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Many people wonder what the people are made of who jump out of planes with parachutes or who throw themselves off a bridge with some elastic tied to their feet, etc. The truth is that extreme sports are more fashionable than ever. People are hungry for an adrenaline rush. The endless working hours, the monotony, the sedentary life all play a part. There are too many things that make our lives a string of boring and routine events so what better way to get it out of your system than with extreme sports?

Bungee jumping, kite surfing, skydiving, extreme skiing… All these disciplines are not new but they have become the latest trends! The extreme sports move record amounts of money worldwide and everyday there are more and more fans who practice them. Here are some of the most popular extreme sport practices:

Bungee Jumping: the bungee jumping consists of leaping into the void from a considerable height with rope and elastic tied to your ankles. The elasticity of the string dampens the fall and saves you from crashing into the ground! It can be practiced from a platform, from a bridge, crane and other spots. This idea originates from the village of Bunlap on the Pentecost Island, where the young boys jump from about 25m with vines tied to their feet to become an adult. These boys actually graze their heads on the ground. Incredible! Bungee Jumping was introduced in the 80s in countries like New Zealand and France, and then it spread around the globe. Today it is one of the extreme sports that has most fans.

Skydiving: the skydiving is one of the most striking risk sports. If you want some excitement, this is your sport. It consists of parachuting from a plane, helicopter or balloon. In just 10 seconds into the jump you reach almost 200 km per hour! The jumps can be made from about 3,000 metres approximately, until they reach about 760metres from the ground by which time the parachute is opened. This is not suitable for weak hearts! This sport came about because of military parachuting, but it was not until 1950 that the International Aeronautical Federation accepted it as a sport.

Kite surfing: some people say that if you practice it once, you’ll practice it forever. It is much easier than other extreme sports – though no less rewarding. To practice it you need a kite, a board, direction bar and a harness that holds you to the kite. Now you just have to get carried away by the wind and the waves, jumping several metres in height. It’s as if you were flying! Come on!

Do you love strong emotions? Classic sports aren’t your thing? If you need to feel alive and enjoy your leisure time like never before, travel to the German capital and discover the best in extreme sports. Rent Apartments in Berlin to get the best accommodation. You’ll need somewhere to rest after all the emotion.

The biggest Erotic Museum of Europe is located in the heart of Gemanys capital. In 1996 it was founded by the famous Beate Uhse, who founded the first sex shop in Germany in 1962. The museum, called The Beate Uhse Erotic Museum, is a three storey building with over 5.000 different articles of sexual pleasure chosen by Beate Uhse herself. Discover over 2000m2 – a paradise of the most beautiful things on earth.

Each year more than 300.000 guests visit this spectacular museum for discovering all those impressive objects, sculptures, asccessories, paintings and sex toys created throughout history. By the way, it´s one of the most visited museums in Berlin. Everything started with the opening of the Venus Temple in Amsterdam in 1985. From that day on, many cities around Europe founded their own erotic museums.

The Berlin Museum offers you just an impressive and unique exposition: wood carved phalluses from India, Fotos of 19th century chinese brothels, silk paintings of the 18th and 19th century, chinese porcelain of the 20th century, the Phallus of Bali, african masks of fertility, ceramics from Peru… While discovering those treasures of the world, all your senses and sexual drive will be stimulated with special slides in large format.

Futhermore, you´ll find a special area dedicated to aphrodisiacs where products from China are on show. Do you want to try some? Tibetan worms, Ginseng, tiger penis, sea horses, snails, deers, scorpions..and many more! For getting to know each detail of this museum you´ll have time until 24h midnight. On the first floor you´ll find the famous Beate Uhse Sex Shop.

Literature also enjoys a special area in this erotic museum. Important scientifical pioneers of sexology like Iwan Bloch, Albert Moll, Magnus Hirschfeld and Max Marcuse are extensively honored. Due to the wonderful work of those scientists, sex was democratized at the beginning of 20th century and with the opening of erotic museums around the world, sexual taboo subjects were dealt with more and more.

The variety of the different creatons will undoubtedly impress you and your imagination. How can you resist all these seductive and erotic topics? Chinese books about marriage guidance, Indian Kamasutra, medieval whips, phalluses made of stone, woode or metal…as you can see, it´s a really special museum. Futhermore, different expositions will transform your visit into a incredible discovery voyage

Are you already exploding out of curiosity? Discover all the interesting sex secrets in the Beate Uhse Erotic Museum. Rent the cheap and comfortable apartments in Berlin for a great stay in Germany’s capital.

When we think about body modification, we think about piercings and tattoos. Some people love it and see these decorations as a way of expressing who they are, others simply hate it. But the desire to make ourselves more attractive through body modifications is far from new. Since ancient times, people have had a mental image of perfection. And even though the image has changed somewhat throughout the centuries, it has showed us that people are willing to suffer for beauty. No pain, no gain.

Around 45,000 BC, it was really fashionable to have an elongated skull. The Egyptians did it as well, and less then 150 years it was still done in some parts of Africa (especially the Mangbetu tribe in Congo) and South America. When a baby is born, the skull is still soft and not fully-grown. So they wrapped the baby’s head in cloth or rope, and add wooden splinters for extra pressure. This practice was called cranial binding.

More common is the neck-stretching, practised by some Burmese-Thai tribal groups. When a girl is five years old, she receives her first ring. Gradually they add more, up to 37 rings that weigh more then 20 pounds! The women are called long-necks or giraffes, but all these rings actually do is crush the collar bones, so the neck looks longer. In the old days, only girls born on Wednesdays or on a full moon were to wear the rings, but now most girls undergo the process because it provides them with an income: whole villages were constructed were tourists pay to go see these long-necks. Some young girls who wanted to go to college took off the rings in their twenties, without any problems. But women who have worn them most of their lives simply cannot: they would choke as the muscles have weakened so much.

Other extreme examples are the Mursi and Sura tribes in Ethiopia. When a girl has reached the child-bearing age (around 16 – 17), and incision is made in her lower lip. They insert a ceramic dish, and replace it each time with a larger one until the lip is about 4cm in diameter. At this point, between 2 and 4 front teeth are extracted to accommodate a clay lip plate. The ideal is to wear a lip plate of about 15 – 20 cm in diameter. Talking, eating and drinking is of course extremely uncomfortable, that is why the women wear them only around men.

In China, for centuries long, it was custom to bind the feet of young girls to prevent them from growing. Small feet were seen as elegant and perfect. When girls were between 3 and 8 years old, their mother would break their toes and bind them underneath the soles of the food with linen bandages. Sometimes the girls were forced to walk long distances, so their own weight would crush the bones of the feet. Every week the wrappings were taken off (if necessary the toes broken again) to wash the feet, and then applied even more tightly, until eventually the arch of the foot is also broken. Unnecessary to say that is was a painful process, but one hundred years ago it was impossible for a girl with normal feet to find a husband. The greatest danger was the risk of infections, gangrene and rotting flesh.

You want to find out more about Chinese customs and traditions? An excellent place to start is the Centre for Chinese Culture in Berlin, inaugurated in 2008. Rent the best apartments in Berlin and enjoy a perfect mix between east and west!

Any excuse to go to Berlin is good! Here are a few good reasons: how about a selection of the best concerts that will be held in the coming months? They will surely make you vibrate.

You know, you should not buy the concert tickets from one day to another. Unless you find it out very late and buy it on the web or at the box office the same day (much more expensive, of course). To avoid spending a fortune, take notes of the following artists who will play in the capital, and buy your tickets now!

We start with a French group called Le Peuple de l’Herbe, which will be in Berlin on 2nd March presenting its latest jewel, Tilt, their fifth album. The six band from Lyon play the most original music : a mix of horns, rhythms of hip-hop and dub, with English lyrics, electronic sounds and movie pieces… An original collage that will make you move around the dance hall without any difficulty!

We change the style with Eros Ramazzottti who’ll be in Berlin on 11th March. He will be travelling without a break while on his your tour 2009-2010, “Ali e Radici”. Probably the tickets will sell pretty quickly, so…buy yours now!

The Red Hot Chili Peppers will act on April 15th! Since 1983, the members of this legendary band just do not stop dazzling the masses with their guitars and electrifying voices. Come and sing with them Californication, By the way, Dani California and many other famous songs!

Some Andalusian sounds will also come to Berlin with the Flamenco Festival on March 20th and with the Osterflamenco Festival on April 3rd. These two appointments will raise your blood pressure!

For more Latin rhythms, Gotan Project will come on May 22nd. Since 2006, the three members are very famous thanks to its new proposals: electronic tango. Fascinating!

If you want a dose of passion, the Portuguese Fado Festival will be held on April 10th. For the younger crowd PINK will take the stage with her unbridled punk look on June 8th and for the most nostalgic rockers among us, AC / DC will appear on June 22nd.

These are just a few good ideas! Don’t be late; the German capital is so attractive that the tickets will sell like hot cakes. Don’t worry about the accommodation either, rent Apartments in Berlin, the cheapest and more comfortable way to stay in the German capital.

Finally it has arrived. We could say that the best month of the year has started: the time when we can stuff ourselves without getting a bad conscience, or when we can just relax for a few days and forget about all of our daily routines and problems. Finally it has arrived, the Christmas time! But you don’t have to wait until the 24th of December; you can already get into the right mood with the romantic and enchanting Christmas fairs in the spectacular German capital of Berlin. Hohohooo!

If the Germans can be proud of something then it will be because of their well-developed sense for a romantic Christmas time full of traditions and their love for the smallest of details. This special character is very unique in the world. German Christmas Fairs are famous in the entire world. That’s not surprising because who doesn’t like putting winter clothes on, strolling through a Christmas fair with friends, family or partner, holding their hands, smelling the sweet and tempting aromas of the Christmas food, hearing nice but, of course, a little bit kitschy music booming from the loudspeakers, and drinking some delicious mulled wine, which certainly also exists without alcohol, for warming yourself in the cold winter temperatures. Hearing all this, our heart starts beating faster, right? But drinking mulled wine isn’t very common in a lot of countries, so for example a Spaniard could be react very strangely at people heating up their wine. But each culture is different and celebrates Christmas with its own traditions and rituals. That’s exactly why we should love the cultural diversity.

Like every year, Berlin will pamper its citizens and visitors from all over Germany and the entire world with uncountable Christmas fairs spread out through the city. Berlin will be transformed once again into an authentic Christmas winter paradise. The most special thing is that all those fairs are celebrated at historical important places in the most spectacular of sceneries. So for example, until the beginning of January you have the possibility to stroll along the traditional Christmas fair next to the Gedächnitskirche (Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church) where you can find more than 100 different stands with numerous ideas for Christmas presents such as decorations, toys or delicious almonds, and variations of mulled wine. Or what about some Christmas feeling in front of the Schloss Charlottenburg (Charlottenburg Palace)? More than 250 international Christmas stands give the whole palace and the park area a very special atmosphere. Despite these culinary highlights, they will offer you special events and guided tours through the palace. At the Henriettenplatz am Kurfürstendamm you will find a historic craftwork Christmas fair where you can see the most creative creations of glassworks and ceramics etc. As well in the KPM Welt your eyes will be get illuminated, because in the antique porcelain factory of Berlin your belly will be get pampered with the most delicious pralines and Christmas cakes and of course, a cup of mulled wine shouldn’t be missed. The different amazing products of porcelain are another highlight of this fair. Other Christmas fairs you should visit are at the Gendarmenmarkt, Alexanderplatz or the fair in front of the Rotes Rathaus (Berlin’s townhall)

Everywhere you see, you find a little enchanting Christmas fair. This tradition dates back to the year 1529, when the first fairs were celebrated in the old town of Berlin. Of course, the character and style of the fair has changed during history, but it is still very authentic.

What? You still aren’t in the mood for Christmas? That has to be changed! Put on your winter clothes and discover Christmas time in Germany’s capital. Rent the best Berlin apartments and enjoy economic and comfortable accommodation.

Despite the historic events, the Germans can be proud of their country. Germany is the country of poets, composers and philosophers. Throughout hte history its culture has been enriched by great masters such as Goethe, Schiller, Bach or Lessing. His extensive and broad cultural and artistic heritage is famous throughout the world. But we should not forget a very important factor. Schland, as the Germans affectionately call their country, is also the country of Currywurst (a sort of sausage with curry sauce), which today is an indispensable part of the Germanic culture. Now Berlin has opened the first museum of Currywurst in Germany. Are you hungry?

This year Berlin does not only celebrate the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Wall, but also the 60th birthday of the Currywurst. Herta Heuwer was the first person who served in her small stall in Charlottenburg fried sausages with a special tomato sauce, wit powder curry and other mysterious ingredients. Soon this little snack became a real bestseller. What once was a small strett stall, baceme suddenly into a complex industry. Today, this idea would have been, without doubt, the perfect solution to get out of the heavy financial crisis.

In August the first Currywurst Museum was opened in Germany. This striking museum is just 100 meters from Checkpoint Charlie. Here you’ll discover the history of this delicious food. Of course, the museum refused other possible origins of the Currywurst, which say that it was invented in Hamburg or in the Ruhrgebiet. According to the museum director and the Berliners, all these are only false rumors. Discover the world of this sausage and how you should eat it! As you can see, the German capital offers another spectacular museum with film screenings and a host of interactive activities.

In Germany people eat more than 800 million Currywurst per year, and approximately 70 million are consumed in Berlin. You can eat it in countless different versions, starting with the normal Fritfen Currywurst (with chips) in a street stall, to the finest restaurants, wich serves the Currywurst with gold leaf and champagne. It seems that there are no limits in terms of creativity and culinary imagination.

‘Ik bin ain Berliner’, Kennedy’s historic phrase could be changed a bit in honor of the Currywurst. Discover the most delicious sousoges and its museum. Rent Apartments in Berlin and have a pleasant stay.

We all know that music plays a great influence in our lives. The nicest melodies do not only accompany us in difficult, sad, stressful or happy situations, but the music exercises an important role when making love. Come on, confess! Sure you have a favorite song or a special CD for the most intimate moments to share with your partner, or with more people, who knows…. music is simply great for making love to.

It doesn’t matter which musical preference you have, but several studies have shown that music during lovemaking increases the happiness hormone production. But what kind of music should I choose to have a better orgasm? Maybe something hard like Rammstein or Metallica, or romantic music such as Buena Vista Social Club? Whether they are sweating rockers, or charming Cuban grandparents, everyone would have to rely on their own musical tastes and instincts for choosing good music.

However, we can also take a look to some studies and theories. The Psychologist and neuroscientist Daniel Levitin of McGill University in Montreal has studied the supernatural powers of music whilst making love, in a study called Sex, Drugs and Rock n’ Roll. The study shows that music causes some dopamine (the hormone of hapiness) stimulation. Music activates specific parts of the brain that are also responsible for many body reactions such as sweating, sexual excitement or “butterflies in the stomach”. Because of this, it is not strange that listening to music while making love influences our hormonal functions.

The American scientist has even investigated about successful selection of music. According to the results, R n’ B, soul and classical music have a certain advantage. Soul pioneers like Barry White and Marvin Gaye were responsible for some increase in the birth rate – especially in the 60s. But also the French composer Claude Debussy has embellished many erotic moments. As you can see, you don’t need to play music with obvious messages such as the rapper 50 Cent with his “I’ll take you to the candy shop, I’ll let you lick the lollipop”.

Have you found the perfect album for a few passionate hours? Not yet? Then, visit the German capital and discover the incredible music scene of this city. A trip can be the best opportunity to test this mysterious combination of sex and music. Rent the best apartments in Berlin and enjoy comfortable and affordable accommodation. The sexy side of Berlin is waiting for you!

Nowadays nudism is an essential part of our society. Most people live this style of life in a very liberal way and each day they discover a new form of nudism. They just enjoy the harmony of their body and soul with the beautiful nature. But one thing is very clear: nudism isn’t only healthy for us, but also for the environment. Why don’t you join the nudism movement and participate in fighting against the alarming increase in global warming?

But why is going around without any clothes on so eco-friendly? Let’s start with the high energy costs of air conditioning. In summer the temperatures don’t only rise in southern Europe, but as well in the northern countries. While the thermometer is almost exploding, there seems to be only one solution for most of the sweating people: air-conditioning. But unfortunately they don’t think about the immense costs of electricity and energy, which are consumed for having only a few cool hours. However, the nudists are conscious of these high energy costs, so they just take off some their clothes or they get completely naked. In that way they don’t only feel free, they also refresh themselves under those hot circumstances. If more people decided to take of their clothes, they wouldn’t only save a lot of money, but as well they would fight more successfully against the climate change.

And what else could we save by going naked? Sure, the huge amount of laundries we have to do. With the fact that nudists get dressed very rarely, they don’t have to wash their clothes so much as the others do. You probably can imagine the huge saving of energy. But for giving you a better idea, here are some facts and numbers: for each 60º laundry a normal washing machine needs more or less than 100 litres of water and 1-2 KW of energy. If you calculate this for each household for a long term, you will be very shocked. So, considering the energy costs, nudists have a real advantage.

With good reason nudism is also called naturism. Nudists are more conscious about nature and they experience the environment in a completely different way. Walking naked through the woods, hiking through the mountains without any clothes, or cruising naked by bike through the wonderful landscape are just indescribable experiences which make us aware of our responsibility towards nature.

Especially nowadays many environmental organizations carry out different campaigns for drawing the public’s attention to the alarming increase of global warming. In this way, more than 600 people got naked in the middle of the cold Alps for showing the world the naked truth of the planet’s pollution.

Berlin is without any doubt one of the European capitals of nudism. The German capital isn’t only considered a tolerant and open minded city, but it’s as well the very centre of many kinds of naturism. Discover this special and eco-friendly side of this amazing cosmopolitan city! Rent the best apartments in Berlin and enjoy comfortable and cheap accommodation.

Many people talk about friendship with benefits, but… Is it really a good idea? Is it possible to combine friendship and sex without one falls in love or the relationship finishes in a disaster? For some it may seem like an ideal relationship: less stressful than a commitment, but deeper than a one-night stand. What about you? Do you dare?

A study conducted by the Michigan State University (the first study in this field) has revealed that the friend with benefits keep as many difficulties as the love relationships, contrary to what people use to think . These relationships tend to have low levels of passion, and instead aroused the same fears as the amatory relations: fear of feeling in love, fear of losing the partner, fear of having a deception, a betrayal, etc.

The same study found that these kinds of friendships have a great handicap: the opening relation to each other is blocked when sex occurs. Two friends that before could talk about everything, now they have a taboo topic: their relationship. Nevertheless, even 60% of the population admits they have had an affair like this.

But what happens over time? Normally, it is strange that this kind of relationship ends in romance. Only one of every ten couples like this prospers. One out of three, leave aside the sex and continues with a normal friendship and one out of four, breaks both the friendship and the sexual relation. The rest tends to continue its friendly relations with benefits.

Normally, the people who engage in this type of look for an average term between the commitment and the affair, which does not take them to the total tie, but it makes them feel safe. In psychological terms the FWB are more like a friendship than like a romance. According to the same study, friends with benefits are in the midst of a scale where the passion and the commitment are at their lowest index. Thus, both components feel that their friendship goes into an uncertain territory and that something is going wrong.

While on the other hand, the sex between friends has fascinating moments. Who would know you better than your best friend? If you know how to control the situation, this relationship can become even idyllic. You just have to understand that the everyone’s sexual life belongs to the kingdom of freedom and one has to respect it.

Seize the weekend to travel to the city of sex, friendship and tolerance. No matter who accompanies you: with your friends, with a friend with benefits, with your couple… The important thing is to share good times with people you love. Rent Apartments in Berlin to get a cheap and comfortable stay.

Society has changed tremendously over the years and and has now nothing to do with the time of our grandparents and great grandparents. Whereas 80 years ago everybody thought that the women would become pregnant after having looked deeply into a man’s eyes, nowadays everyone, young or adult, are real experts regarding sex, and they enjoy total sexual freedom. What before meant a commitment for the rest of your life, has today turned into a one-night stand. So, commitment or a one-night stand, what do you prefer?

It seems that the one-night stands are in fashion. If you are single and you want to have some fun, you just have go to a pub or nightclub and meet somebody. More and more people go out to party with the goal of having sex. We can define today’s world as an ephemeral culture: everybody does what they want. This is the lifestyle we have adopted. Most people are very informal and focus on the fun. Even the appearance of potential candidates is an increasingly minor role. Conventional appointments are replaced by one-night stands, because they are more much easier than traditional dating: you don’t bring flowers or talk about your hobbies, or spend much money on a romantic dinner. When both parties feel a good vibe and agree to a one night stand, ¡E voilà!

Another curiosity is how different languages denominate the concept of “sex without commitment”. The different terms in each language can tell us a lot about every society’s views about sex without commitment. If we start with the passionate Italians we will see that they are very open-minded people as they use the expression “botta e via ” (in and out). English people are a bit more reserved and talk about the famous one-night-stand. The Germans seem to be even more conservative and they have no particular word and therefore take advantage of the English expression. If we commit infidelity, the Polish speak about moralniak ( “moral hangover”), the German’s say Seitensprung (”jump to other side”), the French about a coup d’un soir or a sex plan and the British dramatize it a bit with the words walk of shame. Anyway, we can see that every culture and every country has its own way of naming these trends in sexual attitudes.

It doesn’t matter if you prefer a commitment or a one-night stand, in Berlin you can get what you want. To have a perfect and cheap accommodation rent apartments in Berlin and remember what Woody Allen once said: “Sex without love is an empty experience, but, as empty experiences go, it’s one of the best“.