How to: Find Somewhere to Sleep

You’re used to hostels being the cheapest way (apart from coach surfing) to stay when you’re abroad. In Berlin there’s a much cozier alternative for the same price, at least if you’re traveling together with someone.

Berlin’s Oldest Taxi Is 47 Years Old

Ralf Werner, 74, is driving Berlin’s oldest taxi cab, a Mercedes Benz 190DC, 47 years old.

Pay before You Park

More and more of Berlin’s neighborhoods is getting parking meters. Next in line are parts of Pankow and Prenzlauer Berg.

How to: Be a Legal Alien

The German bureaucracy likes to keep an eye on you. And it might be something in it for you as well.

Cold as 1986

Right now it’s the coldest period since 1986 in Germany. In the second half of the week the “perceived temperature” can be as low as minus 35 degrees Celsius in the eastern parts of the country.