On March 29th the German capital features one of the bravest nights in terms of shopping fever the so called The Long Shopping Night. This year Berlin celebrates the16th long shopping night for over 500,000 shopaholics to indulge in a extra spate of retail therapy among 350 shops, stores, restaurants and bars.
Shops and entertainment venues stay open until midnight to the delight of big spenders everywhere. So if you’re in Berlin this Spring bring your flexible friend and cut loose; If not, then you’ll have to wait until Autumn for a second bite of the Long Shopping Night cherry.
On this regard, theres a new tendency among young Europeans that is travelling in small groups of 3-5 people. This way of travelling, apart from being safer especially for girls who seem to be the best travellers in terms of kilometres run per year, is also cost-effective. There are many ways we can demonstrate this: from the train tickets that often apply reductions to groups, to museums entrance, up to accommodation and food expenses. If you think about it, many places offer jugs of beer for as cheap as 8-10 euros and you can drink as much as you want for 2-3 euros only....