Visitors to Estonia will have a new cultural treat to enjoy, as the Festival Kihnu Sea Festivity 2011 takes the country’s fisherman’s tradition a step farther. Beginning Friday and ending on Sunday, the Kihnu Cultural Space, in connection with Kihnu Parish Government and the Kihnu Sea Society, present an inaugural festival.
Eastern Europe
Slovakia’s Pohoda Festival Begins This Week
For those visiting Slovakia this week, the open air Pohoda Music Festival kicks off on this Thursday 7, July – Saturday the 9th of July. One of the largest such events in Slovakia, the festival features alternative music, rock, pop, dance music, world music, house, techno, drum and bass, hip hop, and even dance and literature workshops.
Adonia Getaway Fares by P&O Cruises This Summer
P&O Cruises announced their latest offering yesterday, so called “Getaway” prices on flights and small ship cruises to on selected selected Adonia Mediterranean excursions. These Fly Med Getaways apply to cruises of between 10 and 14 nights that depart from Oct. 29 thru January 2012, according to the company news.
Russian Billionaires, Finnair, airBaltic – Which Way Is Up?
Troubled Latvian airline, airBaltic, is in the news accusing Finnair’s Estravel of attacking the carrier. airBaltic is all in the news with both positive, negative, and conflicting news of late. With staggering losses so far this year, can the Latvian carrier weather such a storm?
Exit Fest 2011 – Serbia Rocks for All Europe
Summer is music festival time across Europe, but nowhere more prominently than at Serbia’s Exit Festival. Beginning next Thursday, July 7th, through Sunday July 10th, Novi Sad, Serbia will be the center of Europe’s music universe. The biggest festival of sound in South Eastern Europe, kicks off at the wondrous Petrovaradin fortress in Novi Sad.
Peninsula Festival in Târgu Mureş Rocks Transylvania
The Peninsula Music Festival 2011, comes to the Transylvania city of Târgu Mureş (below) August 25th through 28th, promising yet another music experience of a lifetime. Known in Romania as Sziget (peninsula) Festival, and in Hungarian as Félsziget Festival, the music event has grown to become one of the most anticipated in all Europe. No matter who calls the event what, Transylvania is about to rock.
Transaero Starts 777 Service Russia to Canada
In news from Transaero Airlines, Russia’s second largest passenger carrier announces beginning operating Boeing 777 service between Moscow and Toronto. According to their press, Transero will offer an unprecedented four class configured service between the two largest cities in either country.
Destination Kosovo: DokuFest 2011 in Prizren
The event (23-31 July, 2011) promises to be the best DokuFest so far, the most diverse and interesting. If anything, the media relating the event will bring Kosovo the attention it deserves.
Baltica 2011, International Folklore Festival in Lithuania
Nothing reveals more about the soul of a country than its folklore. This is where traditions are born, shaping national culture, social order, and those unique traits that make each country its own entity. Folklore festivals are designed to preserve these traditions, to keep alive the spirit of the ancestors, and to reveal the cultural […]
Destination Hungary: Balaton Sound Festival 2011
Balaton will host the fifth Heineken Sound Festival at Hungary’s fanciest beach, Zamárdi. The festival takes place July 7-10, 2011.
Strikes Across Europe – Some Travel Grinds to Halt
Just when you’d think European travelers may have had their fill of airline delays and disruptions, industry workers in the UK, Greece, and France decide it’s time to strike some more. A walk out by taxi drivers in Paris, striking air traffic controllers in Greece, and UK border officials demonstrating, these latest upheavals cannot help Europe travel.
Dark Tourism in Kutná Hora: the Sedlec Ossuary
Visitors to Kutná Hora find themselves fascinated with the dark history of the place. The Sedlec Ossuary is just one of the attractions you should expect here.
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