Festivals
Songkan Festival – Thailand
We told you about Thailand’s Songkran Festival in our feature, The World Dirtiest Festivals. Songkran is the traditional celebration of New Year’s Day in Thailand, and the festival in Chiang Mai will carry on through April 15th this year. The main theme of the festival: water, lots of water, whether continue reading…
The World’s Dirtiest Festivals
For some travelers festivals provide a rare opportunity to learn more about a particular culture by partaking in one of their traditions. For others they’re a great excuse to get down and dirty. If that sounds like you, then you’ll want to check out the world’s dirtiest festivals which revolve around food, wine and mud continue reading…
The Coolest Winter Holiday Destinations
If leaving the cold behind isn’t your idea of winter fun, you might want to check out one of these cities. Named the Coolest Winter Holiday Destinations by Travelphant, they have just as much to offer as the typical tropical destinations…and they involve a whole lot more clothing.
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Must See Winter Festivals
Festivals and fairs aren’t only reserved for pleasant weather. During the coldest of days, it is very tempting to hibernate. But keep in mind the winter season has no shortage of fun outdoor events. Some of the best festivals celebrated across the globe happen during winter. Here are 8 reasons, courtesy of Journey etc, why you continue reading…
The Art Cars of Burning Man
Started in 1986, Burning Man is an annual art event and temporary community based on radical self expression and self-reliance. Held in the Black Rock Desert of Nevada, Burning Man does not have a single focus. Features of the event are subject to the participants and include community, artwork, absurdity, decommodification and revelry. The 2010 event featured continue reading…
Boryeong Mud Festival
Depending on your taste for adventure, these images either look really awesome or like a total nightmare. Taken at the Boryeong Mud Festival, they represent the millions of people came out for one reason only – to get muddy. The festival attracted 2.2 million visitors for its 13th annual event that took place from July 17 continue reading…
The Steampunk World’s Fair
This past weekend in New Jersey, a three-day expedition into yesterday’s future took place. The Steampunk World’s Fair is an interactive and social event for people of all levels of steampunk know-how. Steampunk culture blends technology and romance, art and fashion, history and music, fiction and gaming. It’s a sub-genre of science fiction continue reading…
Indian festival of Lathmar Holi
No these are not scenes from the latest Skittles commercial. Though it does appear that the people of India tasted the rainbow during the recent Lathmar Holi, a festival that celebrates color. The event involves thousands of men and women showering themselves in brilliantly coloured powders and millions of flower petals. The festival is celebrated continue reading…