Germany

“Fact Yo, it’s light at night on the Baltic Sea Coast,” the pirate said to me, stepping off his sailboat moored at Kiel, the city by the gateway from the North Atlantic to the Baltic sea. Kiel has a rich naval tradition but today it’s vibrant, laid-back and urban. At the base of the lighthouse is a pavilion, a beautiful setting on the Kiel Fjord, where the late-19th century buildings full of maritime charm in the heart of Kiel pull…