Events and Activities
A selection of events and activities originally in and around Chiang Mai, Thailand, but now wherever we happen to be….
Quinta da Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal
Quinta da Regaleira is a fairytale house in a fairytale landscape and well worth a visit.
The house and the garden is one of the most enigmatic monuments of the cultural landscape of Sintra. The present-day form was built between 1898 and 1912 under the supervision of Carvalho Monteiro. The style is neo-manuelin and the decorative [...]
Copenhagen Carnival 2010 – in Fælledparken 21, 22, 23 May
Copenhagen Carnival is a cultural event being held every year at Fælledparken in Copenhagen. Copenhagen Carnival is a three-day music festival organized by the Fonden Copenhagen Carnival.
Copenhagen Carnival is one of Copenhagen’s largest cultural events, with the three-day festival in Fælledparken and its impressive parade, every year offers a wide and varied selection of [...]
Video: Lisbon (Portugal) – the city of panoramic views and my amazing friends
Lisbon to me was a maze of gorgeous panoramic views from the hillsides overlooking Rio Tejo and the city itself. Gothic cathedrals, majestic monasteries and interesting museums are all part of the colourful cityscape, but the most amazing part is just wondering around the narrow lanes of Lisbon’s lovely backstreets.
Tiny coffee and cake shops [...]
Video: Insight into Danish culture: Summerhouses
Summerhouses are a core part of Danish culture. We just love them and they are an essential part of our lives.
There are 220,000 second homes in Denmark: 203,000 summerhouses, 14,000 allotments and 2,300 other types of recreational properties.
44 percent of holiday homes situated in Jutland, 16 percent of Fyn and other islands, while the [...]
Frederiksberg Have (garden) in Copenhagen
Frederiksberg Gardens are laid out as a garden in the romantic style with lots of different paths to walk. It is located in Frederiksberg, which is inside Copenhagen and about 10 minutes from my house.
Coming from the city it is amazing to walk into a huge garden (park) with lawns full of crocuses and [...]
Time is irreplacable and priceless
When we look at life it can sometimes be difficult to see the red thread…the one thing that has always been there, that has always mattered to us. We have different jobs, different places we live, different holidays, maybe different friends, different boyfriends…where is the red thread?
When I think about all the different places I [...]
Ashes to ashes and dust to dust: Stop moaning and start driving!
It has now been four days since all flight traffic over the northern Europe was cancelled due to the volcanic ashes from the explosion on Iceland. The airspace is still closed over: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Latvia, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Sweden, Switzerland, UK. It is partly [...]
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