by eandl | Aug 10, 2013 | International Travel, street art
My flight from JFK arrived fairly early in the morning, so after checking in I headed out to join the 11a ‘Alternative Berlin Tour’ since I knew it would highlight some of Berlin’s famous street art. Our guide herded everyone onto a train to Berlin...
by eandl | Aug 9, 2013 | International Travel
Leandra and I visited Berlin over a long weekend here in 2009 so I had seen some of the tourist checklist items, leaving me a bit more freedom to explore a few new places. This time I was in Berlin for a computational biology conference, so my opportunities were a...
by eandl | Aug 8, 2013 | International Travel
I spent the second half of July on a business trip to a conference in Berlin, Germany, and then a lab outside Toulouse, France. Unfortunately for both of us, Leandra couldn’t go, so I was solo on this trip. All of my flights were on oneworld carriers, including...
by eandl | Jul 12, 2013 | Food & Drink, International Travel, Travel
The Lade Inn — We were only in this area for one night, so when we found out that this place not only had good food and their own beers on draft (thanks RateBeer!), but live music on Saturday nights, we were sold. This is a fairly large place and very popular on...
by eandl | Jul 11, 2013 | International Travel
We stopped in Stirling for dinner on our way to a hotel near the Edinburgh airport, and given the lateness of sunset in late May we had enough light to enjoy some of the views. Stirling Castle is the prominent feature in town. Stirling Castle downtown pedestrian area...