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The Highlights of the Festival of Lights 2019
The Festival of Lights amazes me once more with how it manages to mobilize such a huge amount of Berliners to come out of the house at night to explore the city. If you walk along any of the trails of the festival you will encounter so many other people walking around...
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My Apocalypse Is Better Than Yours
photo: Frank Sperling Do you have a favorite apocalypse? Imagine you could choose between, team atomic war, team climate-catastrophe or team asteroid? Or would you then rather love a real biblical Armageddon-thingy with seven plagues and at least an obese woman...
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Explore the Virtual Worlds of the Fantastischen Vier with Magenta VR
Advertisement. In recent years, virtual reality has ceased to be an abstract concept and turned into a more and more accessible technology that is changing our everyday life. One of the big players in the field is Deutsche Telekom. Their Magenta VR app is proof that...
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Berliner Wiese: CBD & Hemp Products from Berlin
Turns out that despite our extensive city exploring, there is still one particular green area we’ve never written about. And that is Berliner Wiese – not a meadow in the literal sense, but surely a portal into a more plant-based lifestyle. Keep on reading to find out...
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How it Feels to Run Your First Marathon in Berlin
Advertisement. After running his first marathon our guest writer Laurent sat down to share his experience at the run with us, as well as the program that Nike hosted in their Home of Running where he lead a panel talk with the founders of some of Berlin's biggest...
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How iHeartBerlin Reader Jacob Reduced His Illegally High Rent by 226 EUR
Advertisement. The topic of the rising rents in Berlin has been plaguing us for a few years now and it doesn't seem to become any better with the shortage of available rooms and apartments becoming more severe over time. The situation has led greedy real estate...
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5 Fun Alternative Night Activities Other Than Clubbing
photos: Vismante Ruzgaite. Have you had these approaching Friday nights, that you didn’t want to spend clubbing - again - but had no better idea what to do? You feel indecisive, yet sure it should be something fun and unusual this weekend. To give you an idea of how...
This Amazing Photo Project Compares Berlin Then And Now
Berlin is a city with such a rich and turbulent history that tracing the appearance of its particular corners over time can become an extremely fascinating hobby. We have just discovered a great photography project that does exactly that through contrasting pictures...
These Instagrammers show the REAL Berlin
We all know the glossy Instagram accounts that almost make you think Berlin is a permanently sunny resort where all you see are fit yogis running around with their cute puppies and the occasional elderly couple sitting on a bench in Tiergarten. Well, one look out of...
5 Fun Alternative Night Activities Other Than Clubbing
photos: Vismante Ruzgaite. Have you had these approaching Friday nights, that you didn’t want to spend clubbing - again - but had no better idea what to do? You feel indecisive, yet sure it should be something fun and unusual this weekend. To give you an idea of how...
This Amazing Photo Project Compares Berlin Then And Now
Berlin is a city with such a rich and turbulent history that tracing the appearance of its particular corners over time can become an extremely fascinating hobby. We have just discovered a great photography project that does exactly that through contrasting pictures...
These Instagrammers show the REAL Berlin
We all know the glossy Instagram accounts that almost make you think Berlin is a permanently sunny resort where all you see are fit yogis running around with their cute puppies and the occasional elderly couple sitting on a bench in Tiergarten. Well, one look out of...
A Comprehensive Guide for Plant Lovers in Berlin
photo: Liz Ketcham. I think for the longest time of my adult life I assumed I would not have a thing for plants because I had a hard time keeping them alive. It wasn't until I started living with my former flatmate Sandra who brought a whole bunch of plants into our...
A Guide to Berlin’s Best Affordable Restaurants
In the last couple of years, Berlin's gastronomic scene has certainly gained a lot in terms of diversity, originality and also quality. Understandably, this comes at a certain price. When I look at our listings of new restaurants of recent years the price tag for the...
15 New Berlin Restaurants to Try Out in 2019
photo: CELL. Not even a year has passed since our last new Berlin restaurants round-up of 2018. But my list of interesting new openings has already surpassed 10 so it's about time for another one for 2019! The last couple of months have brought us quite an...
A Comprehensive Guide for Plant Lovers in Berlin
photo: Liz Ketcham. I think for the longest time of my adult life I assumed I would not have a thing for plants because I had a hard time keeping them alive. It wasn't until I started living with my former flatmate Sandra who brought a whole bunch of plants into our...
A Guide to Berlin’s Best Affordable Restaurants
In the last couple of years, Berlin's gastronomic scene has certainly gained a lot in terms of diversity, originality and also quality. Understandably, this comes at a certain price. When I look at our listings of new restaurants of recent years the price tag for the...
15 New Berlin Restaurants to Try Out in 2019
photo: CELL. Not even a year has passed since our last new Berlin restaurants round-up of 2018. But my list of interesting new openings has already surpassed 10 so it's about time for another one for 2019! The last couple of months have brought us quite an...