Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2025
The Ubud Writers and Readers Festival (often called the Ubud Writers Festival), one of the best literary festivals in the world, is held in the central Bali town of Ubud in October and will celebrate …
Ganesh Chaturthi Festival 2024, India
The spectacular Hindu Ganesh Chaturthi festival in September is a 10-day affair of colourful festivities, involving singing, dancing and theatre honouring the birth of the elephant-headed deity. The start of…
Sapporo Summer Festival 2019
Lasting a whole month from mid-July to mid-August, the Sapporo Summer Festival 2019 is packed with a variety of cultural, musical, gastronomical and fireworks events attracting…
12 Destinations for Bookworms
To mark International Literacy Day on 8th September, we round up 12 top destinations for bookworms. From the famed residence of Edgar Allen Poe in Baltimore to Peru’s 60th anniversary…
Visit Baltimore a City of Renaissance
Located just two hours south of New York and forty minutes north of Washington D.C, Baltimore, Maryland glistens as a modern day American city, positioned perfectly in the cultural and…
Things to Do in Leipzig: From Bach to the Spinnerei
From becoming immersed in the local music scene to getting blind drunk at 11 in the morning, Mark Bibby Jackson discovers plenty of things to do in Leipzig for a…
Rainforest Fringe Festival 2019
During a period of eight days in July, the best of Sarawak’s art, music, culture, craft, photography, film, food and heritage will be showcased in the heart of Kuching, the…
George Town Festival 2024, Penang
Art and heritage will take over Penang’s capital during the George Town Festival from 19 to 28 July 2024. Drawing in tens of thousands of visitors from across the world…
The Dancing Devils of Yare, Venezuela
One of the most spectacular and colourful festivals in Venezuela, the Dancing Devils of Yare dates back to 1749, and in 2022 it will be held on 8 June. Every Corpus Christi – the date that celebrates…
48 Hours in Yangon
Marissa Carruthers ventures into Myanmar to take you through some of the former capital’s top attractions and more during 48 hours in Yangon…
London Nights at the Museum of London
A photography exhibition that pairs the words “London” and “nights” might too easily be dominated by the hedonistic or noirish aspects of the capital, but London Nights at the Museum…
George Town Heritage Celebrations 2019
When on 7 July 2008 UNESCO granted World Heritage status to Penang’s capital George Town, the local government marked the event by declaring it a public holiday…
Five Solo Tours for the Over 50 Traveller
From exploring the culture in Malta, to listening to the opera in Verona, experiencing an elephant rehabilitation centre in Sri Lanka, and relaxing in the Cotswolds or visiting a girls…
Winchester Festival 2019, UK
The historic city of Winchester offers a wealth of music and literature throughout the year, including the Winchester Festival. Sadly, Carol Butler, Festival Director…
Winchester Festival Announces July Line-up
The Winchester Festival returns for its 21st year from 6 to 14 July. The historic city’s week-long celebration of all things cultural takes in music, talks, drama, visual arts, and…
Dresden: Castles, Steam Trains and a Mickey Mouse Republic
The former East German state of Saxony has a wealth of history and a totally different feel to it as Mark Bibby Jackson discovers on his trip to Dresden and…
Reading Abbey to Reopen June
The ruins of Reading Abbey are to re-open to the public following an extensive £3.15 million restoration scheme, Reading Abbey Revealed, on June 16…
Lincoln Cathedral and Hidden England
Travelling around the lost counties of Hidden England, Mark Bibby Jackson discovers a land rich with history, the spectacular Lincoln Cathedral, a Tudor home and castles from the Norman conquest…
Isle of Wight Festival Island
The 50th anniversary of the Isle of Wight Festival in 2018 has given rise to a wider ‘Festival Island’ campaign on the Island this summer. In addition to the Isle of Wight Festival…
Burghley Film Festival Returns July
From Jive Talking to Hakuna Matata, film fans are in for some extra treats this summer when one of the UK’s most picturesque outdoor cinemas returns with five days and nights of silverscreen…
Margarita Island: Fading Grandeur Fighting Back
Despite a terrible recession, Venezuela’s Margarita Island still has much to offer as Mark Heath realised when he visited…
Inti Raymi, Cusco: Festival of the Sun
The Inti Raymi is considered by many to be the most famous festival in Peru and other parts of South America. It celebrates the Inca Festival of the Sun. It was suppressed by the Spanish…
US National Travel and Tourism Week
May 6-12 marks the week-long event of National Travel and Tourism Week in the US. Whilst many know the well-trodden tourist spots, there are local art, food and cultural favourites distinctive to destinations…
Walk Japan with Basho Wayfarer Tour
Leading tour operator in Japan, Walk Japan has launched the latest in its series of self-guided walking tours, the Basho Wayfarer – a six-day, five-night tour offering a comfortable…
