Posted by Jill Bowen on Mon 30th June 2008 at 01:24 AM, Filed in Europe, July
Gateshead (north east corner of England) is the place to be from 11th – 27th July 2008. Not one, but two amazing, diverse festivals are being held here. The first one is the (2nd) Vamos Latin Festival which starts the 16 days of fun and entertainment.
This is a bi-annual event taking place in Newcastle Gateshead and the environs. It’s a celebration of Latin and Lusophone (Portuguese and Spanish speaking) cultures. The ethos behind the festival is about embracing new cultures and experiences – and surprise!
The second festival (Gateshead Summer Tyne Festival ) kicks off on the 18th July and will be described in a separate article.
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This festival (Parada Ng Lechon) is definitely unusual!
In Balayan on the south coast of the Luzon (Phillipines) the night before the festival an anniversary ball is held at the town plaza when the ‘lechon queen’ is crowned. Then, on the 24th June some 50 roasted suckling pigs are blessed in the name of St John the baptist (their patron saint). The pigs are then paraded through the streets dressed in their finest (T’Shirts, ceremonial clothes, raincoats and sun glasses). After the end of the parade the pigs are devoured in a feast (make sure you are hungry!).
But be prepared to get wet as well as fed. As the parade coincides with / marks the feast of John the Baptist and the theme of baptism spills (sic) over to this parade. After lunch the town embarks on a huge water fight with water pistols and water thrown from moving cars.
Posted by Guest Author on Thu 12th June 2008 at 08:59 AM, Filed in Travel Tips
So, you checked in your luggage – fully labelled and secure. Enjoyed your flight. Disembarked form the aircraft, gone through customs, looking forward arriving at your destination to have a wash and brush up – plus getting out of the crumpled clothes you traveled in.
What’s this? Everyone else’s luggage but not yours! One of your worst travel nightmare has occurred – you luggage is among the millions of bags that go missing each year! There is a way to help ensure your’s is one in the millions that gets returned. Sign up to the ‘Trace Me’ luggage tracker service. You will be provided with a bar-code- readable tag which you attach to your luggage. This is linked to the database – recording all your details (the system is recognised by 1,960 airports throughout the world). When the tag is scanned an email and SMS message is sent to the registered contact with all the information you need of who to contact with regard to recovering your luggage. The tags cost £12.99 each (or £19.95 for two\) and last for life. See site
Tracemeluggagetracker.com for more information.
Posted by Jill Bowen on Tue 10th June 2008 at 05:02 PM, Filed in Europe, Naturism, June
Cornwall is one of Britain’s premier holiday locations, wonderful beaches, fabulous food, plenty to see and do, renowned for it’s hospitality – and this year plays host to NudeFest 2008. So come and get your ‘kit’ off and sample the delights of this beautiful county in the southwest of England.
Location; Newperran Holiday Park – a short distance from Newquay, and only two and a half miles from the beach. The Holiday Park has previously won gold and silver awards in the ‘Camping and Trailer Magazine’ “campsite of the year awards, and has also been named as one of the top ten touring parks in Cornwall. The naturist beach at Perran sands is close by. There are 400 pitches so there is plenty of space for all.
Photo from Nudefest 2007
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