Category: Europe
The Top 10 Wildest Parties in the World
Clubbing and partying is now an international industry and there are hundreds of travel operators who specialize in sending you and your friends around the world to some of the planet’s hottest nightlife. So what are the world’s top ten wildest parties where to let loose and join the flow? The Full Moon Party This [...]
3 Places in Portugal Not to be Missed
Anyone who takes travel or world geography seriously will be able to point to Portugal on a map; many may even have already had the pleasure of visiting. The country’s Algarve region has for many decades been a popular destination for mainly European holidaymakers who are after sun kissed golden sand beaches and holiday resorts [...]
Weird Yet Wonderful: Spain’s Strangest Festivals
The Spanish definitely know how to throw a good party and an unusual one at that. The Iberian country hosts some of the most unique fiestas in the world, with celebrations that include everything from burning huge papier mache effigies at the Las Fallas, the festival of fire, to turning up to Sunday mass in [...]
Falling in Love on Aphrodite’s Island of Cyprus
Legend has it that Aphrodite, the goddess of love, was born out of the sea’s waves just off the coast of Cyprus. Perching elegantly on a shell, she was blown closer to the island by the winds, where she came ashore by a rock known as Petra tou Romiou – known today as Aphrodite’s Rock. [...]
Dancing to the Beat of the Santa Cruz De Tenerife Carnival
I’ve always been a bit dubious about carnivals ever since I was forced to take part in my local village summer carnival event where I starred as Sleeping Beauty on the float for the Amateur Dramatics Group. I was ten years old and so excited to be cast as the leading role – until I [...]
Why Visit Slovenia?
Devouring the enticing information presented for my destination, Slovenia, I imagined a delicious skip through gastronomic bliss against a backdrop of romantic scenery; pretty churches, quaint squares and misty mountains… Instead, I got light drizzle served as a starter, a torrential downpour main, followed by a dessert of angry thunderstorms. Slovenia weather ‘varies’ apparently – [...]
