I can’t believe it’s taken us so long to write about what to do in Berlin in winter – and when it rains! After all, we’ve been visiting the city every year at least twice for the last five years, and 90% of our visits took place in winter! ***UPDATED 2023 There are so many … Read more
Are you looking for the perfect day trip from Berlin? Visit Potsdam! You’ll find plenty of things to do, historical sights, museums, palaces and the best cheesecake in Germany, all a 30 minute S-Bahn ride from central Berlin! I’ve always hated stereotypes and statements like ‘X city doesn’t feel like X country’ – after all, … Read more
And here we are again! Our third visit to Berlin and our third tour with Context Travel in Berlin! Today we’ll tell you about West Berlin, another awesome experience after our Walking the Wall and Divided City tours. A journey across a section of the city that’s been in the spotlight for forty years – … Read more
Welcome to our alternative Berlin guide! After visiting the city over 10 times in the past five years, we’ve collected the best alternative Berlin insider tips from our local friends here. Keep checking this space, we’ll be adding to this list! Looking for more inspiration? Check our post with 12 UNMISSABLE day trips from Berlin! … Read more
Our experiences at Berlin Pride, known in Germany as Christopher Street Day, or CSD Berlin for short, as part of the #mygaypride campaign promoted by 2 Bad Tourists. If you want to know more about LGBT Berlin, here’s the gay guide to Berlin by Nomadic Boys! Selfie with Brazilian hotties Why we decided to support … Read more
A walk through Cold War Berlin, learning about how architecture was used for political statements. Our second walk with Context Travel, after our awesome Walking the Berlin Wall tour a few months ago. That place looked familiar. I had already been there. The wide boulevard, lined by three rows of streetlights, with traffic rushing back and forth. … Read more