The years have not been entirely kind to Sri Lanka. The uprising of the Tamil Tigers, the closing of rail lines, the devastation of the Boxing Day Tsunami. Tourists could fairly have…
The new kid on the Aussie music festival block, Beyond the Valley has made a big impact since its inception in 2014 and is fast becoming the way to celebrate the New Year in this part of the…
One has to wonder just what it was they were looking for, those early European explorers who sailed along the southwestern coast of the Great Southern Land from 1622 onwards. Dutch, French…
We travelled 19,000 kilometres to meet up with our young ones for the White Christmas and Northern Hemisphere family ski holiday we had fantasised about for many years but never really…
Seeing sky lanterns float ever higher to a soundtrack of chanting monks makes Yi Peng, the Thai festival of light, a special moment in the the country’s traditional lunar calendar. While…
Whilst the name Rhythm & Alps for a festival implies a main stage perched amidst snowy peaks, this lively end of year festival (the South Island’s only one currently) actually…
On a mission to celebrate our human potential, Envision is a festival that inspires different cultures to co-exist harmoniously with each other, and with nature. The event brings people…
The extravagant spectacle that is Carnaval de Rio unfolds in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil’s Cidade Maravilhosa, or ‘Marvellous City’. The action takes place over the five days preceding Ash…
One of the biggest dates in the global film calendar, Cannes International Film Festival is renowned for attracting glitz and glamour, as the world’s most acclaimed filmmakers, producers,…
For enthusiasts of Russian and Soviet-made planes, The MAKS International Aviation and Space Salon provides quite a spectacle. This is just as much a serious, government-level buying event…
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