BERLIN ENCOUNTER - IMPORTADO

Guidebooks in the easy-to-use, pocket-sized Encounter series offer quick, easy and accessible information for urban adventurers on short city breaks--taking them straight to the heart of the city. With a focus on neighbourhoods, each title features a full-colour pull-out map, insider knowledge on what's hot in culture, food and entertainment and accommodation recommendations organized by such themes as the most romantic and the best budget hotels.A half million North Americans visited Berlin in 2005 (up 11 percent from 2004). This exhilarating city is home to one of the biggest, most diverse and "out there" nightlife scenes in Europe. In Berlin Encounter, long-time resident Andrea Schulte-Peevers shares all the best places to dance, eat, shop and play.