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“Traffic Tree”, Berlin “The Ugliest Christmas tree”– by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diarmaid O Meara

Friday, December 30th, 2011
Traffic Tree, Berlin

It’s been dubbed “The Ugliest Christmas tree” in the whole of Germany, and to be honest, I was more than a little taken aback when I spotted it by pure chance recently. More remnant of something from Mad Max Thunderdome than an actual Christmas decoration… And more in line with something out of a Freddie Kruger movie [...] Continue Reading…

Embarrassed in Berlin Nightclubs: Six Kinds of Abashment – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Ms Cindy Su

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011
Ms Cindy Su

One of the best parts about partying in Berlin is how vast the selection of party events is and how rich in intrigue and experience a night can be. This means that each time you go out, the night has the potential to be, ‘the best night ever!’ but also to feature moments that make you squeal ‘no tell me I [...] Continue Reading…

White Christmas in Berlin? – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diarmaid O Meara

Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Outside my apartment, this time last year

I opened this mornings Berlin Morgenpost, or more so that I opened todays Berlin Morgenpost website, and came across an article that startled me slightly. After a depressing and uphill struggle last year, from pretty much the first of December until sometime in February, against a seemingly never ending frost and snowfall which peaked at something [...] Continue Reading…

“Weihnachtsmarkt” – Christmas Markets in Berlin – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diarmaid O Meara

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011
Weihnachtsmarkt - Christmas Market

One of the bigger attractions of the year in Berlin, and all over Germany, the Weihnachtsmarkt, is a great way to experience the smells, sounds, tastes, and get a feeling for the underlying Christmas culture in Berlin, and all of Germany.
Currently there are numerous markets throughout the city, especially in the areas more dubbed for tourists, [...] Continue Reading…

Berlin Nightlife… what’s all the fuss about?! – Part 2 – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Evo Lucian

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011
The Berlin Nightlife

Whatever you’ve heard about Berlin, about how amazing the nightlife is… it’s all true! In my previous article I introduced some of the reasons why clubbing in Berlin is second to none. Here are some more reasons:

To me one of the biggest reasons why Berlin nightlife is so great is that there is no official closing time, [...] Continue Reading…

Rejoice in New Years: 5 New Years Eve Parties in Berlin in 2011/2012

Monday, December 19th, 2011
Ms Cindy Su

New Years is in many ways the celebratory culmination of the holiday season. You no longer have to scramble to buy passable gifts, have to inoculate yourself against persistent relatives with alcoholic beverages, and you certainly do not have to work.

New Years Eve in Berlin is one of the most exciting times of the year to be [...] Continue Reading…

What’s on in Berlin? – Trendy Christmas Markets – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diana de Nobrega

Sunday, December 18th, 2011
Weihnachtsmarkt - Christmas Market

This winter, besides the traditional Christmas markets, which can be visited anywhere in the world, is worth visiting the trendy Christmas markets, that include fashion design, unique pieces, performances by indie musicians, parties, exclusive offers, etc.

Here are the best ones:

1. HO HO HO WEiHNACHTS-KATER-MARKT

What? – Christmas Fashion Design Market with great gift ideas from Berlin’s designers, stores & [...] Continue Reading…

What’s on in Berlin? – Independent Publishers: The Portable Book Fair Berlin #02 – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diana de Nobrega

Friday, December 16th, 2011

Right -Berlin’s Book Tree – Free Book Exchange Kollwitz Strasse & Sredzkistraße in Berlin Prenzlauer Berg

By definition, an independent publisher is any publishing company that operates on a traditional business model – where the money flows to the author – but is not owned by another company. That is, an independent publisher is not an imprint, nor [...] Continue Reading…

What’s on in Berlin? – GIF. ME. BERLIN. – A Photographic Exhibition Of Animated GIFs – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diana de Nobrega

Thursday, December 15th, 2011

Animated GIFs have turned into quite a movement on blogs and tumblrs all over the Internet this year. With our animated party photos we also had a lot of fun with this old and dusty image format that was developed in 1987 as the first digital file format for color images.

As a special Christmas gif(t) this year an [...] Continue Reading…

Franzoesische Filmwoche Berlin – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Sarah Marie Rice

Saturday, December 10th, 2011
Juliette Binoche and Jean Reno - Image via Wikipedia - Photo by Rita Molnár

This week whether you knew it or not, happens to be Gallic week in the fair city of Berlin. One of the main things that I absolutely love about this city, is that there’s a festival or celebration almost every week that should you have enough time to enjoy, you can. There’s an over abundance of things [...] Continue Reading…

8 Must-Go Locations in Berlin – by OTA-Berlin Constituency Blog contributor Diana de Nobrega

Tuesday, December 6th, 2011
Sony Center, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin

I collected a small guide of the 8 best places to visit in Berlin. You can research the locations on the Internet before your trip and become familiar with the environments before “dive” in the German climate. Bon voyage!

1. Potsdamer Platz

http://potsdamerplatz.de/en/

This is a modern space built between the ancient stones of Berlin.

There are a multitude of shops and there are the [...] Continue Reading…

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