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Lining Amsterdam's canals, these iconic homes were born out of necessity; but why? Learn more about Bright Trip at brighttrip.com/courses?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=amsterdams-canal-houses-explained
Amsterdam's canal houses are one of the city's biggest attractions. They're known for being cute, cozy, and extremely Dutch. But they also have a fascinating history rooted in the birth of modern capitalism, globalization, and imperialism. Alexi explains the dark history behind the canal house's innocent façade.
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Lining Amsterdam's canals, these iconic homes were born out of necessity; but why? Learn more about Bright Trip at brighttrip.com/courses?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=amsterdams-canal-houses-explained
Amsterdam's canal houses are one of the city's biggest attractions. They're known for being cute, cozy, and extremely Dutch. But they also have a fascinating history rooted in the birth of modern capitalism, globalization, and imperialism. Alexi explains the dark history behind the canal house's innocent façade.
Leave a comment with any questions you have and we’ll make sure to include it in a future video.
Make sure to subscribe to the channel to learn how to travel smarter.
For more Alexi, find her at:
instagram.com/thatsreallysomethinglex
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Bright Trip Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/brighttrip.com/signup-form
Bright Trip on IG: instagram.com/bright.trip
Bright Trip on Pinterest: pinterest.com/brighttriptravel
Bright Trip on Facebook: facebook.com/BrightTripTeam
Bright Trip on Twitter: twitter.com/trip_bright
===== ABOUT BRIGHT TRIP =====
Bright Trip creates video-based travel courses to help you travel smarter. From our location courses that visually demystify places like Tokyo, London, Costa Rica, or Cape Town to our skills courses that cover how to travel solo, with kids, or how to document your travels more effectively and efficiently - each course is created by real travelers, like you, and aims to create a community of curious travelers that are eager to travel smarter.
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