Roller Derby is back, in Berlin, and badder than ever. This quintessentially American sport, now with German flavor, involves two teams of ladies on skates, barreling around a track and attempting to pass each other by any means More...

The little shop on the ground floor of the Miniloft building is now home to MAOC Hair salon, and we couldn't be happier! Finally, a hairdresser who makes us look fabulous - every time - at quite reasonable More...

It's a glorious weekend for the Berlin Marathon, folks, the sun is shining in a bright blue sky, and the weather for Sunday should be around 25 degrees... OK, it'll be perfect conditions for the spectators, the runners would perhaps prefer a some cloud cover and More...

The former dead zone where the Berlin Wall once stood is being creatively rebuilt – a Wall memorial and museum, new buildings galore, and ... beach volleyball More...

Berlin is a metropolis of 3 million people – and encircled by forests and lakes. There are a half-dozen beautiful lakes accessible by S-Bahn, and even dozens more can be reached by a short trip with a regional train or More...

Tiergarten, Berlin’s most lovely (and gigantic) park, is just a stone’s throw along off-street paths from the Minilofts. Britta and Matthew go jogging (Britta) and rollerskiing (Matthew) there almost every morning, Designed as a hunting ground in the 1830s and deforested as a source of firewood after WWII, today the park is back to its original More...

The Alexander Technique is a technique of body re-education which is often effective in alleviating back pain. It is learned one on one, and there are many good Alexander Technique teachers who call Berlin their More...