Halloween is on par with a national holiday in the United States of America and no, not just because of a common, collective affinity for sugar. Come to think of it, however, with childhood rates of diabetes as recklessly high as they are in the country, maybe parents should nix the trick-or-treat ritual and pay … More

The Fuji Rock Festival is a three-day event that lures music fans and artists from all over the world to a mountain 3.5 hours outside of Tokyo. The annual event is one of the bellwether music festivals in Asia, let alone Japan, and regularly features over 200 bands and 100,000 plus fans. The 2011 edition … More

If you plan to observe a holiday in 2011 that commemorates the ritual suicide of a pre-Qin Dynasty scholar and poet, make it Duanwu Jie. The Duanwu Festival a.k.a. Dragon Boat Festival a.k.a. Double Fifth, takes place on the 5th day of the 5th month of the lunar calendar (June 6 this year) in China … More

This is it people. The definitive guide to the crème de la crème 2011 summer music festivals in Europe. From late May to early September, your dream itinerary could unfurl as follows.

The Royal Wedding
Where: Westminster Abbey, London
When: April 29

Buckingham Palace – Photo credit
Watch Kate and Wills exchange vows and seal the continuity of the British monarchy’s line in what promises to be a lavish ceremony on April 29. If your invitation was somehow lost in the mail, you may have to mingle outside of Buckingham Palace … More

If you have the horse sense to attend one blockbuster event in 2011, you will gallop to the capital of New South Wales to watch the best thoroughbreds in the world compete for $18 million in prize money throughout the Sydney Carnival.

Held from March 19 to April 23, the high octane, high fashion spectacular  provides … More