presents to give, family to visit and general merrime[...]

Work & Relax: Berlinâ€™s First Workation Retreat

09/17/2015

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Berlin, Places, Work & Travel

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Coconat Workation Retreat, how many ways do I love thee? The promise of getting shit done, with a breath of fresh country air - and sharing a bottle of wine around the firepit at the end of the day, after a hearty vegetarian meal. Sold! What is a workation? Well, itâ€™s a chance to get out of the city - perhaps to get away from your lonely desk at home ([...]

A Friday afternoon in Berlin

09/05/2015

Caroline

Berlin, Cities

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You probably know by now that BerlinÂ has made quite the lasting impression on me. After a summer that was spent jumping into lakes, pulling all-nighters, having cold and cheap beers whilst sitting next to the canal in Kreuzberg, September with all its beautiful colours is making its way here and I cannot wait for the adventures it will bring: the cosy coffe[...]

Why there is no better place to spend your summer than Berlin

06/30/2015

Caroline

Berlin, Cities

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A friend recently asked me: â€œWhy do you always talk about cities as if they were guys!?â€ I hadnâ€™t even noticed but I guess itâ€™s true. And no, I donâ€™t know the reason but it always seems apt. When I moved to Berlin just over six months ago, I doubted I would still be here today. Donâ€™t get me wrong, Iâ€™ve always liked it, the freedom, the parties,[...]

That one night I was stuck on a lonely island

06/20/2015

Caroline

Bavaria, Mountains, Personal Stories

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Islands suck and the story Iâ€™m about to tell you is a bit ridiculous, mainly because Iâ€™m to blame for the drama. A couple of weekends ago I traveled to lake Chiemsee in Bavaria for a story on the love affair between islands, lakes and castles in the area. I thought itâ€™d be a brilliant idea to convince the right people to let me stay in a small roo[...]

Berlin's best ice-cream parlors

06/03/2015

Kathi

Berlin, Cities, Food & Drink

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It is June, so summer is finally here - at least if you live in the northern hemisphere. It might not seem like summer has reached all of Europe yet;Â just yesterday I asked my flatmate if she wanted to turn the heating back on, and a few days agoÂ I dugÂ up the old winter boots to battleÂ the rain - Glasgow, I love you anyways. But, I know deep down in my h[...]

Unwind in Berlin: A weekend retreat at Storchenhof

05/22/2015

Caroline

Berlin, Places

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It doesn't have to take hours on end to travel to a place thatÂ catapults you into a parallel universe. In fact, sometimes the most serene of all oases can be a short train ride away. And sometimes, just sometimes, it takes a mere 48 hours to calm down the buzz in your head. When I stepped into the old farm-house of a stork farm in GroÃŸ Pankow, Brandenburg[...]

5 cool things to see in Dresden

05/02/2015

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Cities, Dresden

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It is no secret, that Dresden, in the valley of the river Elbe, belongs to the most beautiful cities in Germany. Despite that it often looses out against its bigger siblings Munich, Hamburg or Berlin. Back in the days, it gained importance in the 18th century, when most of the city's most iconic buildings were built, like Frauenkirche (Women's Church) or Zwi[...]