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Best of Berlin – 4 years and counting!
I’m not sure you’ve noticed, but for the first time ever, I didn’t write a post in a week!
You might wonder why that was so.
After all, I was all geared up to write about the lovely time that we had in Slovenia.
Well, firstly, something rather wonderful happened and equally, something rather awful happened too!
I’ll be telling you about the wonderful thing in about a fortnight (two weeks), but I probably won’t ever tell you about the awful thing, as it concerns people who I love.
I live in Berlin.
In Germany.
And let me tell you, events have made it crystal clear how lucky I am to be living here, and the speed and efficiency in which things are done.
And since it’s been some time since I’ve actually written about Berlin, perhaps I should.
On that note, I’ve decided to write a compilation of the best articles that I’ve written about Berlin.
If you’re here for the first time, join in the fun.
I know I will!
However, before we start, you might notice a tiny change on the blog. If you’re a new reader, you’ll see a Mail Chimp subscription pop-up. Eek!
There’s nothing to fear. As always, you’ll never receive any spam or weird emails from me, however, in September, I’ll start sending out a newsletter so you’ll get the latest update as to what I’ve been up to. And let me tell you, it’ll blow your mind!
If you haven’t already done so, please join up.
For those of you who have been dying to hear how I sound, there are a few videos on the side bar. Sadly, the documentary and various other TV show that I did in German, are no longer available online, but if you’re a member of the press, and wish to see them, copies are available!
A couple of weeks ago, I went to London, here’s what you missed:
- Marvellous news. I’m doing a radio programme with the BBC. And other stuff!
- How I went on the radio for the BBC & was featured in Germany’s biggest Sunday newspaper!
- 24 hours in London: 24 things to do!
Good times!
And now, without further ado, here the best articles that I’ve written about Berlin.
Enjoy!
BEST OF BERLIN – 4 YEARS AND COUNTING!
- How did I land in Berlin in the first (1st) place: What the heck is Berlin all about anyway?
- Visiting Berlin for the very first time: A Short Introduction To Berlin
- Berlin is such an exciting city that it’s difficult to know what to do and where to go: How to spend 48 hours in Berlin – DAY ONE
- Berlin in 48 hours: How to spend 48 hours in Berlin – DAY TWO
- Best German meals to try out in Berlin: Food in Germany: 10 delicious best German meals to try out in Berlin – Because German food isn’t as rustic as you think!
- Glamour and suspense at the Friedrichstadt-Palast: It’s bizarre. It’s quirky. It’s THE WYLD!
- Quirky & strange museums: 6 Quirky Museums that you really shouldn’t miss!
- Kreuzberg: An alternative walking tour & Street Art
© Pascale Scerbo Sarro
- A light, a camera, and a broken arm: Action & Drama at the Berlin Music Video Awards!
- Music, Trash & Bizarreness: If you want to make a statement, make it trashy at the Berlin Music Video Awards!
- Festivals: Supporting Gay Pride & Other Celebrations
- Entertainment at the Friedrichstadt-Palast: SHOW ME
- Burlesque glamour at the Wintergarten Varieté Berlin: Glitzy burlesque, and utter SHEER MADNESS!
©Berlinale
- Film Guide 2017: A Beginners’ Guide to the Berlinale, otherwise known as the Berlin International Film Festival 2017!
- Film 2017: And it’s a wrap! How to see the next big thing at the movies. Plus very new stuff!
- Film: A Beginners’ Guide to the Berlin International Film Festival 2016, otherwise known as the Berlinale!
- International Festival Films: 12 fantastic festival films you should really watch – Lights! Camera! Action!!!
- Film: Going to the Berlin International Film Festival also known as The Berlinale
Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin SPRING/SUMMER 2017
©Nass / Brauer
- Fashion: How to be young, bright and absolutely fabulous – showing your stuff at Berlin Fashion Week 2016/2017 Part I!
- Fashion: How to be young, bright and absolutely fabulous – showing your stuff at Berlin Fashion Week 2016/2017 Part II!
- Fashion: How to be an embodiment of urban, provocative cool – PART I!
- Fashion: How to be an embodiment of urban, provocative cool: Berlin Fashion Week – Autumn/Winter 2016 – PART II!
©Lupi Spuma Fine Photography
- Fashion: The secret to surviving Berlin Fashion Week is to sip champagne & quaff on cocktails!
- Fashion: I’m a fashionista so I pucker my lips, twirl my skirt & put on my kitten heels!
- Fashion: We might not be London. We might not be Paris. But by god, we’re gonna have a jolly good time in Berlin, at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week!
- Fashion: You’re looking hot and wearing a fur coat Katie Holmes. Of course you are: It’s Berlin Fashion Week Autumn/Winter 2015!
©Christian Spreitz
- Fashion: An introduction to the Fashion Set.
- Fashion: Tilda Swinton and the Last Hurrah!
- Alternative Fashion: Green, Ethical & Vegan
ⒸSerious Fun Quatsch Comedy Club, Berlin
- The English-speaking comedy scene: Bill Bailey & Christian Schulte-Loh otherwise known as the “German Comedian.”
- More comedy flavour: The Quatsch Comedy Club.
And my two favourites:
- The Fall of the Berlin Wall: The 25 years re-unification anniversary
- Technically not Berlin, but whatever! Brandenburg: The astonishing rivers and lakes of Berlin and Brandenburg
That’s it for now.
See you next week!
BEST OF BERLIN – 4 YEARS AND COUNTING!
This article is not sponsored and all opinions are my very own!
I’ll be spending the summer in Germany!
I’ll be there. Will you?
Watch this space!
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Thanks very much! 😉
Hope all is well and continue to have a most excellent time in Berlin :-). You’ve certainly accomplished a lot in so little time. Looking forward to hearing about the wonderful news..
Thanks very much KemKem! Moving to Berlin is one of the best thing that I’ve ever done. You’ll be pleasantly surprised when I write about it!
Re-the other thing. I can’t write about it, but if you PM me I can tell you a little more.
Berlin surely is a very exciting place, I can’t wait to visit. It is has been on my wish list for ages, but somehow I have never made it there. You are a great ambassador for this city 🙂 I enjoyed the short video on your side bar, it is nice to hear what you sound like. You have the perfect voice for TV/radio 🙂
Thanks so much Gilda!
Berlin is the place to be and when you finally get here, it would give me the greatest pleasure to show you around.
p.s You’re awfully sweet about my voice. Thank you. 😀
It’s only been 2 years for me but it’s getting better every day!
Happy anniversary and to many more years in this fantastic city 🙂
Thanks very much!
Hear! Hear! And hurrah and more of the same! 😀
I like that the city is a little rough around the edges, along with the creative spirit of many of the neighborhoods. Definitely among my favorite German cities.
Thanks so much Mitzie Mee!
That’s right! But that’s why we expats love it so. Berlin has the high standard and quality of living of any German city, but still has a certain edge that makes each and every day, a gift of wonder. Ha! Ha! Mind you, once you’ve lived here for a certain amount of time, nothing will ever surprise you again!
People doing a Japanese sword dance on the pavement of a busy road in a highly gentrified area, and nobody taking the slightest bit notice. Except for the tourists. Me! Tick! People walking into Berlin’s oldest and most expensive hotel with make-up and hair all awry, and with the no shoes on. Me! Tick! Having lunch with squatters, but also having drinks at the Bundesrat Parliament Building with Germany’s High & Mighty. Me! Tick! People walking around naked. Not Me! Tick! Is any wonder that when we come to Berlin, we simply never leave! 😀
Berlin is definitely stunning! What do you like the most in Berlin?
It certainly is!
What’s best about Berlin is that you can be yourself, the high level of tolerance that the city vibrates, and the understanding that you can live the life you want, wherever or however you think best, and no one would think that you’re crazy! 😉 The high standards, and cheap cost of living doesn’t hurt either! 😀
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