Stroll halfway down Goltzstrasse and roll back the decades by paying a visit to Sorgenfrei. This 1950s/60s inspired café-cum-flea market is the epitome of kitsch chic and a must-see for any discerning lover of all things yester year. Established in 1997 this café is crammed with by-gone trinkets; each piece lovingly hand selected and beautifully [...]
Berlin Outdoors
In a place as vibrant as Berlin, it is very easy for visitors to become preoccupied with seeing and doing as much as possible. However, the best way to get to know the city can sometimes be as simple as sitting back and taking a moment out to capture what’s going on around you. From [...]
Sanssouci Park
Home to the great Sanssouci Palace, seven particularly impressive buildings and a single church, Sanssouci Park, located within Potsdam, is certainly worth visiting. Easily reached by train, just a 40 minute journey from Hauptbanhof on the S-Bahn, Potsdam is a small town well known for its grand architecture. The walk from station to park alone [...]
The People’s Story Museum
When walking through the streets of Edinburgh, you are surrounded by history. Whilst the city’s more popular attractions, such as Edinburgh Castle or The Palace of Holyroodhouse, disclose secrets of the rich and famous, The People’s Story Museum explores the lives of the ordinary people. Situated on the Royal Mile, it takes only a few [...]
Get Lost!
When you look inside a typical travel guide for the city of Edinburgh, you will likely find an extensive, albeit run-of-the-mill, list of places to visit and advice for how to plan out your days. Some guides will offer day-by-day plans to help you get the most out of shorter visits, while others will give [...]
Walk of Books
Do you like books exhuding the musk of bygone times, or do you prefer the crisp scent of newly printed ones? Perhaps you’re not interested in books at all, but in the more illustrative alternative called comics? No matter what your answer might be, the UNESCO City of Literature offers something for everyone. Start down [...]
Street Culture
Love it or hate it, Berlin is a place where street culture flourishes. From the boulevards of Charlottenburg to the back alleys of Kreuzburg, the city is awash with creative industry, political ideology and a Do – It – Yourself attitude that pervades art, music literature and food. Its innovative energy can be taken as [...]
Sweet, sweeter, the Scottish sweetest!
Sugar in its most delicious way – hard, smooth, crunchy or soft: There is so much traditional confectionery in Scotland, Beth gives a very good introduction to Scottish sweets. Her small colourful store is found on the Royal Mile. Its name, “Cranachan and Crowdie“, a Scottish dessert and cheese, gives you the first hint of [...]
Als Reisejournalist Lyon erkunden und Französisch lernen
Das Curso/CTR Praktikumsprogramm Französisch und Reisejournalismus in Lyon zielt auf die Verbesserung der reisejournalistischen Fachkenntnisse, der Französischkenntnisse und der interkulturellen Kompetenz unserer Praktikanten ab. Zum Abschluss eines Projektes entsteht ein Stadtmagazin, ein Ergebnis auf das die Praktikanten stolz sein können. Unsere Absolventen seit 2007 arbeiten in Online- und Print Redaktionen, für Travel Organisationen, News Agencies [...]
Unveiling Secret Edinburgh
If Edinburgh were a Whisky it would be an old Glenfiddich. Its taste would be dry, its scent spicy, and its colour deep and dark. But its finish would be warm and lingering. This unique beverage would be served in an astonishingly modern and colourful glass and you would drink it in an old and [...]
