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Berlin and Tokyo are Next to Get Their Own Foursquare City Badges

JetSetCD — 2012-01-06T16:26:36-05:00

And then there were ten. Ten city on location-based social network app Foursquare, that is. It began with Chicago (Windy City Badge), then London, Paris, Istanbul, Atlanta, New Orleans, Singapore and Sao Paulo followed. Today Foursquare has announced the addition of two more—Berlin and Tokyo—to round out the first batch of these city badges, which encourage users of the app to get out and explore both a metropolis' most famous sites and the locally preferred joints.

How to get the badges: First, follow 4sqCities, and just to be safe, it wouldn't hurt to also follow the individual city lists here: Berlin, Tokyo. Then travel to one or all of the cities and clickety-click to check-in to the places on the recommended lists. Five places earns the badge.

Three Upcoming Marathons with Great Scenery

Jennifer Kester — 2010-08-06T14:21:18-05:00

The real, -Berlin-Marathon

We know this is hard to hear in August when you're still barbecuing, hitting the beach and doing all those other summertime activities, but it's fall marathon training time. We found a couple of upcoming marathons that'll warm up both racers and spectators who love a good running competition in a great travel destination. Be sure to register ASAP and wear sunscreen while you're out training for these Big 3 marathons coming up:

· E.T. Full Moon Midnight Marathon
At this Nevada marathon, you just might run into E.T. About 2.5 hours north of Vegas, the course goes down Highway 375, a.k.a. Extraterrestrial Highway, which organizers say has one of the highest number of reported UFO sightings, and is right outside of Area 51. But if you see an alien, it most likely will be one of the racers, who tend to dress up for the occasion. The August 21 event includes a marathon, half-marathon, a 10K and 51K—in honor of Area 51. Online registration closes on August 19.

Duisberg: German 'Love Parade' Will Never Be Held Again after 19 Die

JetSetCD — 2010-07-26T09:51:37-05:00

If you haven't already heard about what happened this weekend in Duisberg, Germany during the infamous Love Parade, then be ready for your Monday morning to be spoiled: 19 people were crushed to death and 342 were injured during a stampede through a tunnel—the only entrance to the crowded music festival grounds.

Apparently 1.4 million revelers attended the event, and all had to pass through this bottleneck in order to see the lineup of international DJs, including Mark Knight of the Black Eyed Peas.

Berlin: Foreign Grocery Friday: Wienerlinos are Like the Coney Dogs of Germany

JetSetCD — 2010-07-02T14:50:02-05:00

When we travel, one of our favorite things to do is to pop into a local grocery store and check out the food products and candies we'd never find anywhere else. So we're trying out this new feature, Foreign Grocery Friday, where each week we'll feature some of our (and your) favorite overseas treats. Got a recommendation? Let us know!

Look! It's a hot dog, no! It's a coney dog, no! It's a Wienerlino! What the heck is a "wienerlino," you ask? Well, the simplest way to describe this German snack is just to say that it's another form of easy-to-eat meat.

Long, thing hot dog-style sausages are a typical lunch in Germany, either hot and served over a plate of beans or with Kn�deln (boiled potato balls), or eaten cold and right out of the package, dipped in mustard or ketchup. Wienerlinos are made of pork, with some added lemon and salt for taste.

The taste: There's definitely a slightly more robust taste to a Wienerlino than there is a to a hot dog; we prefer them cold because they just seem snackier that way. As with other sausages, it's always a brilliant idea to add some German mustard into the mix.

Berlin: Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart Play Tourists in Berlin

cmb — 2010-06-21T12:39:53-05:00

Taylor Lautner and Kristen Stewart both enjoyed a day off in Berlin on Saturday after a busy week of promoting Twilight: Eclipse throughout Europe.

Taylor chose to spend his afternoon having some fun go-karting, where he left his helmet on long after he was done, trying perhaps to disguise himself from waiting fans? Later, he was spotted sans helmet at the restaurant Zillemarkt which serves traditional Berlin-style dishes like Zwei Bratw�rste, two fried sausages with sauerkraut, boiled potatoes and ham sauce. After dinner, Taylor stopped outside the restaurant to pose with waiting fans.

Foreign Grocery Friday: Guzzle Some 'Schwip Schwap' in Germany

JetSetCD — 2010-06-11T13:35:51-05:00

Vanilla Coke. Cherry Pepsi. Lime Coke. All the good flavors that one can mix with cola have been discovered by the big beverage giants, but what about an orange Coke?

Orange cola, not to be confused with orange pop, is to be found virtually nowhere in the US, but everywhere in Europe. The best brand for Orange Cola is Germany's Schwip Schwap, which we also love for its fun name.

The taste: Imagine taking a sip of Cherry Coke, and tasting the sweet syrup of Cola but underscored by that fruitier effervescence of added flavor. Now replace the cherry with orange, and stop yourself form thinking about those chocolate oranges that drugstores sell around Easter. It's way better than that.

Airport Worker Strikes in Paris and Berlin Delay Scores of Flights

JetSetCD — 2010-05-27T09:41:59-05:00

If you're planning on flying into or out of Paris-Charles de Gaulle or Paris-Orly airports today, you might want to be extra aware of your flight's status on FlightStats and have your airline's contact number at hand, as French airport workers have gone on strike over retirement age.

Tweeting live from the front lines—from on a delayed plane at CDG—is musician Ted Leo, of the band Ted Leo & The Pharmacists. First, his flight returned to the gate before takeoff with an equipment issue, and just as that was fixed and they were all set to leave for the US, the airport workers' strike began. His latest tweet: "We've been disembarked aaaaaaand it looks like the entire airport's shutting down." Now, CDG is delaying and canceling flights on account of the strike, and other Paris-bound flights from international airports should also be affected.

Now, for Berlin's similar issues...