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It is the world’s largest indoor beach with 400 sunloungers – and not a cloud in sight.

Yet with up to 6,000 visitors allowed in at a time, there are bound to be towel-fights over them – especially as this ‘indoors paradise’ is in Germany.

It's sunny indoors: The tropical island paradise in in Brandenburg, Germany is inside a building so big it could easily fit eight football pitches

The Tropical Island Resort in Krausnick, south of Berlin also boasts the largest indoor pool, 50,000-plant forest – and enough space to fly a hot air balloon inside.

The former aircraft hangar has been transformed into a paradise offering tourists a tropical escape, if you can ignore the fact that you are miles from any ocean – or the tropics, for that matter.

Source: Daily Mail

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The North Face Speaker Series With Mark Synnott Event PICS

by TonyDasilva May 2, 2012 Climb
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We had a blast last week with Mark Synnott at Prime Climb for another rendition of The North Face Speaker Series! Mark gave an inspiring and humorous account of his life and featured some tales from some of his favorite expeditions, as well as his heart felt losses along the way. Special thanks  to everyone who came, [...]

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Tuesdays with Laura: Berlin Wall Art

by Laura April 3, 2012 Hike
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The Berlin Wall East Side Gallery is a 1.3 km stretch of wall with approximately 106 sections of street art, making it the largest open air gallery in the world. The wall that once confined East Berlin and that represented the division of the country after World War II, is now a showcase of international [...]

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Tuesday’s with Laura: Berlin–Culture and Contrasts

by Laura March 27, 2012 Hike
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What is culture? What does a kind of food, or a type of dress, or language say about a place? Why do we travel? Why do some of us feel the need to expose ourselves to the unfamiliar, the sometimes uncomfortable yet thrilling foreignness? I don’t really have the answers; all I know is that [...]

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