Entries Categorized as 'Art and Culture'

Nimbin, Capital of Freedom and The Counterculture in Australia

Date May 5, 2009

The Australian counter-culture has its own small paradise in the southeast. Known as the Rainbow Region, the capital of freedom, an area of great value Australian Aboriginal cultures is also home to the counterculture in New South Wales and 30 miles north of Lismore. Especially in recent decades, the region and especially the small town [...]

Lijiang, China Postcards

Date March 5, 2009

In cities like Beijing, many of the most traditional representative of its history are wiped literalmetne. The hutong, or ancient neighborhoods of the big city areas are replaced by rearranged in a modern style. Fortunately for those tourists seeking China’s idyllic postcards, there are numerous places to find them. Among them, in the town of [...]

In The Paths of Tafi, Tucumán, Northwest Argentine

Date February 15, 2009

The Argentine northwest us closer to our ancient culture, the indigenous, the folklore, although the roots and mine are in Italy, I still identify more with the NOA to the Piedmont countryside. Maybe it’s the passing of so many heroes in these lands, so many years of culture, cities with much history, strong traditions and [...]

Bridging The “Belle Epoque” Donostiarra In San Sebastian

Date January 9, 2009

From the sea, fishermen San Sebastian perceived as a city with three inputs to ground, one in Mount Igueldo and the Isle of Santa Clara, a second between Santa Clara and Mount Urgull and last fall to Mount Ulia. Irutxulo was called by then as the Basque translation of the phrase “three holes”. This perception [...]