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Tag Archives: history

Berlin’s Everyday Reminder: the Holocaust Memorial
Europe / Germany

Berlin’s Everyday Reminder: the Holocaust Memorial

Posted on June 28, 2014 by Kirsten (Kirst Over the World) • 4 Comments

A while after you get back from a trip, you start to see which things truly stuck with you. For me in light of my trip last month to Berlin, this is the Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, or Holocaust Memorial. It’s become a recognisable icon in Berlin, with the imposing grey slabs, … Continue reading →

Berlin: Then & Now
Europe / Germany

Berlin: Then & Now

Posted on June 5, 2014 by Kirsten (Kirst Over the World) • 3 Comments

A city might make an impact on you, large or small. Sometimes you don’t realise it, sometimes you do. Berlin is absolutely one of those cities where you know exactly how big an impact it has, and why. The history. Of course, everyone knows the history surrounding Berlin. I don’t need to explain that it … Continue reading →

Berlin’s Street Art & ‘Hipster’ Side
Europe / Germany

Berlin’s Street Art & ‘Hipster’ Side

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Kirsten (Kirst Over the World) • 5 Comments

I always knew Berlin was going to be cool. But as my trip loomed closer, I wondered how prominent was the ‘cool’? Would I be able to see what everyone was on about? Was Berlin even actually that cool, or would I be disappointed when all my secret hipster dreams didn’t come true? Just to … Continue reading →

Join Me In… Wilton’s Music Hall
England / Europe / Join Me In... / London

Join Me In… Wilton’s Music Hall

Posted on May 27, 2014 by Kirsten (Kirst Over the World) • Leave a comment

Now that I finally have time to catch up on this whirlwind 2 weeks where I’ve been away to Berlin and been an (ahem) excellent tour guide to an American around London, I’m going to be VERY SOON bringing you new posts on my thoughts and adventures. But for now, I want to take you … Continue reading →

The Things You Learn on a London Speed Boat…
England / Europe / London

The Things You Learn on a London Speed Boat…

Posted on April 30, 2014 by Kirsten (Kirst Over the World) • 2 Comments

Did you know… the London Eye’s pods/capsules each represent a London borough. Do you know how many boroughs there are? 32. Did you know… Cleopatra’s Needle has two Sphinx on either side to guard it… but they’re facing toward the needle, which is the wrong way. A Sphinx is meant to face away (makes sense, … Continue reading →

Inside Anne Frank’s House
Europe / Netherlands

Inside Anne Frank’s House

Posted on February 6, 2014 by Kirsten (Kirst Over the World) • 4 Comments

Forced to tiptoe silently, cooped up in a safehaven within Amsterdam’s streets when she longed to be free, all this teenage girl had to keep her sane was the power of words. She wrote in her diary constantly, moulding it into her best friend when she was prevented from a regular life. You could tell … Continue reading →

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I'm Kirsten, and I started this blog when I lived in Australia in 2012. I'm now frolicking my way around the world, taking in cities and experiences.

Everything to do with adventure, variety in the world and feeling alive can't be a bad thing, right?

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