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December - National Finals Rodeo, USA

USA | Tue, 17 Nov 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [97] | Video

Location: Thomas and Mack Center, Las Vegas, USA Dates: Starts in the first full week of December Level of Participation: 3 – attend the hoedown and gift show and hope for the rare chance to attend the rodeo ... Read more >

Tags: national finals rodeo, usa, world festivals

Tipping In America

USA | Tue, 27 Oct 2009 | By tinastravels | Views [106] | Comments [1]

I loved New York last time I went, but it took me a little while to get used to the whole tipping thing. I hope this post will help some people out: Tipping in America is simply the done thing.The American way of offering tips to those who help you ... Read more >

Tags: tipping, money, america, usa, tips, advice

Travel: The Winter Collection

WORLDWIDE | Thu, 24 Sep 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [794]

When most people start planning their annual getaway, the last place they picture is a frozen cityscape with its streets devoid of solar-powered humdrum. However, if you slung Jack Frost his icepack, he’d skate a way through some of our ... Read more >

Tags: winter, travel-tips, packing, south korea, lithuania, england, norway, usa, language guide, ant stone

On The Road Again..

AUSTRALIA | Tue, 22 Sep 2009 | By keith_austin | Views [107] | Comments [1]

"Davy's on the road again Wearin' different clothes again.." Who WAS that? Blue Oyster Cult? REO Speedwagon? Manfred Mann's Earthband? Whatever, as we say here in America; it pretty much describes where we are pretty succinctly - on the road ... Read more >

Tags: america, usa, greyhound, bus, death valley, grand canyon, road trip, las vegas.

October - Fantasy Fest, USA

USA | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [164] | Video

Location: Duval St, Key West, Florida, USA Dates: 10 days ending on the last Sunday in October Level of Participation: 5 – indulge your wildest fantasies Description: One of the most outrageous ... Read more >

Tags: fantasy fest, world festivals, usa

October - Halloween, USA

USA | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [543]

Location: New York City, New York, USA Dates: 31 October Level of Participation: 5 – dress up and explore your dark side Description: The shrill cry of ‘trick or treat’ from children on the ... Read more >

Tags: halloween, usa, world festivals

October - Bridge Day, USA

USA | Thu, 17 Sep 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [80] | Video

Location: New River Gorge Bridge, West Virginia, USA Dates: Third Sunday in October Level of Participation: 2 – watch the daredevils plummet Description: It’s the world’s largest extreme-sports ... Read more >

Tags: usa, world festivals, bridge day

September - Burning Man, USA

USA | Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [893]

Burning Man. Photo by [lightmatter], Flickr.com Location: Black Rock Desert, Gerlach, Nevada Dates: Week prior to and including Labor Day weekend (first Monday in September) Level of Participation: 5 - stay alive in the desert and contribute ... Read more >

Tags: world festivals, usa, burning man, concerts

September - Farm Aid, USA

USA | Sun, 16 Aug 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [119] | Video

Location: Varies each year around the USA Dates: One day in September Level of Participation: 2 – play along on your air guitar Description: The longest-running series of benefit concerts in ... Read more >

Tags: farm aid, usa, world festivals

September - Atlantic Antic, USA

USA | Sun, 16 Aug 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [96] | Video

Location: Brooklyn, New York City, USA Dates: Last weekend in September Level of Participation: 2 – stroll with the Brooklynites   Description: This 33-year-old street party is one of the ... Read more >

Tags: usa, atlantic antic, world festivals

The Best American Adventures You’ve Never Heard Of

USA | Mon, 3 Aug 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [10743] | Comments [1]

When planning a road trip across America most folks will definitely hit Vegas, the Grand Canyon, New Orleans, New York City and Hollywood; but for those of you looking for something a little less touristy, somewhere the locals go, check out these great ... Read more >

Tags: usa, travel, adventure travel, off the beaten track, america

American Dialect Dictionary

USA | Sun, 2 Aug 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [940] | Comments [2]

A couple of the most commonly confused words right off the bat: Soda , fizz , pop or Cola all mean soft drink. Chips are potato chips, not French fries. Fanny – watch this video , we’re not saying anymore. In the North: Packie – liquor ... Read more >

Tags: usa, travel, travel phrases, dialect, regional differences

Summer music festivals: the limelight is getting greener

USA | Sat, 1 Aug 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [594]

Green initiatives are taking center stage on the U.S. summer music festival scene as a trend that may just last a little longer than some of the opening acts. Festivals seem to almost be trying to out-do one another in not only performance acts, but ... Read more >

Tags: usa, america, music festivals, eco-travel, summer, sustainability

Weird and Wonderful: Authentic American Eats

USA | Sat, 1 Aug 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [448]

A family enjoying a daunting Chicago-style deep dish pizza "pie". Now that's a slice! While the U.S. may be known as a culinary melting pot - adopting, transforming, and fusing cuisines from around the world, there are a few foods that ... Read more >

Tags: food, eating, usa, america, travel-tips, culture

Essentials for Planning a Road Trip

WORLDWIDE | Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By travel-tips | Views [2497] | Comments [2]

If you poked your noggin into a hostel and screamed "roadtriiiiiip!” you'd be - literally - struck by the response. The ingrained midday silence would be smashed by a giddy boulder of excitement, rising to a fever pitch.  A willful German couple ... Read more >

Tags: roadtrip, driving, campervan, usa, australia, uk, friends, hitchhiking, carpooling, ant stone

August - Elvis Week, USA

USA | Thu, 16 Jul 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [98] | Video

Location: Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee, USA Dates: One week around 16 August Level of Participation: 4 – join a candlelight vigil at Graceland Description: On the anniversary ... Read more >

Tags: elvis week, usa, world festivals

June - Pride Week, USA

USA | Mon, 18 May 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [137]

Location: New York, USA Dates: 17–24 June Level of Participation: 3 – get out your feather boa Description: The world’s LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender) communities party in the ... Read more >

Tags: pride week, usa, world festivals

April - New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, USA

USA | Tue, 3 Mar 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [220] | Video

Location: Fair Grounds, New Orleans, USA Dates: Last weekend of April and first weekend of May Level of Participation: 5 – all the jazz a cat can handle Description: Where else would you want your jazz than in the city that spawned it? After ... Read more >

Tags: usa, new orleans jazz festival, world festivals

March - South by Southwest Music & Media Conference , USA

USA | Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [375] | Video

Location: Venues throughout Austin, USA. The trade show is in the Austin Convention Center. Dates: Dates vary in early to mid-March Level of Participation: 5 – roll through the Convention Center by day and rock at night Description: Here’s ... Read more >

Tags: world festivals, austin, usa, south by southwest, music festival

November - Cooper Capers, USA

USA | Wed, 15 Oct 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [39]

Location: Merwin Village Road, Ariel, Washington, USA Dates: Saturday after Thanksgiving Level of Participation: 4 – join the guessing game Description: Code-named ‘Norjak’ by the FBI, it’s America’s ... Read more >

Tags: usa, cooper capers, world festivals

November - Thanksgiving, USA

USA | Wed, 15 Oct 2008 | By worldfestivals | Views [78] | Video

Location: New York City, New York, USA Dates: Fourth Thursday in November Level of Participation: 2 – eat another drumstick and watch the parade Description: Thanksgiving is a most renowned ... Read more >

Tags: thanksgiving, world festivals, usa

Missoula to Jackson...Big Hole, pronghorn, Yellowstone and the Tetons

USA | Sat, 11 Oct 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [941] | Comments [6]

With fresh inspiration for the journey ahead we followed the Trans-America trail south along the Bitteroot valley before crossing over a range to the east at Lost Trail Pass and into the Big Hole Valley. This was the same route the Adventure Cycling ... Read more >

Tags: usa, cycling, national parks, wildlife, bison, pronghorn, cycling friends, thermal features, big sky country, yellowstone

Banff to Missoula...the great north parks and big sky country

USA | Thu, 25 Sep 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [748]

After a chilly week tent bound with the flu in Banff, and spending time with friends, it was time for us to hit the road again with winter nipping at our heels and a lot of mountains between us and the desert country. As soon as we left Banff along ... Read more >

Tags: canada, usa, cycling, national parks, cycling friends, wildlife, hiking, montana, adventure cycling association

Sea to Sky Highway, Icefields Parkway and the Dave Matthews Band

CANADA | Sun, 7 Sep 2008 | By thefuegoproject | Views [876] | Comments [12]

We said goodbye to Vancouver in style, cruising the harbor with Tas (Ali's former housemate) and Scarlett in their little yacht. It suddenly turned really hot for a few days, and we sweated our way up  the Sea to Sky highway, from Vancouver to Squamish ... Read more >

Tags: canada, usa, icefields parkway, mountains, wildlife, glaciers, hiking, cycling friends

round world trip with kids the beginning

AUSTRALIA | Sun, 24 Aug 2008 | By jetty1 | Views [191]

Ok - Well it's a done deal - we are actually going.. after the planning and fully packing the house up it's in storage. And we get to live out of a suitcase for  the next 5months.. when I say we, I mean myself, Husband (both 40yrs) & 2 childern ... Read more >

Tags: usa, grandcanyon, niagrafalls, newyork.europe, egypt, london, rome, spain, france, paris


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