While the rest of France was celebrating Bastille Day – their national holiday – with military marches and parades, the little town of Mahalon marked the occasion with an atmosphere of fun and carnival…and a bit of hospital bed racing.It is perhaps not surprising that the people of Mahalon do things a little differently than […]
Read MoreThe European Bazaar project has now been underway for 4 months. Sadly it has been set against the distressing backdrop of the twin Malaysia disasters, the international apathy toward the massacres in Gaza and the political collateral damage of the war in the Ukraine. And it’s times like these that it is is easy to forget that […]
Read MoreAnd I’m disqualifying that team for an Americanish display of mutual congratulation – the High Five. Sirs, you should know better.’ – Judge, MC, and executioner. The Chap Olympiad is a strange place to discover a revolution. It is also likely the only festival that you’ll hear the exclamation, ‘Syphilis? Marvelous!’ from a man wearing […]
Read MoreAND THE WINNER IS… Choosing a winner in this category has been like picking your favourite chocolate biscuit in a pack of chocolate biscuits. Of the four finalists for Europe’s Most Unmissable Festival, any of them could have easily taken the prize. They are all incredible events, coordinated and attended by generous life-loving people. Each […]
Read MoreEurope’s Most Unmissable Festival Winner Announced: Monday 24th Nov 2014 One thing I did not expect to discover when I set out on the European Bazaar project was just how many festivals there are out there that people would call bizarre. Even after over a year of researching and six months trekking back and forth across the […]
Read MoreWales’ World Alternative Games! Tucked away, as it is, in the rolling hills of central Wales, the little town of Llanwrtyd Wells could easily be overlooked by the rest of the world. Yet every the year thousands of people flock to this village for its utterly unique calendar of events. This little town, which could […]
Read MoreMallorca’s Es Firo! Without a doubt, one of Europe’s most unique and exciting festivals, Es Firó on the Balearic island of Mallorca places onlookers right in the middle of the action. Explosions, gunfire, snarling pirates, this is historical homage at its most edgy and visceral. Add to that a pervasive sense of mischief and fun, a […]
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