Tsagaan Sar 2024 in Mongolia
Tsagaan Sar or Mongolia’s lunar new year is the most important festival for ethnic Mongols and the people of the Arctic where age-old rituals combine with eating local delicacies such…
Voodoo Festival 2024 in Benin
The Voodoo Festival or the Fête du Vaudou is a celebration of traditional religions in the West African country of Benin, the cradle of the voodoo cult. Voodoo claims a prominent place …
Hornbill Festival 2024 in Nagaland, India
The biggest event of indigenous warrior tribes in India’s Nagaland state, the 10-day Hornbill Festival in December sees singing, dance and sports performances mix with traditional crafts…
Just London Theatre Breaks 7 New Shows
Just London Theatre Breaks has launched seven new West End shows to its extensive bill, with audiences able to book one-night London breaks from £70 per person. The latest shows to take centre stage include Only Fools…
Hull Shares Northern Lights Stories
Urban Legends: Northern Lights, a newly commissioned outdoor event in Hull, is set to illuminate the winter nights later this month as moving animations and…
Isle of Wight Holidays: Walks, Pubs & Victoria
On his annual Isle of Wight holidays Mark Bibby Jackson takes a step back in history, as well as visiting a few familiar haunts. The Isle of Wight has always…
Apurva Kempinski Bali: Place to Discover
For Bali’s most anticipated opening of The Apurva Kempinski Bali, a bold “Place to Discover” campaign has been unveiled: a unique positioning of the resort to highlight…
Cultural Taiwan: Top Five Unmissable Experiences
For a small island nation, cultural Taiwan has been punching well above its weight with the establishment of several world-class performance venues in only…
London’s Tate Modern to Borough Market
Mark Bibby Jackson takes a stroll down memory lane in London’s South Bank, visiting the transformed Borough Market and popping in on the Tate Modern…
Dublin Book Festival 2024, Ireland
From Joyce to Yeats and Wilde, Ireland has been renowned for its literary prowess, come this November you can meet the finest crop of the Emerald Isle’s bards at the Dublin Book Festival…
Stranded in Paradise with Easter Island Statues
After travelling around the Cape in Patagonia, Mark Bibby Jackson heads to the Pacific for a meeting with the famous Easter Island statues or moai, and somewhat outstays…
Tenby Blues Festival 2024, Wales
Southwest Wales will be getting deep, down and meaningful when the Tenby Blues festival comes to the Pembrokeshire town between 9-12 November, 2023. This year sees …
Chiang Mai Flower Festival 2024, Thailand
The Chiang Mai Flower Festival is one of the most colourful events in Thailand attracting thousands of floral enthusiasts year on year. It’s not haphazard that Chiang Mai…
Andalucia Destinations: Costas to Sierras
Taking us around the Andalucia destinations of her adopted homeland, Rachel Webb shows us that this Spanish region has so much more to offer…
Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival 2024, Taiwan
Experience the magic of the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in February when thousands of glowing lights float up into the ink black sky above the small hillside village of Shifen in northern Taiwan…
Beverley Minster and A Tale of Two Markets
A medieval market town littered with fine examples of Georgian architecture, Mark Bibby Jackson discovers that Beverley is steeped in tradition with the Beverley Minster…
Street Art, Rumba and Che: Things to Do in Havana Cuba
One of the world’s most irresistible cities, there are plenty of things to do in Havana Cuba, says Hugh Clayson. Here are some ideas to help you get the most…
Things To Do in Dublin: the Perfect Short Break
On a tour of things to do in Dublin, Irene Caswell takes us around the birthplace of Joyce and Guinness to discover both traditional and millennial culture – and lots…
Fairies, Poppies and a World of Wedgwood
Mark Bibby Jackson ventures into the Potteries to discover the most fantastic gardens, a model pottery and sips tea at the World of Wedgwood. At school I perpetually came bottom…
Lord of Miracles, Señor de los Milagros, Peru
A key moment in Peru’s Catholic calendar, the Lord of Miracles, or Señor de los Milagros in Spanish, is a procession that takes place in Lima each October. Hence its full title La Procesión…
Anni Albers Tate Modern
An exhibition devoted to the works of Anni Albers runs at the Tate Modern, London from 11 October 2018 to 27 January 2019. This exhibition, co-organised by Tate Modern and…
Holi Festival 2024 India and Worldwide
The Hindu Holi Festival is a riotous Hindu celebration where crowds douse each other with colour and water – and is probably India’s most vibrant and fun festival. Holi, the festival of colours…
Things to Do in Derby: from Pubs to Suffragettes
Looking for things to do in Derby, join Mark Bibby Jackson as he has a run in with an anti-suffragette, climbs a steep tower and settles into a pint or…
Ardh Kumbh Mela 2025 India
Ardh Kumbh Mela is a phenomenal spectacle of millions of Hindu pilgrims in India who gather every six years to bathe in a sacred river – this time in Allahabad…
