Twenty years ago today marked one of the most significant day’s in Germany’s history. After 28 years of both a physical and psychological barrier separating East and West Berlin, the Wall came down. And it was all thanks to Günter Schabowski, a spokesperson for the politburo, who made the mistake of telling the press that [...]
Sometimes I Meet Celebrities on Planes
July 21, 2009 By 27 Comments
After a final rally our last night in Berlin, in which most of us stayed out nearly until it was time to cab it to the airport, we were all lagging. To put it mildly. Out of the group of seven, only three of us continued on from Berlin to Dusseldorf to NYC. While making [...]
And the Wall Came Tumbling Down
July 6, 2009 By 20 Comments
Prior to my trip last month, I’d been to Germany a half dozen times at least. Considering I lived directly to the west (the Netherlands) and due north (Denmark), it was often a convenient location to go for Coldplay concerts and cheap grocery shopping at Wal-Mart when we couldn’t afford to eat otherwise in Scandinavia. [...]
So Some Journalists Walked Into a Bar…
June 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
…and madness ensued. Armed with copious amounts of Red Bull and other such libations… …and an insanely fun Swedish nightlife guide-turned-drinking dictator, Henrik Tidefjärd, who is internationally known (no lie, read about him in the NY Times, Elle and more) and tsked tsked that 5am is simply too early to go in for the night… [...]
Lads in Funny Leather Pants
February 15, 2008 By 5 Comments
I’m taking it upon myself to convince you why you have to go to Oktoberfest before you die: Convinced? No? Well, an offering of 70 million liters of beer ought to do it. And not just normal beer, we’re talking six percent, strong-as-an-ox, knock-your-socks-off, you’ll-never-go-back-to-Natty-Lite liters of the good German kind. I don’t even like [...]
