Europe

Most visitors to Berlin, even those curious about World War II history, miss one of the city’s greatest, most curious, and most impressive memorials, the Soviet War Memorial at Treptower Park. Treptower Park just might be the most impressive and important war memorial you never have heard of, demonstrating how a monument can both educate and facilitate reflection.

Free Self-Guided Berlin Tour: Five Hidden Historical Sights

Berlin (category)
10 min read
22/07/201515/07/2026

The Parliament of Trees: Where Nature Remembers the Berlin Wall

Berlin (category)
4 min read
18/07/201519/03/2024

Jurmo, the smallest town we’ve ever been

Aland (category)
9 min read
09/07/201509/07/2023

Elisabeth Sanatorium - Urban Exploration Berlin with Fotostrasse_108

Elisabeth Sanatorium: History of an Abandoned German Clinic

Urbex (category)
5 min read
07/07/201519/04/2025

The St Petersburg Metro is one of the most beautiful underground railway system we ever had the pleasure of visiting. First opened in 1955, the metro of Saint Petersburg in Russia is one of the busiest in the world with five subway lines, 67 stations, over 3.000 trains and 2.5 million passengers a day. We did visited the St Petersburg Metro when we visited Russia in May and we took pictures of everything.

St Petersburg Metro – Exploring the Russian Underground

Russia (category), St Petersburg (category)
10 min read
24/06/201523/12/2023

Berlin is a different city in each season. We might love the winter in Berlin but it’s in the summer that you can really enjoy everything the German Capital has to offer. The standard procedure to enjoy there Berlin Summer is simple: go outside and do something.

Berlin Summer: a Summer guide to the German Capital

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
9 min read
22/06/201519/03/2024

We called this place the Abandoned Hospital in Neukölln but its official name is Krankenhaus Mariendorfer Weg. The complex of hospitals for childrens and women was built in parts,the first one was back in 1917, then it was expanded in 1969 and a new building for premature babies was built in 1978.

Exploring the Abandoned Hospital in Neukölln: A Must-See for Urban Explorers

Urbex (category)
8 min read
18/06/201511/11/2024

Panorama of the Battle of Racławice in Wrocław

Poland (category), Wroclaw (category)
6 min read
08/06/201522/01/2024

The Radisson Blu Seaside is a beautiful and eco-friendly hotel in Helsinki. It’s located a little more than one kilometer from the city center, that can be reached by foot in less than 15 minutes. But, if you decide to visit Finland in the middle of the winter like we did, there is a a tram stop in front of the hotel making it even easier to see everything in Helsinki.

Radisson Blu Seaside Helsinki

Helsinki (category), Hotel (category)
4 min read
18/05/201521/12/2023

Berlin 1945 in Video: the Destroyed German Capital

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
3 min read
17/05/201524/09/2024

It was in this inconspicuous building that the unconditional surrender of the German Army was signed, marking the end of the Second World War in Europe. Today, this place is the German Russian Museum.

A Visit to the German-Russian Museum in Berlin-Karlshorst

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
7 min read
08/05/201520/01/2025

Church in the Rock: Helsinki’s Temppeliaukio

Finland (category), Helsinki (category)
5 min read
04/05/201507/08/2024

Things to Do in Bratislava: Unveiling the Charms of Slovakia’s Capital in a Day

Bratislava (category), Slovakia (category)
9 min read
27/04/201507/02/2024

Flying over Berlin in 1991

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
2 min read
24/04/201510/12/2023

B-Movie: Lust & Sound in West Berlin in the 80s

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
2 min read
16/04/201504/12/2023

One of the Tallest Mountains in Berlin that you never heard of

Dörferblick: One of the Tallest Mountains in Berlin that you never heard of

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
4 min read
10/04/201511/11/2024

Suomenlinna: Everything you need to know about the biggest sea fortress in Finland

Finland (category), Helsinki (category)
8 min read
08/04/201505/11/2024

Many people believed that it was impossible for Germans to resist the Nazi dictatorship, war propaganda and the deportation of Jewish people. However, a street protest in 1943 showed that resistance was possible and that it could be successful. Then the Rosenstrasse Protest happened.

The Rosenstrasse Protest Memorial: Unyielding Women, Unbroken Spirits

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
9 min read
06/04/201512/03/2024

Do You Read Me?! – The best place to buy magazines in Berlin

Berlin (category), Germany (category)
3 min read
05/04/201512/06/2023

Vivian Maier at Willy Brandt Haus

Berlin (category), Germany (category), Photography (category)
3 min read
31/03/201506/07/2026

Wroclaw Market Square: The Largest Market Square in Poland

Poland (category), Wroclaw (category)
6 min read
25/03/201510/09/2019