Vélo vogue

The Berliner Fahrrad Schau hits Station-Berlin this weekend on March 3 and 4. The two day bike-expo puts on a sheer display of bike geekdom in the form of the machines, the lifestyle and five shows.

Feb 23, 2012 by Sarah Gibson in What's On

Photo by Anna Achon

How not to get your bike stolen: tips from S

Oct 24, 2011 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in People

Photo by Anna Achon

Bike theft in Berlin: the facts

Oct 24, 2011 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in People

Confessions of an expat bike thief

Where does that ‘secondhand’ bike you bought on the bridge came from? If anyone knows, it’s ‘S’, a Detroit native with four years of bike-stealing experience.

Oct 24, 2011 by Giovanni Marchini Camia in People (32 Comments)

Amok Mama: I love Schienenersatzverkehr

Jacinta realizes that she takes some things for granted. There are plenty of nice things about Germany that England doesn't provide – she's just been here so long she sometimes takes them for granted. Or just plain forgets about them.

Apr 25, 2012 by Jacinta Nandi in The Berlin Blog

Photo by Jcornelius (Wikimedia Commons)

Seymour Gris: BVG price hike, Neukölln gentri-news, dead animal worship

You couldn't get much duller media content than all the non-controversy surrounding Germany's powerless presidential office. Time to return to the real news...

Mar 19, 2012 by Seymour Gris in The Berlin Blog (3 Comments)

Photo by Sigrid Malmgren

Seymour Gris: 2011 in numbers

Before we dive into 2012, here are a few stats to help you understand THIS tired old year.

Dec 27, 2011 by Seymour Gris in The Berlin Blog

Photo by Dilma Rousseff (dilmarousseff; Flickr CC)

Konrad Werner: Mozart balls

Konrad comes clean about his love for Transport Minister Peter Ramsauer.

Nov 4, 2011 by Konrad Werner in The Berlin Blog

Photo by Tamsin Ross Van Lessen

Underground stories

From the surreal to the neo-classical, there is more to Berlin’s U-Bahn stations than you might think.