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July 6th, 2010Feeling Iceland Arts Love
May 12th, 2010
All studio concerts.
Wherever you’re traveling or living, attending arts festivals is a great way to support local culture and the arts.
In Iceland, the Reykjavik Arts Festival kicks off today. The festival, from May 12-June 5, 2010, will include 60+ events and Icelandic and international artists, from music and dance to theatre and literature.
“This year’s focus will be photography, reflecting the importance of the photograph in today’s culture, in recording reality, in the arts and in all forms of communication,” say festival organizers.
Official festival sponsor Iceland Express is offering special packages which include flights and two to four nights’ accommodation in Reykjavik.
The 2010 festival program includes:
- Reality Check/Focus On Photography
- Leif Ove Andsnes
- Amadou & Mariam
- Kimmo Pohjonen
- Orquesta Chekara Flamenca
- Concerts in Visual Artists’ Studios
- Readings At Writers’ Homes
For the full festival program, go here.
Image courtesy of the Reykjavik Arts Festival
Summer Festival Packing Lists
May 10th, 2010
Overseas summer music festival, anyone? Music festivals can be wild travel experiences of music, culture, camping and partying.
Some festivals, like Denmark’s Roskilde Festival with its climate-friendly camping area, Green Boot Camp, are going greener.
If you’re going to a music festival, what should you pack? Caxton FX recommends these essential packing list items:
- A prepaid currency card. “Unlike the traditional English festival in a field, overseas fests are largely based in or are within reach of a town with ATM machines.”
- UV protection and a hat. “Spending all day outside means you’ll need proper protection – nothing worse than being sunburnt in a sleeping bag! So pack some sun tan lotion. A hat is also good for preventing sunstroke and perfect for hiding greasy hair.”
- Footwear. “Most festivalers consider wellies prime footwear, but crocs are more versatile and weigh less – which makes them much better for packing light.”
- Garbage bags (and sticky tape). “It’s not only Glastonbury that turns into a mudfest. Packing garbage bags, sticky tape and a safety pin means you can create anything from homemade waterproofs to fixing your tent! Use the pin to cut the tape rather than carrying scissors.”
- Phrasebook. “Get to know your fellow festival goers and engage in the culture.”
- Torch. “Preferably (take) a hands free head mounted device, useful for midnight toilet trips.”
- Earplugs. “(Bring them) just in case the tent next to you decides to party hard, all day, all night, all festival.”
Photo credit: Jens Dige/Rockphoto/Roskilde Festival
EcoArts Touring India
March 29th, 2010
Are you looking at touring India? There are many organized tour options for travelers like the India EcoArts Tour.
This tour will mainly take place in Spiti Valley, India, the Himalayan region bordering Tibet, says California-based EcoArts Tours.
Participants will tour regional villages and learn about their conservation efforts including solar power and endangered species protection. The arts of Spiti will be highlighted with local experts in cuisine, temple architecture, artisan work and music.
An endangered dance form will be performed by a sect of Tibetan monks called The Bhuchens. The EcoArts tour will conclude with a day visit to the Taj Mahal and a Gandhi Legacy Tour in Delhi led by Tushar Arun Gandhi. Travelers will see the Trans-Himalayan landscape by jeep, yak safari, hike and mountain bike.
For more info, check out EcoArts Tours.
Image courtesy of EcoArts Tours
Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad
January 18th, 2010
© VANOC/COVAN
Will the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games be one of the greenest games on record? In coming weeks, travelinggreener will look at sustainability at the 2010 Vancouver Games.
This week, the Vancouver 2010 Cultural Olympiad will launch in Canada, leading up to the February event and run through March during the Paralympic Winter Games.
Says Burke Taylor, vice president of culture and celebrations for the Vancouver Organizing Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC):
“We want all Canadians to feel they can share in the cultural celebrations surrounding the 2010 Winter Games in their own hometowns. For our second and final Cultural Olympiad National Presentation and Touring Program, we’ve worked closely with our corporate, government and artistic partners to create an exciting lineup of Canadian projects that include ballet, theatre, up-and-coming musicians, and even puppetry. We invite everyone to come out when they stop in your area and enjoy a taste of the cultural excitement of the Games.”
New Swedish City Breaks
November 6th, 2009
Photo credit: © Henrik Trygg, Image Bank Sweden
Fancy a city break to Stockholm, European Green Capital 2010?
New website VisitSweden.com/citybreaks, is now offering special fall and winter packages to cosmopolitan Swedish cities Stockholm and Gothenburg. It has been created by VisitSweden, Stockholm Visitors Board, Göteborg Plus and the LFV Group.
Designed around themes like music, cuisine and literature, the 13 packages are aimed at all tastes and budgets. All packages include accommodation and a city card offering public transport and access to many attractions.
Travelers can also choose the pricey, exclusive ‘Never Touch the Ground’ break to Stockholm. A personal action team will arrange a synchronised airborne journey, whether it’s dropping from a plane in a parachute to a waiting boat below or sipping cocktails atop the panoramic Gondolen bar.
On the new website, travelers can also design their own action-packed itinerary and book flights with SAS and hotels.
For more info, check out VisitSweden.com/citybreaks.
