These Are the Berlin Christmas Markets You Won't Want to Miss in 2021 Christmas markets and Berlin - the two have been creating holiday magic together for close to 500 years. That's right, the first recorded Christmas market ever in Berlin took place in Alt Berlin in 1530. Is it any wonder then, that the [...]
What’s It Like to Go On a 4-Day Train Ride Through Switzerland? My train ride through Switzerland was sponsored by various local travel organizations, including Swiss Travel System. I am so grateful for these gifted experiences! Rest assured that, as always, all opinions are my own. As my long-term readers know, I used to live [...]
Don't Miss The Top Places to Visit in Zürich, Easily Seeable in 24 Hours! I visited Switzerland on a trip sponsored by various local travel organizations, hotels and restaurants and am so grateful for these gifted experiences. Rest assured that, as always, all opinions are my own. A few weeks ago, I had the amazing [...]
Spend an Unforgettable 3 Days in Rome With These 27 Insider Tips Warning: 3 days in Rome are enough to give you an unquenchable thirst for the city, driving you to come back time and time again. On my first visit, I only had 72 hours to explore before moving on to the next step [...]
Why Everyone Should Visit Görlitz, Germany At Least Once This post was written in collaboration with the City of Görlitz, whom I reached out to after a fabulous trip planned independently. As always, all opinions are my own. When I heard about a city on the German-Polish border that wasn’t bombed during World War II, [...]
My Via Francigena Pilgrimage: The (Unexpected) Experience of a Lifetime As many of you guys know, I'm a huge fan of walking. I regularly complete 10 to 15 km a day on foot, just getting around Berlin or whichever city I happen to be in. So when the opportunity arose to join (what I believed [...]
Live Your Best Berlin Autumn with These 11 Fantastic Fall Activities While spring (aka Berlin's cherry blossom season) is my absolute favourite time of the year, fall is a close second. There's something so special about Berlin autumn: firey ivy clinging to red-brick buildings, crunchy leaves underfoot, sipping a hot beverage in a cozy cafe, and [...]
In planning my trip to Rome, I reached out to Hotel Gregoriana, and manager Vassili Balocco kindly agreed to host me in exchange for a review. As always, I only contact properties that align with my - and my readers' - interests, so you can be sure that the opinions in this post are my [...]
This is a Berlin & Around guest post by Matthias and Kent of Destination The World. From their base in Berlin, these travel bloggers go on adventures near and far. Matthias and Kent travel independently and often off the beaten path. Spend the Weekend in Oderbruch, Hidden Gem on the German Border The Oderbruch region in [...]
Tried & True Insights For a Successful German Freelance Visa Application Have you ever thought about living and working in Berlin or Germany as a freelancer? I won’t lie, applying for a freelancer’s visa in Berlin is a doozy. It’s impossible for me to say whether getting a freelancer’s visa is “easy” or “hard” since every [...]
