March 10, 2010

Vienna’s ‘Green’ Gourmet Festival at the Stadtpark

Filed under: Austria — Helen @ 10 Mar 2010

Fancy some honey from Carinthia, cheese from Vorarlberg, smoked Arctic char from the Mariazellerland, escargots from Vienna’s vineyards? The Vienna Genussfestival has them all .. and much more.

The Festival will bring together leading food producers and foodies …

March 9, 2010

Sinking of RMS Titanic – 98th Anniversary

Filed under: Ireland — Helen @ 09 Mar 2010

April 11th, 1912 was the date that the Titanic made a port of call at Cobh on her maiden voyage.  Seventy-nine passengers boarded the Titanic in Cobh and it was the final port of call for …

March 6, 2010

Springtime in Heidelberg – International Music Festival

Filed under: Germany — Helen @ 06 Mar 2010

Heidelberg ushers in Spring with one of the most exciting and innovative music festivals in Germany.

From March, 20 until April 24, 2010, the 14th Heidelberg Spring International Music Festival 2010 will take centre stage in this most romantic …

March 5, 2010

Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday – March 14th

Filed under: England — Helen @ 05 Mar 2010

Mother’s Day or Mothering Sunday in the U.K. is on March 14th. So if your mum lives in the U.K. or is travelling around the U.K. don’t forget her special day.

Some ideas to make this Mother’s Day memorable …

March 3, 2010

Lá Fhéile Phádraig Sona Daoibh – Happy St. Patrick’s Day – March 17th

Filed under: Britain & Ireland — Helen @ 03 Mar 2010

Visitors to the Emerald Isles during the week of March 12 – 17 will be seeing Green as all of Ireland will be celebrating their St. Patrick’s Day Festival.

Dublin will be celebrating in style with its annual St. …

March 2, 2010

Enjoy Vivaldi’s Four Seasons in Venice

Filed under: Classical Music and Operas — Helen @ 02 Mar 2010

March 4th is the birthday anniversary of Antonio Vivaldi, composer, priest and a famous violinist. Vivaldi was born in Venice on March 4, 1678 and 332 years later, his violin concerti are as popular as ever.

Travellers to …

February 25, 2010

60 and Romantic as Ever – Germany’s Romantic Road

Filed under: Germany — Helen @ 25 Feb 2010

Germany’s Romantic Road turns 60 this year and preparations are in place to celebrate the birthday anniversary of one of its oldest scenic routes. From May to October 2010, there will be a wide range …

February 21, 2010

The Complete Chopin Edition – 200th Anniversary

Filed under: Classical Music and Operas — Helen @ 21 Feb 2010

In celebration of Chopin’s 200th birthday anniversary on March 1, 2010, EMI have produced a box set of this great composer’s works. Titled “Chopin  200th Anniversary Edition – The Complete Works”, the box set comprises 16 audio …

February 18, 2010

Starkbierzeit 2010 – The Tapping of the First Barrel!

Filed under: Germany — Helen @ 18 Feb 2010

The tapping of the first barrel marks the opening of the Strong Beer Season (Starkbierzeit) … and the year’s drinking season amongst Bavarians.

The official opening of Starkbierzeit (February 25 – March 27, 2010) takes place in the Paulaner …

February 15, 2010

Frédéric Chopin: 200th Anniversary Celebrations

Filed under: Classical Music and Operas — Helen @ 15 Feb 2010

March 1st, 2010 marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Frédéric François Chopin. Chopin was one of Poland’s (and the world’s) great composers and in honour of his artistic contribution for the Polish nation, the Polish …