Memories and hints of a travelling IT professional.
Honestly, I would have never found the Bellboy Bar at Berlin‘s Gendarmenmarkt on my own. I’ve slept multiple times at the Hilton hotel but never discovered the inconspicuous door not far from the hotel entrance. And not having been there would have been a real loss; I didn’t have so much fun in many bars across the globe like I did there. It is an amazing combination of atmosphere, drinks and playful surprises.
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Jasper is a city in the heart of the Canadian Rockies and a charming town surrounded by stunning mountain landscapes, crystal-clear lakes, and an abundance of wildlife. Known for its outdoor activities, Jasper attracts visitors year-round for hiking, skiing, wildlife viewing, and stargazing, with the park being a UNESCO World Heritage site. In addition to its natural beauty, Jasper offers a cozy, small-town vibe with unique local businesses, including the Jasper Brewing Company.
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Ucluelet is a picturesque coastal town on the west coast of Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Known for its rugged shoreline, rich Indigenous heritage, and proximity to the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve, Ucluelet attracts visitors seeking outdoor adventure and breathtaking scenery. The town offers world-class hiking along the Wild Pacific Trail, storm watching in the winter, and excellent opportunities for fishing, kayaking, and wildlife viewing. With a thriving arts community, cozy accommodations, and fresh seafood, Ucluelet provides a more tranquil alternative to its popular neighbor, Tofino, while still offering an authentic West Coast experience.
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Enjoying some fresh seafood at Victoria is easy and possible in multiple locations. A good one which also adds different other cuisines and the possibility for shopping crafted items is Fisherman’s Wharf: restaurants, bars and shops floating in the harbor of the city. You can find it one kilometer west of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
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There aren’t many spots from which you can enjoy great views on the city center of Göttingen: you can get to the canteen of the Neues Rathaus, access the small terrace of the Kunsthaus or get on top of the Bismarckturm. But none of them normally gives you the chance to have a delicious sundowner while focusing the university town’s skyline. Fortunately, the FREIgeist hotel brings good food and drinks to the Nordstadt of Göttingen – an area in the past not known for fine dining and great cocktails. It has indeed the only real rooftop bar of the city, so get a drink and enjoy sundown!
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It is a place you can only love: a warehouse at the end of the world full of illuminated, crazy neon lights. A strange collection of colorful lights from former bars, night clubs, discos and casinos and in-between all that a lot of cozy seats of a bar serving plain food and drinks. Meanwhile it is surrounded by other pop-up bars and food trucks that turn this industrial zone in a London suburb into a nice party area.
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When you’re walking from the Operahuset of Oslo along the fjord and the Langkaia road you will see an improvised cultural center with pyramid shaped houses, the SALT. It is a nomadic art project created in 2014 that was already set-up at Nordland and Bergen, currently it can be found at Oslo. The current allowance guarantees its perfect location until 2027, but you never know whether it is going to be extended. It hosts six stages used for a colorful mix of art and different food trucks; you can order drinks and food via smartphone and they get delivered to the tables next to the water.
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If you want to get a beer brewed in Hamburg, Germany, you might typically choose an Astra or Holsten. They’re the most famous ones, but the oldest brewery from 1793 at the oldest brewery location (used since 1722) is Gröninger. The Gröning Privatbrauerei produces a delicious, amber-colored Pilsener close to the historic Speicherstadt and Chilehaus. The building itself was built in 1761 and is one of the last Baroque-style buildings in the old city center; it is therefore protected as a cultural heritage since 1944.
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The Sputnik (Russian for ‘satellite‘) is just a small bar located in the Imadstraße close to the city center of Paderborn. It is a well-known bar but not a big concert location. I came to Paderborn to attend a concert of Fortuna Ehrenfeld and Nevis at a club called Wohlsein, but that one couldn’t be used due to renovation works by the landlord.
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I’m an absolute fan of the concept to put bars on boats: sunshine and fresh air combined with good views and drinks. What does one want more for a break during a city trip? If you agree, take a look at the Flying Dutch anchoring between the city center of Helsinki and the hipster quarter Kallio; on the Kaisaniemenlahti lake, next to the Pitkäsilta bridge.
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