Basel's Fasnacht (carnival) has been recognized by UNESCO as an element of intangible cultural heritage. Fasnacht is part of the city's identity and is at the heart of its creative energies when, over three days, the city goes 'wild' Fasnacht is a blend of anarchical chaos and well organized large-scale events : Morgenstreich Morgestraich starts ca...

The Royal Lancaster London, which overlooks Hyde Park, has unveiled its new design following an £80 million renovation. The mid-century hotel has reinstated its original 'Royal Lancaster London' name. The entire frontage of the hotel has been remodelled and the exterior architecture now features an eight-metre high glazed façade revealing a double-...

The Balearic Islands tourist board has produced a sustainable tourism strategy for the four islands Mallorca, Menorca, Ibiza, and Formentera that make up the Balearic archipelago. The Islands sustainable tourism tax raised an estimated €100 million in 2016 and 2017 and this will be spent on some 100 tourism initiatives aimed at creating a long-term...

The Lux Helsinki light festival in January leads festival-goers on a route extends from Esplanade Park through the Kaartinkaupunki district to Senate Square, presenting a wide range of light art along the way. From popular international installations to specially commissioned works of art, the festival will feature UV graffiti and video projections...

The annual Keukenhof Gardens flower exhibition will open for the 68th time on 22 March 2018. During its eight weeks it will welcome over a million visitors from across the world. Keukenhof now has a hundred flower bulb growers supplying bulbs to the park and five hundred flower growers participating in the flower shows. The theme for 2018 will be R...

Clancy's Bar & Restaurant...  a world class gastro pub whose management and chef have made it a must-visit venue in Ireland's Ancient East.​ In my continuing review of all that Youghal, Co. Cork in the Republic of Ireland has to offer, I review Clancy's Bar & Restaurant ​New Things in Old PlacesAs the years go by, and I return to ...