Carnival of Venice No.3: Last minutes vacancies!

Hello Travelers!

Carnival of Venice is around the corner, and we still have a bit of vacancies!

Chinese New Year in Hong Kong

The biggest celebration in Hong Kong: Chinese New Year is around the corner.

From February 4th to 23rd, Hong Kong is packed with colourful and vibrant festivals to celebrate Chinese New year. You can enjoy such as flower market, night parade, fireworks, and incense-filled temples.

Italy: Operas & Ballets schedule

For you: opera & ballet lovers! Below is the 2013 schedule of operas and ballets in Florence, Rome, and Naples.

Florence

Teatro del Maggiore Musicale Fiorentino

Opera : Don Giovanni：February 3, 5, 7, 10
Ballet : Ballo in maschera：February  9
Ballet : Short TimeⅡ：February  21, 23, 24, 26
Ballet : La Sylphide：April 3 to 7
Ballet : Balletti in Palazzo Pitti：July 6, 9, 19, 23, 25
Opera : Orfeo all'inferno：July 13, 16, 18, 20, 24, 27
Ballet : Britten Portrait：October 3 to 6
Opera : La serva padrona：October 22, 23, 25 to 27
Opera : L'elisir d'amore：November 15 to 17, 19 to 21
Opera : Il barbiere di Siviglia：December 3 to 7, 10
Ballet : Vertiginous / La strada：December 21, 22, 27, 28, 29

》Formore details, please visit the official Website

》Hostels in Florence

Maggio Musicale Fiorentino

Opera : Don Carlo：May 2, 5, 8, 12
Opera : The Rape of Lucretia：May 17, 19, 21, 23, 25
Opera : Written on Skin：May 28, 30, 31
Ballet : Omaggio a Stravinskij：June 7, 8, 10 to 12
Opera : Farnace：June 13, 15
Opera : Macbeth：Jun 17 to19, 21, 22
Opera : Maria Stuarda：June 20, 23

》Hostels in Florence

Rome

Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Ballet : Giselle: February 9, 10, 12 to 14

Opera : I due foscari：March 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16
Opera : Samson et Dalila：April 5, 7, 9, 11, 13
Ballet : Notes de la nuit：April 12, 14, 16, 17
Opera : Rienzi- L'ultimo dei tribuni：May 10, 12, 14, 16, 18
Ballet : La sylphide：May 28 to 31, June 1, 4, 5
Opera : Don Pasquale：June 18 to 23, 25
Opera : Curlew River：June 27
Opera : Nabuconodonosor：July 16, 18, 20, 23
Ballet : Coppelia：September 28, 29, October 1 to 6
Opera : Turandot：October 23 to 27, 29 to 31

》For more details, pleasevisit the official Website

》Hostelsin Rome

Naples

Teatro di San Carlo

Opera : La fuga in maschera：February 10, 12, 13, 15 to 17
Opera : Messa da Requiem：February 24, 26, 28, March 1, 3
Ballet : Don Quijote：March 22 to 24, 26, 27
Opera : Der fliegende Hollander：April 19, 21, 24, 26, 28
Opera : Rigoletto：May 17 to 19, 21 to 26
Opera : Demetrio e Polibio：May 29, 31, June 1, 4, 5, 7
Opera : West side story：June 22, 23, 25 to 28
Ballet : Cafe Muller / La sagra della primavera：July 11 to 14
Ballet : Shen Wei：July 21, 23 to 26
Ballet: Il Lago dei Cigni：September17, 18, 20 to 22

》Formore details, please visit the official Website

》 Hostelsin Naples

Viet Nam: Lantern festival

Hoi An, located halfway between Ho Chi Minh and Hanoi and is a World Heritage site, is famous for its Lantern Festival.

So please stop off at Hoi An when you are traveling in Viet Nam, and enjoy the night  illuminated with soft and nostalgic lights.

Aspen, Colorado: Winter X Games 2013

Here comes a winter: Winter X Games, the world most exciting event for the snowboarders, skiers, snowmobile athletes, or everyone who loves winter sports and thrills, comes back to Aspen, Colorado.

More than 200 of the world’s best of the best athletes, including Olympians, wow you throughout 4 days, non stop.
Around 110,000 audience are expected to the Buttermilk Mountain, the venue where you can enjoy superhuman performance of the athletes as well as live music, film showcases, and more. ALL events at Buttermilk Mountain are FRRE to the public, so don’t miss this excitement-and-fun-packed event!

Carnival in Germany

From Feb. 7^th to 13^th, carnival parades will take place in many cities in Germany.
Schedule is as follows.

Cologne
Thursday, Feb. 7^th: starting at 11:11am
Monday, Feb. 11^th: starting at 10:30am

Mainz
Saturday, Feb. 9^th: starting at 14:11/2:11pm

Monday, Feb. 11^th: starting at 11:11am

Frankfurt
Sunday, Feb. 10^th: starting at 13:01/1:01pm

Dusseldorf
Monday, Feb. 11^th: starting at 12:30pm

Aachen
Monday, Feb. 11^th: starting at 11:11am

MunichTuesday, Feb. 12^th: starting at 11:00am

Enjoy!

San Diego: Best season for Whale Watching

Did you know; from December to mid-March is the best season for whale-watching in San Diego?

Las Vegas Restaurant Week

Enjoying tasty food and doing something good for society at the same time?

Come join Las Vegas Restaurant Week; biannual foodie event during which you can enjoy lovely meal at the best prices at the best restaurants in Las Vegas, and can support the charity.

Carnival of Venice No.2: Costume for Carnival of Venice

Dressing up in a costume is a way to enjoy Carnival of Venice at a maximum.
The more elaborate and gorgeous costume, the better.

Also if you are planning to join this festivity in a Halloween-ish costume or in an ethnic costume other than Italian one… well, better think twice.