Articles tagged with: festivals
OK, so we can all have the basic and boring New Year resolutions of “lose weight”, “hit the gym”, “smoke/drink less”, “hug grandma more” etc etc, but with 2012 being the year that the world supposedly ends… surely we have to live life to the fullest?? Make the most of every month of our lives and embrace it like it’s our last??
Do you want to know what is Number 1 …
Coney Island is one of those places that time forgot; a former island and beach holiday resort for New Yorkers, not much has changed since the famous Cyclone wooden roller coaster made its debut on June 26, 1927. It was misty and muggy the day I made it down to Coney Island (as the photos might show) but that didn’t stop the fun of walking along the boardwalk, checking out the old …
I’m a self-admitted festival hussie. My parents were huge hippies and I grew up going to lots of festivals and giant outdoor concerts, and as an adult I’ve been to and worked at my fair share. But no other week has blown my mind and changed me as much as going to Burning Man.
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In San Francisco I take it for granted everyone knows about it; …
I love open air festivals, but I love them small. After attending the medium-sized Dockville Festival two years in a row, I thought I knew that bigger festivals weren’t for me. But then a friend convinced me to go to Highfield this year, which is one of the biggest indie rock music festivals in Germany. I was a little uneasy about attending an event with 25.000 people, …
Having lived in Dortmund for over 6 years before moving to Berlin, I have lots to say about one of my favourite parts of Germany: The Ruhr District. Or as the Germans say “Ruhrpott”, which is just one of many names for our country’s largest industrial area. When people think of this place, they tend to attribute the Ruhrgebiet with mostly underground mining, coal, unemployment, dirty cities, currywurst, beer and …
A while ago, we posted about getting paid to travel and party, where Contiki Holidays was recruiting young, open-minded travelers to promote their brand at various music festivals throughout Europe. In return, participants would have the pleasure of traveling through Europe for 3 weeks, all expenses paid.
Following the appeal, hundreds of you applied from all over Europe. Six lucky winners made the cut – and fellow Travelette Marie and I …
Last year, BBC asked: “Is this the greenest music festival ever?” This year, I went there to have a look for myself, uniting two of my main interests: music and the environment. My first pleasant surprise came when a girl in an electric car pulled over saying; “Hei, are you going to Øyafestivalen? I’m here to give you an environmental friendly ride for free.” The green part already started with transportation, where …
Traveling can broaden your mind. Actually, it almost definitely will. You will see and do things you’ve never seen or done before. And sometimes you will see and do things you never thought you will see or do. Here we go:
Our Top 10 weirdest stuff to do and see while traveling
1. Square Watermelons – Japan
Ever had the problem that a watermelon felt out of the fridge down the ground and …
After an eventful and fun weekend at Rock am Ring, I was very excited to follow an invitation by Beck’s Music Experience to tag along to another festival favorite of mine – Hurricane. This time there were no hotels, no fancy buffet or cocktails – this time was pure festival goodness: beers, chips and sleeping inside a nightliner. Having given up on all plans to become a rockstar when I …
Gone are the days when music festivals were only about pot-bellied heavy metal fans and men who didn’t shower for three days in a row. I’ve drunk my share of 10am-beers whilst sat in a fold-up camping chair on a muddy field (and thoroughly enjoyed it, too!)… but especially in recent years, festival culture has become a lot more diverse and than that.
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Music festivals have a special …
