i can help with this. i live in jamsil, which is right by the lotte world tower and the han river. the craziest thing to me is how you can see skyscrapers and high-rises everywhere you look, but then...

akiba's always been a bit grimy tbh, the crowds just amplify it. the ward actually removed a ton of public trash cans after the 1995 sarin attacks, so people just drop stuff wherever. also those bags...

you could try the chess meetup at montecito cafe in friedrichshain on wednesdays, it's super casual and people speak english there. also there's a polish-run supper club that pops up in wedding someti...

Ich würde mal bei Bettenhaus am Hermannplatz vorbeischauen, die haben eine große Auswahl an klassischen Federkernmatratzen ohne viel Firlefanz. Die Preise sind da auch fair, eine gute harte Variante b...

if you're near sukhumvit, try the jam factory on charoen krung soi 30, they have a gallery space that rotates local artists every month or so and the prints are usually under 1000 baht. for something...