There's something going on somehwhere on the planet every single day! And here are some of tjhe world's most fascinating festivals, celebrations, festivals, competitions, and other events. 


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15 Ways to Celebrate Christmas in Dubai

  Wirestock In the United Arab Emirates Islam is of course the main religion, but Dubai especially is a world city, with many non-Muslim residents, and has embraced the more secular trappings of the Yuletide season making them a vibrant part of Dubai in December. Here are 15 excellent examples: read post  

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Celebrating St. Patrick´s Day in Dublin

  MediaProductions Every March 17th, the 5th-century Romano-British missionary who converted the Celts to Christianity, then became a bishop and eventually Irland´s patron saint is celebrated in more countries than any other national holiday, and of course it has special weight and significance here, where it´s a public holiday as well as a cultural and religious one. And if you happen to be visiting on this special day, you´re in for a treat, with various forms of festivities shamrocking the…

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5 of Spain´s special New Year´s traditions

  jacinta lluch valero We Spaniards love to ring out the old and ring in the new as much as anyone else on the planet. And whilst we of course share many NYE practices with the rest of the world (at least the Western world, I guess), there are several which are fairly unique to our country – and here´s a quirky quintet of them: read post

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  • Helen Brown August 5, 2022 at 5:33pm
    The BBC reports on today's opening of the Edinburgh Festival - the world's largest dedicated to the arts: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-62427442
    Edinburgh Festival: Biggest arts festival in the world begins
    Thousands of performers from across the world descend on Edinburgh to put on more than 3,000 shows.
  • José Balido April 13, 2022 at 1:08pm
    It's Semana Santa (Holy Week, aka Easter Week) in Christian countries across the world, and here in El Salvador there's a particularly colorful celebration in which locals in the town of Texistepeque (around 90 minutes' drive from San Salvador) dress up as devils and playfully whip bystanders. Read about it here: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-61078955
    El Salvador: Whip-wielding demons kick off Easter week
    Men dress up as demons and playfully whip locals "to cleanse them of their sins" in Texistepeque.
  • David Paul Appell February 14, 2022 at 11:13am
    A freelancer for USA Today says these 9 Caribbean resorts are romantic places to celebrate Valentine's Day. I find her list skews too much toward bigger resorts and largely ignores charming smaller inns, but I can attest to one, Palm Island in the Grenadines - and it still makes for an interesting read: https://eu.usatoday.com/story/travel/10best/2022/01/07/9-of-the-mos...
  • Ann, TS November 20, 2014 at 12:08am

    Fantasy Fest 2014- my 12th-in Key West, Florida- a Halloween celebration known as “Mardi Gras on Steroids”.

    My new Fantasy Fest video; youtu.be/qD-m21ILIPE

    Fantasy Fest 2014 was wild & crazy with 50,000+ revelers with costumed fun day & night with a Zombie Bike Ride, Pirate Night, 35th Annual Toga Party at Sloppy Joes Bar & the culminating parade with over 100 floats the final Saturday night---All awesome costumes, bodypaint, bawdy behavior in the private parties & so much to eat and drink all week!,

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    On this trip I met up with many of long-time Fantasy Fest friends at many of my long-time favorite Key West venues like Capt. Tony’s Saloon—which also served as the Krewe de Krazy Life’s Group meeting place every night,

    Also, I brought along 5 first-timers to Fantasy Fest and these women were my JUGS (Just Us Girlfriends) Group! 

    Plus—-I also met up with over 2 dozen Hedonism Group Trip members and discussions about the June 2015 9th Annual Rendezvous in Paradise at Hedonism II nude/clothing-optional, all-inclusive resort adventure were made.

    Check out my Flickr Group with over 17,000 Fantasy Fest photos and videos:

    www.flickr.com/groups/fantasyfesters

    And if you missed FF 2014 or will miss FF 2015, be sure to check a great option here:

    www.flickr.com/groups/hedonismresortgrouptrip

    Follow me daily on Twitter for tweets and pics plus YouTube for all my videos.

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    Now, next up for the Krewe is our 9th Annual Group Trip and Rendezvous in Paradise at Hedonism II from June 20-27, 2015 and again this year–open to all singles, couples, mini-groups, fun-loving & open-minded adults….just me email for more details at: TheTravelSlut@yahoo.com

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  • Buzzy Gordon May 28, 2012 at 11:48pm

    Check out this roundup of Asian festivals coming up:

    http://editorialarchives.jaxfaxmagazine.com/edit12/0512/view.html
    p. 38

  • Tripatini May 28, 2012 at 5:59pm

    Now on our blog: 3 San Francisco street fairs not to miss in June!

  • SunSet Bay Club & SeaSide Dive. January 1, 2012 at 9:34pm

    Enjoy Dominica Carnival. The most unique Carnival in the Caribbean

    Miss Dominica Pageant. an evening of creative and spectacular explosion

    Opening day Parade. carnival custumes and lots of fun

    For more info: www.sunsbayclub.com

               Email:sunset@cwdom.dm

         Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SunsetBayClub  

  • SunSet Bay Club & SeaSide Dive. January 1, 2012 at 8:33pm

    It's the first day in the year. We wish you all the best as we set off to take on the challenges of this new year. 2011 had its fair share of ups and downs but we survived, we made it through and we are still standing. We are even more prepared for the Battle of 2012... Stay focused keep your head up as we continue to move forward..... happy 2012 everyone........

  • Tripatini December 13, 2011 at 5:47pm

    A Tripatini member is looking for suggestions for the best places in Europe to celebrate New Year's Eve. To help her out, please reply at this link to Ask A Travel Pro. Thanks, and happy holidays!

  • Andrea Spirov November 8, 2010 at 12:27pm
    Every year Melburnians and visitors alike celebrate the Spring Racing Carnival. Check out our latest post about this year's 150th Melbourne Cup Carnival: Oaks Day as well as the Cox Plate
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