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Graffiti park in Berlin
The nature park located at Preisterweg in Berlin is a wooded nature park where graffiti tagging is allowed.
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Hipster Jerusalem: Things to do near Zion Square
When I first landed in Israel (well, walked into Israel, really), I had little idea of what to expect. Coming from Egypt, I was already used to the Middle Eastern lifestyle (ie, things…
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Ritter Square Museum near Stuttgart
Near Stuttgart, the Ritter Sport chocolate factory has a museum dedicated entirely to squares. Museum Ritter embraces the Ritter square marketing in a fun way.
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Hipster Amsterdam
With Flemish fries, quirky festivals and a bicycle culture, Amsterdam is one of Europe’s most hipster cities.
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Baumblütenfest wine festival in Werder, Germany
When I moved to Berlin at the end of last summer I heard a lot about how great Berlin is during the month of May. With May Day (May 1st) to unofficially kick…
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Dallas/Fort Worth…in lego miniature!
When I visited my hometown of Grapevine, Texas for Thanksgiving last year, I had the opportunity to visit several of the city’s tourist attractions. One of the ones I was most interested in…
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From Berlin to Brighton for the weekend
Last weekend I had the chance to escape Berlin and visit Brighton for the first time. The last time I was in England was already over 5 years ago, so I was long…
Chefchaouen’s disappointing waterfall
Chefchaouen’s disappointing waterfall Chefchaouen, Morocco is in the north of Morocco and is probably most famous for its beautifully vibrant blue medina (or city center). The Morocco Lonely Planet also said the city…
Summertime at Circular Quay, Sydney
With the sunny days here in Berlin (and summer increasingly on my mind), I thought I’d share one of my favorite places to be during summertime. Summertime at Circular Quay, Sydney Sydney’s Circular…
Inside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art
Inside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art A view inside the Tel Aviv Museum of Art. I spent over four months living in Tel Aviv, not far from the Tel Aviv Museum of…
Swatch watch in Prague
Sometimes souvenirs don’t have to be local My friend Allison bought this Swatch watch when we visited Prague together a few years ago. It’s an old photo favorite of mine—bright colors and a…
Christmas Market (Weihnachtsmarkt) in Schmalkalden, Germany
Sorry if the photo is a bit blurry but my hands were cold. This is a shot of one of the many stands at the Christmas market (or Weihnachtsmarkt in German) in Schmalkalden,…
Berlin’s Sugar Museum (Zucker Museum)
Berlin has its fair share of quirky museums and other things, but the Sugar Museum must be near the top. Seriously. A museum all about sugar. Sugar! First of all, let me just…
A winter weekend in Berlin by Instagram photo
Whether it’s the crappy weather or just my sorry mood, inspiration has been lacking in my life since the new year. So to fight it off, I spent this past weekend trying to…
One week in the kino: Berlin International Film Festival
I’ve pretty much spent the past week hanging out in a theater seat. It was the Berlinale / Berlin International Film Festival here for the past 10 days, and thanks to some friends…
Why I wanted to visit Petra a second time
Back in December I visited Jordan for the second time. I’d been to Petra the year before (read about my first visit to Petra here) but when I had won a Christmas travel…
Inside the German Reichstag dome by Norman Foster
hey hey – some architecture for you: The German Reichstag building houses the German parliament (Bundestag), equivalent of the U.S. Congress. The building is open to the public and it’s fairly simple to…
17 May 2012
Jarmo @ Arctic Nomad — The trees on the railway tracks are pretty cool. And I really like the idea of a graffiti park.
17 May 2012
Brock - Backpack With Brock — Insightful! Little experiences you have while traveling add a lot to who you are and what you want to do...
16 May 2012
Candice — This looks awesome! And positively dangerous...
16 May 2012
Adam — Okay THIS SOUNDS AMAZING. Thanks for sharing! Haven't read that book either...will look it up for sure.
