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48News & BuzzChris Loar on learning German in Berlin: Affordable schools are hiding in plain sight
Oscar Wilde famously said: “Life is too short to learn German.” If you’ve recently (or even not-so recently) relocated to Berlin, it’s very...
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201Lifestyle & CultureChris Loar in Berlin: Golden Gate club is not that cool, which makes it super cool
It’s after four o’clock Sunday morning (or Saturday night depending on your circadian philosophy) and I’m on the U8, Berlin’s grimiest, most...
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208Lifestyle & CultureChris Loar: Two Christmas Market experiences in Berlin you just cannot miss
(Editor’s note: See more Christmas Market posts here in Dispatches’ archives.) Ah, Christmas in Berlin! The bustling German Capital is abundant in Weihnachtsmarkts, with...
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415Lifestyle & CultureChris Loar: Summer in Berlin offers endless outdoor options, but here’s where real Berliners go
If you’re visiting Berlin in the summer, it might feel like the happiest city on earth. With the seemingly endless, sunless, cold,...
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598TravelChris Loar: Glühwein time in Berlin is all about ‘The Hang’ and being together
Before I moved to Germany, my soon-to-be ex-employer spoke to me with great reverence about something he had experienced as a tourist...
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855TravelThe Art of the Ausflug: Chris Loar heads to Stralsund for a quick escape from Berlin
“Berlin is great and everything, but I need a break!” It was the winter of 2022 and a few months earlier, I...
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1.0KLifestyle & CultureChris Loar: The Best Pub Quiz – and the best place to make friends in all of Berlin – is at the Ratzeputz
Most bars offer a place to get drunk, but Ratzeputz bar also offers a place to get smart. And make friends. Every...