Archive for September, 2011

Good ideas are best served warm, then shared! We’ve strolled the online travel blogosphere in search for the best travel ideas this week and found some really interesting things out there. Check them out and let …

This is a guest post by Nicole Smith,  a disgruntled Journalism student keen to banish the books and head off on a whirlwind adventure around the world. You can find her writing at Bitten by the …

Hey everyone, this is a quick post to let you know we’ll be having a Twitter Party this Tuesday September 27 from 3:00-4:00 PM (BST) and you’re all invited. There will be prizes every 6 minutes …

Munich beer only Oktoberfest is, above all, a celebration of Bavarian traditions, so the only beer you’ll find during the festival is brewed within the city limits of Munich. Only beers that fit this criteria are …

Each year, more than 6 million litres of beer are consumed at Oktoberfest. So how do you know which one to drink? Don’t leave home without learning your Edelstoff from your Spaten-Franziskaner through this complete guide

Beer – check; bratwurst – check; goat-hair adorned hat and lederhosen – check. But what about the other essential component to any Oktoberfest? That’s right, let there be music. Read on to find out about the main sounds going on at Oktoberfest, and listen to them on our playlist

View Oktoberfest Around the World in a larger map Mm, can you hear it? The marches, the polkas, the oompah? The clinging of the 1 litre beer mugs? It’s Oktoberfest time! Maybe the most popular beer …

Considering Les Festes de la Mercè is the biggest party in Barcelona’s rather full social calendar, not that many people outside of the city know about the September fiesta. Read on for some of the Mercè’s most weird and wonderful features.

We travel because it inspires us, it teaches us new things about ourselves or it reminds us of old selves. When we travel we keep our eyes open and get excited about every little thing, from …

Summer is without doubt the most popular time for most of us to travel, escape, and disconnect for a few days or weeks. Due to the famously unpredictable weather in the UK, most Brits head straight for sunnier …