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Trend Central - Article Berlin: Vacationing in Berlin is a bit like waking up in Brooklyn on Saturday morning - you may find yourself wrapped in various layers of colorful vintage clothing, with a vague memory of semi-ironic techno music, and then joined by crowds of dehydrated hipsters on your walk of shame back home. Of course, two things are different: Berlin’s hangover helper brunch is cheap and the locals are super friendly. This, combined with its thriving art community, punk squats and photo shoot-ready abandoned amusement park, has made Berlin the most place-dropped locale in trendsetter circles. In fact, we were just at a bar in Brooklyn where everyone was discussing the best thrift stores in Berlin, when one of our anti-place-dropping friends asked, “Who hasn’t been to Berlin?” Only one person raised his hand.


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Berlin: Vacationing in Berlin is a bit like waking up in Brooklyn on Saturday morning - you may find yourself wrapped in various layers of colorful vintage clothing, with a vague memory of semi-ironic techno music, and then joined by crowds of dehydrated hipsters on your walk of shame back home. Of course, two things are different: Berlin’s hangover helper brunch is cheap and the locals are super friendly. This, combined with its thriving art community, punk squats and photo shoot-ready abandoned amusement park, has made Berlin the most place-dropped locale in trendsetter circles. In fact, we were just at a bar in Brooklyn where everyone was discussing the best thrift stores in Berlin, when one of our anti-place-dropping friends asked, “Who hasn’t been to Berlin?” Only one person raised his hand.