Archive for Category: "Festivals"
Travel Tip: Free Events at Art Festivals
It’s festival season again and that means art lovers are fighting for tickets. But what you want to do is look for all the freebies that come along with these summer art festivals. In late May, Charleston, South Carolina comes alive for the Spoleto Festival, a 17-day performing arts festival that’s among the biggest in [...]
Window Seat or Aisle Seat: The Top 20 Summer Family Activities
School is almost out, so parents, now is the time to start planning your summer family outings. Window Seat or Aisle Seat columnist Kerri Zane put together this summer’s top 20 family activities. And the best part, many of the venues are offering exclusive deals for Peter Greenberg Worldwide readers. If you’re a mom like me, [...]
Travel Tip: Free Public Arts Programs
If you think performing-arts companies offer only prohibitively expensive engagements, think again. Just look at the wide range of free programs that are available to the public. Sure, Lincoln Center in New York City is home to some of the most well-respected — and expensive — cultural performances. We’re talking upwards of hundreds of dollars [...]
Slideshow: A Foodie’s Tour Through Kyoto, Japan
Attention to detail and coaxing the best out of ingredients are hallmarks of Japanese cooking. Americans take pride in eating naturally and locally, something the Japanese have pursued for generations. Traveling foodie, David Latt, takes us along with him in Kyoto as he has lunch at a Zen monastery, explores the Diamaru food court, dines [...]
Spring is Blooming in the Netherlands: Keukenhof & Floriade
When it comes to tulips in the Netherlands, most people think of Keukenhof. But this year, there’s an event that most people don’t even know about…the Floriade 2012 World Horticultural Expo in Venlo. Heather Tucker looks at the annual Keukenhof and the Floriade event that takes place once every 10 years. You can always tell [...]
A First-Timer’s Guide to Taiwan’s Highlights and Lowlights
In many cases, Americans don’t even know where Taiwan is and fewer have ever gone there. Despite posturing about “who really is China” and “who belongs to whom,” we’ve always believed travel is an excellent tool to break down barriers, so we sent Julie Alvin, who’d never been there, to report back on what to [...]
Travel Tip: Hands-On Film Festivals
Why go to a film festival just to sit in the theater? Some festivals have participatory events off screen that can make the experience even more meaningful. Volunteer for just three shifts at the New York City’s Tribeca Film Festival and you’ll get free access to film screenings. There are public events throughout the city [...]
Slideshow: Taiwan’s Regional Festivals
Taiwan keeps its folklore alive with a variety of exciting festivals, many of which take place during wintertime in honor of the Chinese New Year. Julie Alvin rounds up some of the must-see spectacles that take place each year in this island nation off the eastern coast of China. The Beehive Rocket Festival takes place [...]
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