Gidsy

During our Meetup in Hamburg we asked the people who live there about the Must-Sees during a 24 hour exploring trip of their city. Enjoy our 24-Hours-in-Hamburg-Guide!

After a really amazing morning hunting Oysters in Zeeland, I had a quick chat with Marcel (the organizer) about his Oestour + encounter a little shellfish mishap. Enjoy!

At our Meetup last Thursday, I asked some of our guests what they considered the most essential thing to bring on an adventure. The answers ranged from a bottle of whiskey to the right friends, to having the right attitude. Take a listen, and let us know if you think something is missing from our list.

Edial interviews Gidsy organizer Dennis while enjoying a tea, overlooking the Bosporus (in Istanbul). You can join Dennis on this tour, also: http://gidsy.com/activities/istanbul/4589/alternative-istanbul-from-bridge-to-bar

Edial interviews Gidsy organizer Birgit while taking a boat ride on the Bosporus. You can also enjoy this boat tour: http://gidsy.com/activities/istanbul/8890/ortakoy-boat-tour

A Foodcast: enjoying a Kumpir in Ortakoy (Istanbul) with Birgit.

Good morning! It's call to prayer time in Istanbul.

Edial, Katie and Frieda take a walk along the Galata bridge in Istanbul.

At our first Meetup on April 21st, we asked some of our visitors: "Where is the most memorable place you've ever been". For your listening pleasure - a compilation of their most memorable adventures, spanning from Disneyland to the Serengeti. What's your most memorable place?

Meet the impressively creative Charlie Festa, former community manager at Threadless. This online t-shirt shop has been releasing new t-shirts designed by members of its community every Monday, 10am Central Standard Time, for the last 10 years. We talked to Charlie about the value of crazy ideas, what it takes to set up a vibrant, excited community and how to make marketing seriously fun.

Back in September, we interviewed five speakers at the Hello Etsy conference on small business and sustainability. In the third installment of our series, we present Tom Hodgkinson, editor of the philosophical journal The Idler, and headmaster of London's Idler Academy. Tom tells us about the possibilities that are unlocked when you break the mold and start creating your own life, and what it's like to be a Bohemian entrepreneur.

At the Hello Etsy conference (17-18 September 2011, Berlin) on small business and sustainability, we talked to Chad Dickerson. After studying Shakespeare at university, Chad became a software engineer. Since then, he's masterminded projects at CNN, Yahoo! and finally at Etsy, where he is now CEO. We talked to Chad about his background, what makes Etsy tick and what hacks can be made to improve the contemporary workplace.

At the Hello Etsy conference (17-18 September 2011, Berlin) on small business and sustainability, we talked to Judy Wicks about local living economies and the importance of cooperation and local ties in building a successful business. She is the founder of Philadelphia's White Dog Café, a business that supports its community and cares for its environment while bringing people together for good food and conversation.

We met up with Matze Hielscher, party planner, blogger and self-proclaimed ‘pop kid’ to discuss his work and Berlin’s changing cultural scene.

We interviewed Matt on the upcoming Hello Etsy Conference (17-18 September 2011), on what happens at Etsy Labs in Berlin, and his thoughts on small business and sustainability.

We interviewed Berlin-based storytelling teacher and award-winning writer Ludovic Bablon in his studio, the Atelier Überall. We discussed his method for teaching storytelling, as well as what stories consist of and what they can be used for.