I adore road trips in the Fall, it’s such a great way to get out and enjoy the best season ever! I’m soaking up the colors, cool air, and the open road; the ultimate travel freedom. This week I landed in Germany to kick off a Fall road trip through some of the lesser-known parts […]
The train gently rocked back and forth, I spread out in my first-class seat, plugged in my electronics, and enjoyed the complimentary coffee that the steward brought me. Now this is the way to travel in Europe. No busy airports, security, or check-in. I simply got on the 1st class train car, found a seat […]
The trees limbs were heavy with freshly fallen snow providing a peaceful backdrop on this entirely eerie place. I had made my way outside of Berlin to the little community of Beelitz on this snowy Easter weekend to photograph Beelitz Heilstätten, a sanatorium for tuberculosis treatment methods in the early 20th century. In 1898 Beelitz […]
I walk down the stairs and hear the familiar sound of the Berlin Ubahn arriving on the tracks below – I instinctively pick up my pace and start to race down the stairs, around the corner, down a final set of stairs, and slip into the Ubahn before the doors slide shut! It’s days like […]
A blanket of snow covered the vast, flat runway – there would be no planes taking off today. Actually – there will be no planes taking off from Tempelhof airport ever again. The famous airport that was used during world wars and the cold war was shut down in 2008 – but it’s legacy lives […]
The simple 3 letter word – spy – always conjures up adventurous stories. imagination, and occasionally a martini and a bikini. While in Berlin, I was able to turn my imagination into reality when I went to go visit the famous spy station Teufelsberg at one of the highest points in Berlin. The high point […]
One of the best things about Berlin is the vast amount of ethnic food choices you have in the city. However – what about the German food – where is it hiding? I’m happy to tell you that I found it – Sauerbraten and spätzle! I was so happy I felt like polka dancing – […]
As the 4 of us walked through the neighborhood streets of Prenzlauerberg and Mitte in Berlin chatting excitedly about restaurants, dating, and life in Berlin I felt a little Sex in the City nostalgia coming on. It had been a while since I had this feeling in my travels – it was comfortable – […]
It should have been simple – I plugged the address into Google Maps on my phone and the Strudel Factory was immediately identified. I zoomed in and realized that it was close by so I grabbed my camera, packed my backpack, and went out to get some strudel and hopefully sit and enjoy the ambiance. […]
From the moment I arrived in Berlin the Wall was a hot topic. There was a public protest at the East Side Gallery – a section of the wall that is preserved along the Spree River for street artists around the world leave their mark for peace. The East Side Gallery is considered an international […]
