Tweet Berlin is one of my favorite cities in the world. For one thing, its cheap. Well, its cheap on European prices at least. I have spent most of the year so far (and will spend most of the rest of this year) in Europe and as much as I truly love this continent, it [...]
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Bette, Freddy, Madonna, Louie, Joe… a Show of a Lifetime
Tweet An celebrity impersonation show combines nostalgia, campiness and hilarity. They are a fun sing-along and also a gentle laugh-at, all for the price of one ticket. I am not sure I’ve ever been to a impersonation show. Wait, I take that back. I do remember stumbling into a transvestite drag show years ago in [...]
Tempelhof Airport and Unexpected Emotion
Tweet I would have never thought that a visit to the Berlin Music Festival would be one of the more emotional experiences I have had in quite a long time, but as I came through the terminal entrance of the Berlin Tempelhof Airport, on my way to the runway side of the building, I started [...]
The Oddity of German Kitchens
Tweet This is a guest post by my good friend David Roberts, who was a lawyer in Fayetteville, Arkansas when I met him and later moved to Germany with his wife for about four years, where he added two kids to his growing family. I asked him to write about the oddity of German kitchens. [...]
Berlin Guide with added pictures
Tweet Just in time (almost) for the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, here are some quick notes on a self-guided walking tour of Berlin. A city with almost too much to see, Berlin is to easy get around via subway and by walking. It is well worth at least three or four [...]
Germany summed up in one picture
Tweet OK — two pictures, but one is just a cropped close up. There aren’t many countries where you can summarize the nation’s personality in one picture, but I think this does a pretty good job for Germany. Simply put, Germany is a country of rule followers. This is no better shown that at any [...]
I took off in December of 2008 to circle the planet with no reservations and without leaving the ground. Sixteen months later, I succeed. My permanent travels have just continued from there. Feel free to email me at: michaelshodson@yahoo.com
Michael Hodson
