Palm Sunday in Imst is a big day. In the truest sense of the word. The small town of 11,000 inhabitants organizes a special competition every year ...
Why we should all be a little Ubuntu.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu has made an African philosophical concept world-famous: Ubuntu. And no, it goes ...
Are horse-drawn carriages part of Viennese culture or animal cruelty?
For many people, horse-drawn carriages are as much a part of Vienna as St. Stephen's Cathedral and the "Eitrige mit ...
Snow figures and reindeer races - Kiruna has a lot to offer
Kiruna is the northernmost city in Sweden. In winter it is -20 degrees on the ...
Among Vikings - The Up Helly Aa Festival
AAAAAYYYYYYYYY - you can hear this call almost all day long in Lerwick's streets. The originator ...
What is Kwanzaa?
Between December 26 and January 1 every year in Africa and parts of the USA ...
The largest cemetery in Japan - Oku-no-in
When you think of Japan, you immediately think of Tokyo, Kyoto, maybe even Osaka. But ...
Fringe: bagpipes and living statues
Welcome to the Fringe Festival in Edinburgh! Where you can experience more in three weeks than anywhere else ...