The Jetpacker

Tracing The Berlin Wall

The Berlin Wall used to be 87 miles long. Today there are only a few stretches still intact. We'll tell you where, and give you history about why the wall was even built.

Funny Photos and Videos From Berlin

Enjoy some of our favorite funny pictures and video from Berlin. The Pink Ninja. Toys of naked people. Schmuck. (One-sided) snowball fights. It's all in here...

Arcotel Velvet Hotel Review

The Arcotel Velvet is a popular 4-star hotel in Berlin thanks to its solid location and trendy design. It had great customer reviews so we had pretty high expectations going in. We feel weird going against the grain on this one, but we don't get what all the fuss is about.

Berlin’s Buddy Bears

The bear has become the internationally recognized symbol of Berlin thanks to the Buddy Bear, a two-meter tall fiberglass bear that you can find almost anywhere in the city.

Berlin – Day 7

On our last day in Berlin, we visited the second largest department store in Europe, went inside a church that's still standing after it was bombed in WWII, and ate at a food stall in a Christmas Market.

Berlin – Day 6

Today we visited three world famous ancient monuments and a bombed out building occupied by artists. But what impressed us even more? The snow!

Berlin – Day 5

From the pastry place for breakfast to Potsdamer Platz for dinner, it seemed like everywhere we went today we were reminded of the Berlin Wall.

Berlin – Day 4

Cold weather and a percolating illness drove us inside for part of the day. So we took the opportunity to taste test German beers and pastries. Things were all good... until the explosions.

Berlin – Day 3

The HAL-like TV Tower seems to watch your every move in Berlin. Today we got to see what it sees from 669 feet above ground. And that was before we wandered down a strange alley with mechanical creatures.

Berlin – Day 2

Today we climbed the glass dome in the Reichstag, walked through Brandenburg Gate and visited the DDR Museum, which actually has nothing to do with Dance Dance Revolution. But perhaps the most fascinating and grotesque sight was devouring a currywurst as long as my arm.