Life feels good when we can laugh and joke, drink coffee and eat chocolate cake. But in a world where we are disconnected, where we lose the will to care when we always should, where we no longer eat cake, this is a dystopian world. Berlin is a fun city. You can sit and drink […]
Walk into Your Unexpected Neighbourhood
“The marvels of daily life are exciting; no movie director can arrange the unexpected that you find in the street.”-Robert Doisneau Walk into the Unexpected City When we stop and think about it, our own neighbourhood, the local manor, the small side streets and the local square that we tend to take for granted, is […]
What your Shoes and Socks say about You
When I was an art student, I drove a taxi at night time to earn my money. How to meet people with bad Socks It was a tough job, night time in a big city can be dangerous and a cabby has to keep his ears and eyes open to know what’s up, and who’s playing up […]
The Magic City of Berlin
Berlin is a city that people visit for a weekend, a week maybe, a friend told them to come and stay a few days — ‘it’s such an interesting city, you’ve got to experience it.’ So, you feel the pull of the offer, and go. At first, just like any city, Berlin is full of strange faces […]
Berlin Metropolis with Wormholes and Dark Shadows
If you go to Potsdamer Platz on a warm sunny day, watch the people moving around, and the structures throw fascinating shadows across the pavements, you’ll find yourself in an endlessly changing world of architecture that not only is made of bricks and mortar, but is seen in the shadows, too. Berlin is a city […]
Walking Notes about Berlin City
Berlin is a city full of trains and buses, traffic queues and pathways. It’s a place to take notes, and make memories. The pathways where we can all walk, moving around Berlin on foot is a healthy experience, a great way to get some exercise for the mind and eyes. Berlin has always been an […]
The Express Lounge Café in Berlin
The Express Lounge Café Rain, wind, and wet masked faces mill around the corner of Mehringdamm and Bergmann Strasse. Leaves on the ground are already causing heels to slip. People take shorter steps in autumn, I’ve noticed that. Mehringdamm When you look along Mehringdamm, a part of the long road that cuts through Berlin, you’ll see that […]
The Rock with Fish and Chips
Living and working in the south of Spain opens your eyes to the difference in European cultures. And how borders can create a strange clash that jars the mind in a few short steps. I was sent to teach in a university in the town of La Línea de la Concepción. An old town that lies […]