Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta :: New Mexico

Every year thousands of people flock to New Mexico for the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, a nine day event that is the largest hot air balloon festival in the world. The Fiesta began in 1972 as part of a 50th birthday celebration for KOB Radio and consisted of 13 balloons with around 20,000 spectators from the surrounding states. Today, hundreds of thousands of guests from around the world visit to see the magical images created by the hundreds of balloons painting the sky. Because of all these amazing visuals the Balloon Fiesta is one of the most photographed events on the planet. Read more

Europa-Park :: Germany

With over 4 million visitors a year, Europa-Park is the most popular theme park in Germany and the most popular seasonal theme park in the world. The park is usually opens for its summer season a few days before Easter and remains open until the beginning of November; it also reopens for winter season from the beginning of December through the second week of January. Following its name, the park is divided into fifteen different areas most named after European countries or regions. The park is run by the Mack family, who have been producing roller coasters since 1921, and was opened in 1975 to showcase many of their different ride models. The park is home to ten roller coasters and Read more

Museum of Bad Art :: Boston, Massachusetts

Everyone knows about the Louvre, Tate Modern, and The Met. But for those lesser known artists (lesser known because they kind of sucked) there is the Museum of Bad Art. Housed in two Boston area galleries in Massachusetts (the first in Dedham the second in Somerville), the Museum of Bad Art (MOBA) features what it calls “art too bad to be ignored”. Opened in 1994 by Scott Wilson, Marie Jackson, and Jerry Reilly, MOBA began with one specific work entitled “Lucy in the Field with Flowers”; a work commissioned by the family of Anna Lally Keane which did not turn out quite as expected. Wilson found the painting by a Dumpster and Read more

Lucerne Festival :: Switzerland

Held three times a year, the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland is a celebration of sound that features some of the world’s most famous orchestras, conductors and virtuoso soloists. The three festivals are held during Easter, in the Summer and the “At the Piano” event in November. The biggest of the three festivals, with around one hundred events held is the summer festival. Since 2003, the festival has opened with a concert by the Lucerne Festival Orchestra which is composed of internationally renowned musicians and formed by famous Italian conductor Claudio Abbado. The Lucerne Festival is one of Europe’s oldest Read more

The Five Hotel :: Paris, France

The Five Hotel in Paris, France is a unique 24 room boutique hotel in heart of the city that mixes elements to appeal to your five senses. It is adorned with the art of Isabel Emmerique, who has been working with Chinese lacquer for 30 years and is world renowned as the only non-Asian artist to win the Kanazawa Triennale prize in Japan. It offers a wide array of services and amenities designed to pamper and entertain. With its wonderful location in Paris’ “Latin Quarter”, you are within walking distance from a variety of amazing places including the Pantheon & the Jardin du Luxembourg (Luxembourg Gardens). The Five Hotel also is a 15-20 minute metro ride from the world famous Louvre Museum, Notre Dame Cathedral and Eiffel Tower. Read more