Just off Torstraße, Berlin’s buzzing boulevard, lies a bohemian outlet that can be seen as the German capital’s equivalent to Saville Row. It’s Berlin’s cool dandy version of the London tailoring institution. So if it is your desire to acquire some bespoke attire – this is your empire.

Envisage an old Chesterfield sofa in fine leather, warmly-lit, [...] Continue Reading…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…