As you can see from our Berlin stories, they’re very much centred on our neighbourhood, Prenzlauer Berg, and are probably much more locally-focused than any other series of posts we’ve written on other destinations we’ve visited for Grantourismo this year. We could probably do a series on what’s on our street – Oderberger Straße – … Read more
Slow Travel Berlin is a travel guide to Berlin for lovers of slow travel looking to experience the German capital at a slower pace. It shows readers how to experience Berlin like locals by lingering in neighbourhood parks, absorbing small museums and browsing hidden little shops, and discovering secret places. If Grantourismo was focused on … Read more
After stumbling around in the snow on our first night in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, we soon realized that there is a bewildering number of inviting bars in the neighbourhood. While we tried to sample as many as we could, we decided to cut to the chase and accept an offer from the owners of our … Read more
Mauerpark (Wall Park) is a public space created along a section where the Berlin Wall once stood in Prenzlauer Berg, just a block from our apartment. The Mauerpark Sunday Flea Market (flohmarkt) follows the line of the former wall. Despite the freezing temperatures and the melting snow that was turning to ice and slush, the whole … Read more
Over the last year, as part of our quest to get beneath the skin of the places we’re staying in, we’ve been exploring the best ways to explore places. We’ve got two main interests when we do this… Firstly, we’re looking for things travellers can do to kick-start their stay in a place, experiences and … Read more