Somewhat understably, Paris has become a poster child for cycling and urbanism in recent years. With mayor Anne Hidalgo’s visionary leadership demonstrating what can be achieved with sufficient political will, she’s transformed...
It’s been a while since I’ve been to Manchester Critical Mass, close to two years now. Numbers had dropped off in recent years and it got a bit disheartening turning up. After...
For our final day in Berlin, we decided to do something familiar and something new. After having such a pleasant time on our previous visit to Holzmarkt 25, we decided it was...
After my ride around Tempelhofer Feld the previous evening, I was keen to return there with the others. So after we’d been to the DDR Museum, we arranged to head over there,...
While I’ve covered many cycle routes abroad and a few around the UK, I’ve been meaning to do the same for the rides I do locally around Manchester. So, Inspired by Laura...
Keen to see more about the old DDR / GDR days during the Cold War, we decided to visit the DDR Museum. The museum describes itself as ‘an interactive journey into the...
Following an enjoyable afternoon riding round Berlin on a Fat Tire Tour, we were keen to find something to eat. While researching places to eat, we saw about Berlin’s most famous kebab...
Since we did our first Fat Tire Tour of Berlin back in 2008 before we had kids, I’ve often recommended doing a bike tour as a way getting familiar in a new...
One of the key places we wanted to visit during our trip to Berlin in 2023 was the Berlin Wall Memorial on Bernauer Straße. The memorial is a 1.4 km preserved section...
After a morning at Holzmarkt 25, we decided to go for a wander to a few places in the afternoon, starting with a return visit to the Brandenburg Gate, then over to...
Having seen about the urban village cooperative that was once home to the famous Bar 25 before going, we were really keen on visiting Holzmarkt 25 during our stay in Berlin. We...
A lot has happened since my last post on Kingsway, back in February 2024. At that time, I was checking out the newly installed sun loungers, which were receiving some attention in...
