We are in the middle of a global pandemic and an economic meltdown. The only thing that needs to happen next is for an asteroid to come thudding to earth. No: it is not a nuclear crisis between The US and Iran. SARS was so 2003 and Ebola so 2014. We are in the age…
Grey clouds, never – ending airplane noise and Plattenbau* . These were my common associations with Frankfurt am Main. Like most intrepid travellers, I had only ever been to Frankfurt for its airport. After all these years in Germany, I’d not had occasion to actually exit the Terminal and visit the city which turned out to be…
I have always had a secret crush on Melbourne. As a student I would relish the chance to head down for a uni conference, catch a few games at the Australian Open or to visit my family and friends scattered around the bay. Then after almost a decade in Berlin, going back there a few…
” You need to write what ?” asked my mum. Like all things 21st century, if you can explain a new-fangled project or something rather abstract to your mum or to a child, then it means you have passed the explanation test. It was sehr viel Spaß (and slightly daunting) at the end of…
The 54th International Art Exhibition features the works of 83 individual artists from around the world, as well as 89 country pavilions. Here are our highlights plus some place picks for where to eat, drink, stay and explore in the City of Bridges. Britain Mike Nelson’s large-scale sculptural installation for the British Pavillion is a…
Qantas Travel Insider A booming boho scene, Prussian prowess and communist influences have all collided to create the fusion of avant gardearchitecture, daring design and contemporary dining that is Berlin 2010. Destroyed, divided then finally reunited in 1990, this is a city that has been home to more Kaisers, artists and dictators than it cares…
There is a local Andalusian saying that once you have been to Málaga, you belong to Málaga. It may have something to do with the Roman conquerors, Phoenician traders, Moorish marauders, or English industrialists who have all left traces of their heritage on this cosmopolitan city on Europe’s southermost tip. Not to mention its two…
Already finished Angry Birds: Star Wars and looking for a new challenge? Healthy competition comes in all shapes and sizes — and isn’t only to be found on a screen. Take on a few contenders in this selection of 21st-century games of wit and endurance, curated by Wired.
