winter

30 September 2015

Water Festival, in Cambodia for the end of the rainy season

PP, Cambodia

There is no better time to visit Cambodia and its capital Phnom Penh than the thousand year old Bon Om Tuk or Water Festival. It is held between October and November during the phase of the full moon at the beginning of the dry season when the River Sap, which flows into the Mekong River […]

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Italian Carnivals from Ivrea to Basilicata

Ivrea, Italy

The Historical Carnival of Ivrea and the war of the oranges In Ivrea you can witness a full scale three day battle fought with oranges through the streets of the town by people dressed in the Parisian “sans-culottes” fashion. But the throwing of oranges is only one of the traditional events in the Historical Carnival […]

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Shanties, in Krakow – seeking out the sense of the sea

Kraków, Poland

There’s a Polish proverb which says “better to call inn-keepers on earth than saints in the sea”. Holy words it would seem. True words if spoken by a sailor. And if the sailor is Polish, they have the weight of a sentence. That’s because Poland and the sea have always gone together, like two lovers […]

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The Venice Carnival, seduction by the lagoon

Venice, Italy

Along the streets, over the bridges and in the squares there roam a multitude of mysterious and fascinatingly disturbing masks and costumes, hiding identities and secret thoughts. Once a year, Venice is cloaked in mystery and seduction, but also century old traditions which can be revisited in the various events organised during one of the […]

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1 October 2015

Junkanoo, in the Bahamas for the most colourful anthem to life

Nassau, Bahamas

A parade with thousands of people divided by costume and scenic background. Multicoloured scenery in sponge and papier-mâché with precious materials like silk and sequins. It is all accompanied – from two at night until ten in the morning – by a harmonious background music with goatskin drums, whistles and cowbells. Acrobatic “Rush outs” by […]

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