Ever since I first heard “When I Was Young” by New York band Nada Surf (who may actually be more popular in Germany), I can’t…
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Berlin Bridges (Brücken) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 96)
There are about 2100 bridges in Berlin – crossing streets, train tracks, and waterways. For this 1-minute video I wanted to show you just a…
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East Side Gallery (The Wall Art) – In A Berlin Minute (Week 95)
This 1-minute video is only intended to give a quick impression of the East Side Gallery – an outdoor gallery of 105 official images painted…
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Ko Samet + Bangkok – In A Berlin Minute (Week 94)
During my second week in Thailand I got to relax on the island Ko Samet and explore Bangkok. Big highlight were the elephants on the…
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Chiang Mai + Doi Inthanon, Thailand – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 93)
On my first trip to Asia I’m visiting my friend Jessica in Chiang Mai, a lovely city in the North of Thailand – full of…
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Some of you may have wondered why there hasn’t been a Music Monday post or anything else – or why I’ve been mostly absent from…
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10 Brooklyn Facts – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 92)
Ten facts about Brooklyn – interesting, odd, fun, historic and even surprising. Some of the facts are reasons why I love the borough of Brooklyn…
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Music Monday: Four Dollar Wine – “We Gave It A Go”
Four Dollar Wine Record Release Party at High Dive — Yes, it’s true I just dedicated a Music Monday to Four Dollar Wine in December.…
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Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn founded in 1838 is a historic landmark. It honors several famous or otherwise important people and served as Brooklyn’s public…
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Music Monday: “Big Mouth” – Santigold
More Santigold! Finally! Watch the video and get free download of “Big Mouth” from her website now (surely only for a limited time). Love the…
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Flushing Meadows – World Fair Remnants (Queens) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 90)
Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens hosted the World Fair in 1939/40 and 1964/65 and still features several iconic and slightly extraterrestrial seeming structures left…
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Music Monday: “Midnight City” – M83
Another one of my favorite songs from 2011: “Midnight City” by the French M83. It happens to have a cinematic, cool and creepy video directed…
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DUMBO – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 89)
D.U.M.B.O. (Down Under the Manhattan Bridge Overpass) is a Brooklyn waterfront neighborhood underneath the Brooklyn and Manhattan Bridges. DUMBO – In A Brooklyn Minute…
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A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Thoroughly enjoyed this second book from the “Song of Fire and…
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Music Monday: “Two Against One” – Rome (Luppi + Danger Mouse) feat. Jack White
The moody and driving “Two Against One” featuring Jack White and appearing on the Daniele Luppi – Danger Mouse album Rome might just be my…
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German American New Year’s Eve (Silvester) – In A Brooklyn Minute (Week 88)
Every New Year’s Eve that we are in Brooklyn, we follow certain traditions – collecting a few new ones as they are discovered. Without any…
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