A Royal Party: The Netherlands Celebrates Their New King
Queen’s Day is a day of parties and festivities in Holland. This year, the country celebrates their new king.
Festivals
Celebrating Semana Santa: Easter in Spain
Easter is celebrated for an entire week in Spain, and it’s filled with pagentry, ritual and meaning.
Adelaide Fringe Festival: March ‘Mad’ in South Australia
The largest arts festival in the Southern Hemisphere, the Adelaide Fringe Festival offers 24 days of fun.
Anchorage: The Ultimate Winter City
Freezing temperatures may keep some inside, but there are plenty of ways to keep warm in this Alaskan town.
Chilling Out with 10,000 Snowmen in Japan
At the Sapporo Snow Festival in Japan, snowmen and ice sculpting take on new meaning.
The Iceman Cometh: Quebec City’s Winter Carnival
At the colorful Carnaval de Québec, winter activities take center stage, from dogsled races to snow sculptures.
Ottawa Winter: Skating on the Rideau Canal
Rent some skates, bundle up the kids and hit the ice on the world’s largest skating rink.
Snow-Globe Christmas: The Monschau Christmas Market
If the holidays turns you into a grinch, find the antidote in this festive German village.
Deck the Malls: Christmas in Dubai
Christmas shopping takes on a whole new flavor at the ultra-modern Wafi City Mall in Dubai.
Ancient Legacies: Mexico’s Hilltop Cities
From butterflies to pyramids, everything seems larger than life at this Mexican archeological site.
Lessons from the Beaten Path: Pilgrimage to Lourdes, France
Each year, faith lures five million pilgrims to this religious city in France. I was one of them.
World Event Spotlight: San Diego Brew Week
During the first week of November, San Diego’s thoughts turn to beer.
More than Swiss Cheese: Travel in La Gruyère, Switzerland
For centuries, the Gruyère region of Switzerland has been honing its craft — and feeding it to the world.
World Event Spotlight: Pacific Islander Festival
San Diego celebrates its Pacific Islander heritage during this weeklong event in September.
