Month: August 2014

  • Exploring Berlin, Germany

    Exploring Berlin, Germany

    After an epic climb up Mont Blanc in France, I jetted up to Berlin, Germany for a quick stay. My longtime friend Petra happened to be staying at a friend’s vacant apartment the week I was there, so I stayed with her, and spent the week exploring and catching up with friends. This was my…

  • Climbing Mont Blanc – 15,781 ft, Western Europe’s Highest Mountain

    Climbing Mont Blanc – 15,781 ft, Western Europe’s Highest Mountain

    Mont Blanc is the highest peak in Western Europe, resting on the Italian/French border and towering over the alps at almost 16,000 feet above sea level. It’s slopes are clad in thick glaciers, and it’s buffeted by constant wind. Last week, my brother Jason and I traveled to Chamonix and climbed it. Here’s the story.…

  • A Lap Through France: Cities, Beaches, Mountains, and a Wedding

    A Lap Through France: Cities, Beaches, Mountains, and a Wedding

    This August, I had the opportunity to travel back to France to see family, and friends, explore a few new parts of Paris, and attend a friend’s wedding. We started off in Paris, where my brother lives. Paris is a great city, and especially since family lives there, always feels comfortable and welcoming. After a…

  • Berghain Music Club – Berlin, Germany

    Berghain Music Club – Berlin, Germany

    Suggested to my by both Jan Nick and Alex Takashima, who said I should go if I love electronic music! Thanks guys for the suggestion. From Rolling Stone: Berghain: The Secretive, Sex-Fueled World of Techno’s Coolest Club Berlin’s Berghain is famed for its groundbreaking sounds and X-rated sights, but the club is also a test…