My First 24 Hours: Berlinby Rowan RoebigNovember 02, 2008
I find myself outside the mother of all German techno clubs at the tail end of my first 24 hours in Berlin - and at 6am the day already looks like being an absolute stinker, akin to someone blasting a hair dryer in your face as you walk around. In a city where temperatures drop to -10°C in the depths of winter, summertime in Berlin sure can provide the opposite extreme.
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Berlin Playlist
A personal best of Europe's dance capital
by Tom ParkinsonNovember 02, 2008
Like its history, Berlin's soundscape is a complex web of influences bound together by a unique sense of place, creating the most dynamic and restlessly inventive music scene in Europe. With over 130 different club nights on any given Saturday (not including illegal venues) and a real 24-hour culture, it's also one of the best party cities in the world.
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36 Hours in Berlinby DENNY LEEDecember 10, 2006Few cities are changing as profoundly as Berlin; it’s like New York City in the 1980s. With so much to explore and create, the city never sleeps.(read article)
My First 24 Hours: Berlinby Rowan RoebigOctober 17, 2006
I find myself outside the mother of all German techno clubs at the tail end of my first 24 hours in Berlin - and at 6am the day already looks like being an absolute stinker, akin to someone blasting a hair dryer in your face as you walk around. In a city where temperatures drop to -10°C in the depths of winter, summertime in Berlin sure can provide the opposite extreme.
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Berlin Playlist
A personal best of Europe's dance capital
by Tom ParkinsonJanuary 22, 2007
Like its history, Berlin's soundscape is a complex web of influences bound together by a unique sense of place, creating the most dynamic and restlessly inventive music scene in Europe. With over 130 different club nights on any given Saturday (not including illegal venues) and a real 24-hour culture, it's also one of the best party cities in the world.
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Berlin: Weinereiby ANDREAS TZORTZISFebruary 10, 2008At honor-system wine bars, rent yourself a glass and sample as many of the wines as you want for just 1 euro.(read article)
Armchair Travelerby RICHARD B. WOODWARDJanuary 27, 2008The Taschen guide series is among the handsomest on the market, but anyone looking for discerning judgments or local insight will be out of luck.(read article)
The Sophie Butler report: Berlin for lessby Sophie ButlerApril 18, 2001
In the last of our series on cutting costs in European cities this spring, we look at ways of making your money go further in Germany's famous capital
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Berlin: City guideby Nick TrendApril 23, 2001
Great avenues lined with elegant 19th-century buildings compete for attention with towers of glass and steel - this is still a city with two faces, says Nick Trend
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Berlin: Falling in love againMay 23, 2001
Berlin is celebrating the life of Marlene Dietrich with a new exhibition. But, as William Cook discovers, there are poignant reminders of her all over the city
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Treasures from Berlinby Kate ConnollyNovember 16, 2005
Kate Connolly unearths a magical Christmas world, guaranteed to inspire even the most weary shopper.
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The sleepy secret heart of PrussiaApril 21, 2007
The novelist Justin Cartwright explores the beauty of a region that bred resistance to the Nazis before being corralled by Communists for 40 years
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Berlin travel guideFebruary 02, 2008
A guide to the best sights and places to eat, drink and sleep in the German capital. By Nina Hamilton.
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Sir Jonathan Miller's heaven on earthJune 23, 2008
Director and presenter Sir Jonathan Miller is fascinated by the cultural life
of Berlin, a city which has come to terms with the horrors in its past.
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Kempinski Hotel Berlin: Hotel watchJune 27, 2008
Lisa Grainger finds the dé<cor a little too faded at the Kempinski Hotel
Berlin, but discovers the staff is the most friendly and helpful she's met
anywhere.
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Store Review: Zeha in Berlinby EVAN RAILMarch 08, 2009This shoe brand has two boutiques selling modern sneakers based on styles from the Communist era, in the former East Berlin.(read article)
Berlin: Summer in the cityby Nick TrendMay 02, 2001
Nick Trend explores the German capital, a city that has it all, from beaches and gardens to hot summer nights and wild festivals
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Hello to Berlinby Sandi ToksvigJanuary 20, 2007
On a whim - and a cheap dawn flight - Sandi Toksvig is propelled to the German capital in winter.
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