Italy’s Montelago Celtic Festival: Flaming Bagpipes
Montelago Celtic Festival in Italy’s Apennine Mountains is a combination of a druid gathering, a music fest, and the Highland games–with camping, world music, and lots of beer and fun.
Cultures & Festivals
Festivals around the world and what cultures are all about are explored in these GoNOMAD Travel articles.
Siena’s Legendary Horse Race, Il Palio
Il Palio is a 95-second horse race around the Piazza del Campo in Siena’s center. Throngs of cheering locals and visitors make this a breathtaking event, once made famous as the beginning of a James Bond movie.
An Indian Sojourn in McLeod Ganj
Ellen Besso’s story about finally visiting India after being preoccupied with the country for her whole life. With her partner Don, she visits Dharamsala and McLeod Ganj.
Senegal’s Favorite Sport, La Lutte, with Mr President
Senegal: Inside a 60,000 seat stadium, elaborate preparation and swagger as two contestants enter the ring for La Lutte, or The Struggle, a popular sport in West Africa.
Something for Everyone: Baltimore Maryland Festivals
A look at the Charm City’s world-class list of things to see and do and fesivals. There’s a lot of positive energy in Baltimore Maryland these days.
Crete: Back to the Hippy Days at Matala Beach Festival
The Matala Beach Festival, since 2011, has brought music, arts and hippies to the island of Crete. It’s a throwback to the hippies who once lived there.
United Arab Emirate’s Two Most Impressive Mosques
Two of the world’s most impressive mosques are in Dubai, the Jumeirah Mosque, and in Abu Dhabi, the huge Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque, touring both mosques.
Naples: The Holiday Tradition of Presepe
An age-old tradition in Naples, Italy are the precipi…detailed and ornate Christmas models that are built to show local life, personalities and Naples.
Tarragona, Spain: The Place Where Catalonian Culture Comes Alive
At the Santa Tecla Festival in Tarragona, besides giant bobbing heads, the locals create human towers up to eight stories high in the streets!
Ubud, Bali, in Time for “Balinese Christmas”
Judi Jagger lives in Ubud, Bali Indonesia, and shares some of the many rituals and ceremonies that take place so often on this beautiful island.
Boston: Sandcastles Galore at Revere Beach
The Revere beach festival features family-friendly activities, such as live music, a Ferris wheel, merry-go-round, a kiddie coaster, and free sand sculpting lessons.
Malawi’s Mount Mulanje: Better than Machu Pichu
A journey to the Island in the Sky: Africa’s Uluru in Malawi, Mount Mulanje. After hearing that the mountain was as spectacular as Machu Pichu, he sets out to climb it.