Venice’s Historic Regatta
Posted on Thursday, September 2nd, 2010
Venice hosts its “Regata Storica” — the Historic Regatta — the first Sunday of September.
It’s the major event included in the Venice’s “Voga alla Veneta” rowing calendar drawing thousands of spectators to to the banks of Canal Grande.
A spectacular historical water pageant precedes the race with 16th century-style boats — driven by gondoliers wearing [...]
continue readingMedieval Festivals in Tuscany: Jousting of the Saracens in Arezzo
Posted on Friday, August 27th, 2010
The city of Arezzo, Tuscany (70km from Siena, 70km from Florence), hosts a medieval festival the first Sunday of September.
The festival, “the Giostra del Saracino” — “Jousting of the Saracens”, offers medieval costumes parades and a jousting tournament with contestants on battle horses competing in the historic Piazza Giorgio Vasari for the prize [...]
continue readingBest Time to Visit Australia? September, of course!
Posted on Monday, August 23rd, 2010
September is a perfect month for traveling; whether you plan to hop around Europe, catch one of the cheap flights on Qantas and spend your vacation Down Under or hop over the Ocean to shop in New York, the weather in September won’t let you down.
Australia in September is warm enough in [...]
Make Prague Your Next Weekend Getaway
Posted on Friday, August 20th, 2010
Prague isn’t just for cheap stag weekends or a few days spent gorging on hearty Czech food and drinking lots of Czech beer. Sure, it can be, but there is so much more to see and do in this fascinating, beautiful city.
Prague is one of the best preserved cities in Europe; it managed to emerge [...]
Historic Festival of Wine in Montepulciano, Tuscany
Posted on Friday, August 20th, 2010
The hill-top town of Montepulciano, in the surroundings of Siena, Tuscany, hosts the “Bravio delle Botti” Festival last week of August.
The climax of the festival is the barrel rolling contest with contenders — eight neighbourhood teams — rolling empty wine barrels through the narrow streets of the town.
The origin of Bravio delle Botti dates [...]
continue readingRenaissance Festivals in Italy: “Festa del Duca” in Urbino
Posted on Thursday, August 12th, 2010
The Medieval and Renaissance town of Urbino hosts the annual historic festival “Festa del Duca” — Duke’s Festival — from August 13 through 15.
The festival offers visitors a chance to discover the rich cultural and artistic heritage of one of the best preserved and most appreciated historic towns in Italy.
Dancers, musicians, artists and artisans fill [...]
British Airways’ “London for Free” Promotion: $498 Airfare + Hotel
Posted on Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
British Airways just started a fabulous fall/winter promotion on a flight-hotel package from New York’s JFK airport. They’re calling it “London for Free,” and although you’ll still need a bit of spending money once you get there it’s still a great deal – especially when flights to England can be so expensive all by themselves.
The [...]
Opera Festivals in Tuscany in Summer: Puccini Festival
Posted on Thursday, August 5th, 2010
The town of Torre del Lago, located 5 kilometres away from the magnificent beach resort of Viareggio (Tuscan Riviera) and 18 kilometres from Pisa, hosts the annual Opera festival “Puccini Festival” from July 16 through August 22, 2010.
The festival draws crowds of Opera lovers and tourists who wish to visit the places where the [...]
continue readingPellestrina Regatta, in the Venice Lido
Posted on Thursday, July 29th, 2010
The island of Pellestrina, in the Venetian lido, hosts its annual Regatta on next August 1st. The Pellestrina Regatta coincides with the colourful celebrations of the Madonna dell’Apparizione held on the island on Sunday, August 1st.
It offers a chance to visit one of the beautiful islands located in the Venice Lido , featuring narrow canals [...]
continue readingBucket List: Visit New York This Summer
Posted on Monday, July 26th, 2010
Have you written your travel bucket list? I surely have and I’m having the best time checking things off the list and writing about the vacations I’ve spent. Visiting New York is definitely a must-thing to do for many travelers.
Whether we can “blame” Seinfeld, Sex and the City or Gossip Girl… it surely doesn’t matter. [...]
