Articles tagged with: festivals
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.
photo by NME magazine
Music festivals have a special …
When I was 15, I asked my mom whether she would allow me to go to Rock am Ring. I actually don’t remember what she said, but I do know that I could never move any of my friends at the time to join me at one of Germany’s biggest rock festivals. So when last month, I got an unexpected call by BLONDE magazine to join them as their festival …
As the summer is getting closer, so is the festival period. With so many great festival around Europe, festival passes and plane tickets must be booked soon. This is how my summer started out last year: Take a few of my favorite bands, a beautiful beach, a handful of good friends and cold beer – and you have the perfect festival experience. A weekend of music at the Super Rock …
It is getting colder and colder and thoughts are drifting away from warm summer days to freezing snow days. You’re stuck between sommer and winter fun times and all you can see is rain, rain and more rain. Snowboard season may not have started yet- but why not get into the vibes for it already by visiting some of the upcoming snowboard festivals, which will definitely help overcome the dull …
Dear travelettes,
A while ago I shared my knowledge and experience on open-air music festivals with you. Just last weekend, I was able to put my tips and tricks to the test as a group of friends and I attended the Hurricane Festival in northern Germany. Since it was our third time around, we were much less worried about packing and planning, instead spending a great amount of our time gushing …
