July 7 , 2022 Nationwide, Japan Details Tanabata, commonly referred to as the "star festival," occurs on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. According to the traditionally established lunar calendar, the seventh month of the year roughly corresponds to August rather than July, hence in certain...
May, 2023 Nikko Toshogu Shrine, Japan Details A procession of 1,000 samurai warriors staged at a world heritage site The highlight of this festival is the procession called Hyakumono-Zoroe Sennin Gyoretsu of some 1,000 men dressed as samurai warriors on the 18th. Nikko Toshogu, which is registered as a...
April 23, 2023 Barcelona, Spain Details Roses, books and lovers: Barcelona is full of them on 23 April. In Catalonia the World Book Day becomes an especially romantic festivity. The people in Catalonia celebrate the day of their patron saint, Sant Jordi, with a curious tradition. In spring you...
April 23, 2023 London, UK Details The London Marathon is a long-distance running event held in London, United Kingdom, part of the World Marathon Majors. The event was first run on 29 March 1981 and has been held in the spring of every year since. Since 2010, the race has...
April 2nd, 2023 Paris, France Details The Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris offers a unique opportunity to make the city yours by participating in one of the most prestigious races over the legendary 42.195 km distance. The Schneider Electric Marathon de Paris is now one of the biggest...
March 8, 2023 India and Nepal Details The most boisterous of Hindu festivals, Holi waves goodbye to winter and welcomes in spring in a rainbow of colours. In India it’s predominantly celebrated in the north of the country, and is quite rightly known as the Festival of Colours...
Visit Florence the birthplace of Renaissance and have unique gastronomic experiences! A long and fractured history has made Italy an association of regions, towns and villages, each fiercely loyal to local customs and affiliations. Nowhere is this truer than in the area of food, and nowhere...
Nothing quite prepares you for arrival in Delhi, where you're swiftly immersed into this chaotic and colourful Indian city. The dividing line between Old Delhi and New Delhi is a sharp one. New Delhi is distinctly urban with broad lanes and traffic comprising of smart Marutis...
Tokyo, Japan's capital for the last 150 years is a thrilling, dynamic urban experience. Levelled by an earthquake in 1923, very few historical buildings remain. Instead the city is a shrine to development and Japan's drive for economic prosperity. The geographical centre of the city is the Imperial...
Paris is confident that it's the world's most beautiful, fashionable and artistic capital. Visit just once and it's hard to disagree. Walking through the heart of Paris you often feel like you've wandered onto an art film set; much of the city has been scrubbed clean...
