Posts Tagged ‘ Europe ’

Medieval Portugal, Part I - Lisbon

Nov 11th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Featured, New, News

K. Lau
Lisbon was founded by Phoenicians who landed on their seaborne travels in 1200 BC. It then became a regular stop on the route to northern Europe for traders from the Mediterranean: Greeks, Carthaginians and eventually Romans, who conquered the city in 138 AD. When under Arab rule in 714 it was named Lissabona. And [...]

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Maximum Cities Stage Two: London, England

May 13th, 2008 | By Admin | Category: Travel

Niya Bajaj
The second incredible stop on our journey is London, England. Like all maximum cities, it shares certain characteristics with Mumbai, but on the whole is decidedly more organized, less frenetic, and a great deal more “proper”. If you are the sort who would be lost without your daytimer and a clearly laid out schedule, [...]

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