Designated a free imperial city in 1226, it became the capital of the Hanseatic League, a powerful confederation of 200 city-states banded together against pirates and warring nations to protect their trade in the Baltic.
Category: Cultural Travel
Fireworks, Bulls & Pirates – Another Explosive Event in San Sebastian
For the San Sebastian locals, Semana Grande is the highlight of their cultural calendar and seemingly every resident will don costumes and take to the streets to party on each day.
Around the World through a Photographers Lens – China
Dave Stamboulis introduces readers to the Long Haired Yao of Ping An, China in this week’s Around the World through a Photographer’s Lens
La Fiesta Mama Negra in Ecuador
Down the spine of the Andes Mountains just one hour south of Quito, the city of Latacunga fills its streets with streamers and parades the cathedral’s statue of the Virgin and Child through several neighborhoods.
Volunteer Travel in Baños, Ecuador
When you volunteer and travel you make a difference in the lives of the people you meet.
Around the World Through a Photographer’s Lens – Myanmar
Myanmar through the photographer’s lens of Dave Stamboulis.
Half Bed and Torture Devices at Rembrandt House
In Rembrandt’s time, people believed that sleeping on your back could induce death. They feared that if they were not upright they’d literally lose there breath and suffocate before morning.
Black Robed Kaffir: Adventures on the other side of Pakistan
Dave Stamboulis defies the media perception and shows Pakistan to be filled with hospitable and kind people who live with their doors and hearts open.
Vagobond in Bulgaria – Part 3 – Sofia Statues and Parks
Travel around the world can’t be considered complete without visiting at least one former or current communist nation. I’ve been to a few of them now though many would argue that China is about as communist as the USA. As an anarchist, it strikes me as sad to think of the hope that went into the monuments and art of communism and the tragedy of death and despair that usually emerged from it.
No Free Lunch in Montevideo, Uruguay – But This Tour is Free!
Melissa Ruttanai finds that not everything costs money in Montevideo, Uruguay….