Christmas Inspiration from Around the World

by Eshe Dining Out

If you are looking for something less mundane than mince pies and prawn cocktails to spice up your Christmas meal, why not take inspiration from your travels? Christmas is celebrated in hundreds of ways worldwide so you have plenty more to choose from than you might think. Pick something exotic from our buffet of international [...]

Tagged as: Christmas Eve, Cuisine, Event and Festival, France, French, Great Restaurants, India, Ita, Italy, Japan, Japanese Cuisine, Mexico, Miscellaneous

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Scottish Cottages and Self Catering Holiday

by Abhishek Bhan Dining Out

Aberdeenshire is a part of Scotland that may not be the first place that comes to mind when thinking about the perfect Scottish holiday. But there is so much to do and so much variety that it really can give you the very perfect holiday. From beaches to mountains to whisky there is so much [...]

Tagged as: Dining Out, Europe, Event and Festival, Scotland, Scottish Cottages, Scottish Traditional Boat Festival

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Three Reasons to Follow the Crossroads of America to Indianapolis in 2012

by Nate Schrader Americas
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Reason Number 1: Pinnacle Sporting Events
If you’re not familiar with the Greatest Spectacle in Racing, the Indianapolis 500 motorsports race is reason enough to visit this heartland capital. With cars reaching speeds just under 200 mph in a crowd of over 400,000 people, the Indianapolis 500 and Nascar’s Brickyard 400 are two races you can’t [...]

Tagged as: America, Event and Festival, Indianapolis, Manner and Culture, Sporting Event

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Trick or treat NYC

by Lisa Turner Americas

Halloween is a true North American tradition. People dress up in scary costumes and walk down the streets either to party on play “Trick or Treat” on people who stay home. That being said, Halloween is always a fun night, possibly the funniest in the entire year. If you happen to be in New York [...]

Tagged as: America, Dream Hotels, Event and Festival, Halloween, Halloween Tradition, New York, North America, Village Halloween Parade

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Top 2011 US Summer Music Festivals

by Maggie Voelker Americas
Music Festival

At one time or another, most of you can relate to what I’m feeling this very second—trapped to my desk at work, facing a blank, windowless wall—I want out! This is exactly the feeling that has me counting the seconds to summer every year—in other words, music festival season.
Each spring my seven college roommates and [...]

Tagged as: America, Event and Festival, Music Festivals, Summer 2011, United States, US Summer Music Festivals, Wanderlust Festival

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Getting Ready For Barbados’ Crop Over Festival

by Steph Wood Event and Festival

In travel writing, it’s all too easy to represent the best things you can do with your time, those most memorable experiences, as the ‘best’ the place has to offer. The typical travel article will paint a picture of a place at festival time as some kind of fact of life thing. As if everyone [...]

Tagged as: Barbados, Caribbean, Event and Festival, Smart Travel Tips

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The Secret Chinese Restaurant In Frankfurt

by Harry Dining Out

The Frankfurt Book Fair happens every year in October, and if you are a seasoned campaigner at this event, or any other of the international trade shows the massive complex hosts every year, then finding a good place to eat in the evening is something of a lottery. Most hotel bars and restaurants will start [...]

Tagged as: Dining Out, Europe, Event and Festival, Frankfurt, Germany

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Preparing for Overseas Festivals

by Laura Wilkins Europe

Overseas music festivals are becoming increasingly popular, creating blending a relaxing holiday with the great vibe of outdoor music events.
Whatever your musical preferences, there’s an event to suit your taste. 2011 sees DJs from all over the world appearing at Sensation in Amsterdam, stunning orchestral delights at the Rossini Opera Festival in Italy and the [...]

Tagged as: Europe, Event and Festival, Music Festival, Rossini Opera Festival, Spain

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The ‘Tenerife Carnaval’ – Celebrate in Style!

by Laura Wilkins Europe

This week is the start of one of Tenerife’s most anticipated events of the year – ‘Tenerife Carnaval’!
With the colourful and flamboyant parades, comical outfits and unconventional events, this annual carnival attracts enormous crowds, with festivities stretching on for days. Sovereign, a luxury Tenerife holidays provider, has put together this guide to the [...]

Tagged as: Carnival, Europe, Event and Festival, Puerto de la Cruz, Santa Cruz, Tenerife Carnaval

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Mount Hagan Cultural Festival – a Vibrant Display of Traditional Ethnicity

by Hui Ling Australasia and Oceania
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If you want to see tribes (at least 50 of them), the Mount Hagan Cultural Festival which was held every August in Western Highlands Province should be a cultural event or something you must not miss. No worries, no cannibalism and no make do with corpse, but an event with various musical performances, cultural demonstrations [...]

Tagged as: Event and Festival, Mount Hagan Cultural Festival, Pacific, Papua New Guinea

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