So the time has finally come. Today I’m going to give you access to my own personal hotlist of places to have a great meal in the City West area of Berlin. That’s around the Kurfurstendamm in former West Berlin,…
It was an incident out of a Hollywood movie. Probably quite a bad one, if it was made today to be honest, given the awful state of the current output. Key Takeaways 1. The Berlin Aquarium burst was a significant event…
Berlin is a great city. But everyone goes to Berlin and as someone who lived there during the wild west that was the early ’90s, it’s lost a lot of what made it great. Typical old guy comment, I know.…
In our mission to inspire and inform Grown-up Travellers we continue our series of articles containing ideas for alternative things to do and see in well-known destinations. So far we’ve been shared tips on London, Stockholm and Copenhagen and upcoming articles will cover Amsterdam,…
What a difference 22 years makes… I had the pleasure of living and working in Berlin from 1990-92 and have been back many times since. I was rummaging around in my box of old (printed) photos from those days and…
Image (c) 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin To kick off this review we better start with the name thing. Of course I can’t possibly know what images pop into your head when you read ‘Hotel Bikini’ but it’s probably not the…
Image (c) Westin Grand, Berlin As a former resident of and frequent traveller to Berlin I have visited and stayed in a number of hotels in the German capital over the years. Regular readers will be aware of my interest…
This article is part of the series “The German Wurst Adventure” “Teaser” with original itinerary The German Wurst Adventure: Part One – Berlin The German Wurst Adventure: Part Two – Weimar The German Wurst Adventure: Part Three – Erfurt The German Wurst…
In this new occasional section we share some of the travel photos from our archives – when we paid our dues but rarely our way. Times were tough, hitch-hiking was a favoured mode of transport (even through the Sahara, which…
[UPDATE: I stayed at the Adina Apartment Hotel Berlin Hauptbahnhof in February 2012, this time in a studio apartment. Once again I had a wonderful experience and my top score of 6/6 remains in place – also for those travelling…
I know it may seem hard to believe and that being in denial is actually a sensible option, but Christmas is a-coming. Blimey, where did that year go? Quite. Just as predictably, we will again be publishing our annual guide…
You could be forgiven for feeling a sense of deja-vu right now; didn’t I already review this place? But no, I’m not having a senior moment here – it was in fact the art’otel berlin kudamm that was given the once-over back…