Berlin airlift cut off from the West The Berlin Airlift lasted 323 days and was one of the first major international crises of the Cold …
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Travel: Victory Column (Siegsaule), Berlin
A victorious sight in Berlin This glorious roundabout in Berlin’s Tierpark not far from Brandenburg Gate is actually the Victory Column or Siegsaule a monument …
Travel: Siemensstadt – Discarded S-Bahn
Discarded S-Bahn line We had been meaning to discover a bit more of this end of Berlin for a while. So when you have good …
Travel: Teufelsberg, Berlin
Teufelsberg – Abandoned NSA listening post on Berlin’s “Devil’s Mountain Deep within the Grunewald forest in West Berlin is an abandoned NSA field station which sits on …
The Top Things to Do and See in Bergamo, Italy
What to see in Bergamo, Italy Bergamo is a town in Lombardy to the east of Milan. There are two parts to Bergamo – the …
Anhalter Bahnhof, former railway station, Berlin
Anhalter Bahnhof, once the largest railway station in Germany Southeast of the busy Potsdamer Platz is the quieter area where Anhalter Bahnhof railway terminus once …
Battle of Cable Street
The Battle of Cable Street is the name given to the demonstrations and clashes that took place at several locations in the East End of London on …
Bernauer Strasse Berlin Wall Memorial
Bernauer Strasse Berlin Wall Memorial (Berliner Mauer Gedenkstaette) In between the areas of Gesundbrunnen and Mitte is Bernauer Strasse and what remains of the Berlin …
Burrell Collection Glasgow
Everything you need to know when visiting The Burrell Collection in Glasgow This article first appeared in Glasgow Foodie. Since opening in 1983, The Burrell …
Hotel Indigo Dundee
Modern hotel accommodation in a historic building Hotel Indigo Dundee is located just on the edge of Dundee city centre, so close enough to the …
Travel: Fichte Bunker, Berlin
We joined a tour from Berlin Unterwelten to a nineteenth century gasometer in the Kreuzberg district called Fichte Bunker. Having been used as a gasometer, …
IG Farben Haus, Frankfurt
Historic Building in Frankfurt am Main Frankfurt is where you will find the old HQ of IG Farben, the giant German chemical conglomerate and what was …
Treasure Trails around London
Rediscover the City of London with Treasure Trails Whilst researching things to do in London we came across this family-friendly activity. The City of London …
Herculaneum – Everything you need to know
How to visit and what to see in Herculaneum Visiting Herculaneum is a rewarding trip, mainly due to being a smaller size than Pompeii and …
Travel : Pollokshaws Trail
A walk around the Shaws Pollokshaws is located in the South of Glasgow, about three miles from the city centre. It has a long history …
History : Glasgow Slave Trade Trail
Remembering the city’s dark past The city of Glasgow wasn’t an innocent bystander in the slave trade. Signs of it can be seen quite clearly, …
Travel: Checkpoint Charlie, Berlin
Achtung Charlie Checkpoint Charlie is surely the best-known crossing point between East and West Berlin. But is it worth visiting? History The name comes from …
German Russian Museum, Berlin
See the end of World War II The German-Russian Museum Berlin-Karlshorst is a museum dedicated to German-Soviet relations with a focus on the German-Soviet war 1941-1945. …
Travel: Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe
Berlin’s Holocaust Memorial Located between Brandenburg Gate and Potsdamer Platz is a striking and impressive memorial, unlike any we had seen before, to the Jews …
Travelling to Herculaneum (Ercolano) on a budget
Getting to Herculaneum from Naples cheaply Getting to the preserved site of Herculaneum, or Ercolano to use its modern name, by public transport is easy …
Travel: Crumlin Road Jail, Belfast
Do some time at Belfast’s historic jail Once things have returned to normal and we’re free to travel again we recommend a visit to Crumlin …
Brandenburg Gate | History, Transport and Photos
Visiting Brandenburg Gate in Berlin The Brandenburg Gate (In German Brandenburger Tor) was built in the 18th-century on the orders of Prussian king Frederick William …
Travel: The Secret Cabinet of Pompeii (Gabinetto Segreto)
Secret room of erotica in Naples *Parental Guidance Advised* Naples isn’t just about pizza, with sites like Pompeii and Herculaneum a short distance away there’s …
11 places to see the remains of the Berlin Wall
Where can you see the remains of the Berlin Wall today? From 1961 until 1989 Berlin was cut in half by a wall which surrounded …