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New Year’s Eve in Europe: what’ll be going on?

Wednesday 5 December 2012

New Year's Eve in Europe

Unlike many other holidays, usually bound by tradition or religion, New Year’s is a holiday that allows us to do… whatever we want. Europe boasts some epic NYE parties. If you’re planning a New Year’s trip, here’s our favorite pick of the best destinations and their New Year special programs across Europe, in order to make your last day of the year one to remember.

Amsterdam Events in October

Wednesday 10 October 2012

Amsterdam

October is a wonderful period to visit Amsterdam. As the summer crowds are gone and a sense of normality returns to the Dutch capital, what is known as a year-round tourist destination, is no longer that jam packed city that makes you feel like you are trapped in a herd, but rather becomes a charming city, perhaps a bit rainy, where you can spend your time in a thousand ways.

Plunge into culture at the Holland Festival

Wednesday 30 May 2012

Holland Festival

Holland Festival is an extraordinary, trend-setting festival annually held in Holland, it focuses on performing arts, and is gaining a growing international success. Since 1947, the city of Amsterdam proudly hosts this international music, dance and theatre festival every year. From 1 to 28 June, 2012.

The best places for partying in Europe

Monday 30 April 2012

movida

Besides wonderful cities, great landmarks, a terrific natural environment and (not always) excellent food, Europe boasts another record breaking win: Parties! Indeed, despite projecting a relatively reserved image to the world, Europe actually knows how to have fun.

Imagine: Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival

Tuesday 17 April 2012

imagine-amsterdam

Dedicated to fantasy, horror, science fiction and animation films, the 28th edition of the Imagine Film Festival awaits you in Amsterdam from April 17 to 28, 2012. Over 15,000 film fans are expected this year. A great Film Festival, for film buffs and professionals alike, but also a scouting event to find and promote new talents and the site of three awards granted by a jury of experts and the public.

Another magic in Amsterdam: the art of street performing

Tuesday 10 April 2012

street performance in amsterdam

We said it many times, but we will never be tired of it: Amsterdam is a terrific city. Among the most tourist-ridden cities in the world, with its well planned landscape and unique ambience, the Capital of Netherlands is always able to strike and surprise travellers with its excesses and creative proposals. One of the many things that make Amsterdam so interesting – weird enough, but maybe not, due to the place we are talking about – are definitely street performers.

Ready Steady… Pillow Fight Day 2012

Saturday 7 April 2012

pillow fight

Have you ever heard of that phenomenon called flash mobbing? It involves crowds of people doing the same thing in the same place in a huge massive event that brings joy and fun to everyone. Now imagine millions of people contextually attending the same event throughout the world. Well, one of these events is going to happen at the right moment: on Saturday April 7th 2012, it will be time for Pillow Fight Day 2012, a massive… pillow fight in cities around the world!

Noteworthy airports in Europe! You can tell a good holiday from the airport!

Thursday 9 February 2012

airport

Airports are places in which we have to spend an inordinate amount of time, especially since security measures have been heightened to combat terrorism. Therefore, airport’s facilities become just as important as the flights we’re going to take. Well, what are the most noteworthy airports in Europe?

The Tattoo Museum: Amsterdam’s latest offbeat

Tuesday 31 January 2012

tattoo

Amsterdam! People ceaselessly talk about it, visit it, envy it, doom it. Yet this legendary place has always new surprises for us. Last fall, a museum opened with a focus on another topic that rarefied institutions generally avoid: welcome to theTattoo Museum, in Plantagebuurt district.

Travel destinations in Europe: new trends for 2012

Tuesday 10 January 2012

canary island

Europe is pretty amusing, elegant and rich, from any point of view. All wonderful in their way, all interesting from different perspectives, but as it happens for the rest of the world, people usually follow trends also when travelling around Europe. So what are going to be our top European destinations for 2012?