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Saint Patrick’s Day Festival – Dublin 2014 edition

Thursday, March 6th, 2014

St. Patrick’s Festival Parade ©William Murphy/Flickr

This year between March 14 and 17 Dublin will transform into a huge bubble of emerald green fun. The Saint Patrick’s Day Festival of 2014 was perfectly summarized by the organizers: “4 days and nights of culture, music and entertainment”. This month everyone’s place is in the Irish capital.

Probably the most important original Irish holiday, the festival dedicated to the country’s patron saint is very busy drawing in the best of talents from within and outside of Ireland. Many of the events will be free and we have tried to gather the best moments you definitely shouldn’t miss if you travel to Dublin for this holiday.
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The best festivals in Switzerland for 2013

Tuesday, May 7th, 2013

Zurich street parade ©myswitzerland.com

As much as Switzerland is a comparatively small country, it hosts lots of amazing festivals and events every single year. I have collected the best festivals in Switzerland for 2013 so that you will surely find something worthy of your attention whether you are a fan of big cities like Zurich or lovely small towns like Appenzell.

This year you can also win a free trip to the country with the Swiss Tourism Board, so you might even get to see some good festivals as a bonus. You can get to know more about the free trip, Swiss hospitality and the best festivals in Switzerland if you keep reading…
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Top 5 cities to visit in Ireland in 2013

Friday, February 22nd, 2013

Dinosaur petting at the Galway Arts Festival

Dinosaur petting in Galway

Ireland just became even more fun to visit in 2013 as they have initiated The Gathering, a series of great events and festivals all over the island. Naturally, when you think of Ireland, you think of the rocky coast lines, the beautiful green hillsides and the general mystery of the landscape.

However in 2013 you should come to Ireland for the buzzing cultural life, the thousands of events all over the Emerald Island. Let’s see what are the top 5 cities to visit in Ireland in 2013, where can you soak up the most culture this year. But before that watch the video and let the famous comedian, Andrew Maxwell, show you what to expect from The gathering. (more…)

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