"The flight from NYC to Berlin took eight hours. When I booked my ticket, I selected the cheapest non-stop option: a red-eye with Norse Airways, a budget airline I'd never heard of. I booked the lowest-tier ticket, economy light, for $88. There was also a $20 airport check-in fee. I couldn't believe it was possible to fly across the Atlantic for around $100."
"When I went to Berlin, I spent two nights at a tiny home hotel outside the city for $140. The tiniest home I've booked in the US was 250 square feet, so I was stunned when I found that my accommodation was two stories tall and just 100 square feet. I was also fascinated by how efficiently the space inside was used."
"I'm accustomed to taking the subway, so I knew I wanted to use public transit to get around Berlin. But I was nervous because I didn't know the city well or speak the primary language. So I was pleasantly surprised when I found that Berlin's subway system, the U-Bahn, was a breeze to navigate as a foreigner. The platforms had plenty of signage, and I used an app to book tickets and plan trips."
A non-stop red-eye flight from NYC to Berlin lasted about eight hours and was booked for $88 plus a $20 airport check-in fee, with seat selection bringing the total to $183. Accommodation was a cylindrical tiny home hotel outside the city, two stories and roughly 100 square feet, reserved for $140 for two nights and noted for efficient space use including a sitting area, full bathroom, and ladder to the bedroom. Berlin's U-Bahn proved easy to navigate with clear signage and ticketing apps. The city offered abundant parks, including canal-side Statthaus Böckler Park with weeping willow shade.
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