Our first experience of a kayak trip – and on Masurian waters at that. We paddled both across open lakes and along narrow streams.
A birthday in the tropics near Berlin: Tropical Islands in a former airship hangar – an indoor tropical forest, a pool with a beach, water slides, the Amazonia area, themed…
Berlin through its events: Hertha BSC matches at the Olympic Stadium, Powerwolf and Architects concerts, the Carnival of Cultures, free Fête de la Musique concerts and New Year’s Eve in…
Every year over the May long weekend, Wrocław hosts the Guitar Guinness World Record together with the 3-majówka festival that goes with it. The article includes a video report from…
East Berlin and traces of the GDR: Alexanderplatz with the TV Tower and Haus der Statistik, the Red City Hall and the Marx and Engels monument, the socialist realist Karl-Marx-Allee…
Berlin’s most interesting parks, gardens, forests and lakes: the Tiergarten with the Victory Column, Viktoriapark, Volkspark Friedrichshain with its Polish memorial, the Gärten der Welt, Britzer Garten, Grunewald and Tegeler…
Rügen is Germany’s largest island, in the far north of the country, with many white chalk cliff formations.
How to see the United States cheaply: sharing a rental car, camping and Couchsurfing, food, gear, national park fees and the weather – tips from our month-long trip.
The last week of our USA trip: Independence Hall, Kościuszko’s house and the Rocky Steps in Philadelphia, the Capitol and the White House in Washington, the Freedom Trail and Harvard…
New York in 3 days? Which essential sights of the Big Apple should you see? Here’s our answer.
The abandoned town of Bodie in California, which grew up during the gold rush and was consumed by fire.
Despite lying in the desert, Death Valley has many interesting places that you can see in one day.