Copenhagen, the capital of the smallest Scandinavian country, Denmark has over the years become associated with cutting edge design and architecture. This city whose skyline is peppered with several iconic and futuristic buildings including the 1960’s era glass tower that houses the SAS Radisson Royal Hotel was recently also featured in a listing of the Top50 European Cities of the Future.
Radisson SAS Royal Hotel Photo Credit:seier
To highlight and popularize its modern architecture the city of Copenhagen since 2006 has been annually hosting a festival known as the Copenhagen Architecture and Design Days. This festival which seeks to promote Copenhagen as an architecture destination has been conceptualized and created by Wonderful Copenhagen which is the official tourism organization of Copenhagen. This year the Copenhagen Architecture and Design Days will be held at various venues in Copenhagen from Wednesday the 2nd of September to Sunday the 6th of September. Read the rest of Discover Cutting Edge Design At The Copenhagen Architecture and Design Days »
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Verdant gardens and parks feature in practically every city of the world. However some are more famous because of the gorgeous flower displays that they host. These fragrant flower displays take the form of annual flower shows are visited by millions of flower loving and gardening enthusiasts from all over the world. Some of the more famous of these flower shows are:-
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What’s that sound? It’s the shrill cry of Antarctica calling out for an able and willing travel blogger to join Quark Expeditions on a $20,000 Expedition for free! The blogger must have the following in order to win the golden ticket to the icy kingdom of penguins:
* Passion for the polar regions
* Commitment to the environment
* An insatiable urge to photograph those cute little penguins
We see all these characteristics present in one Gary Arndt - whose lust for travelling is only paralleled by his lust for blogging about his adventures. Please support Gary by voting for him here. All it takes is one click of a button that says “Vote For Me” on his page and that’s it! Good luck Gary!
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Festivals are a summer tradition and when you talk of a festival, you usually think in terms of a music festival or a food festival or even cultural festival that celebrates the arts. However there are some places in the world that don’t celebrate festivals in the traditional sense rather their celebrations center around themes which add a touch of wackiness to the festival. Listed below are some of these oddball festivals which seem to delight and enthrall the crowds regardless.
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Being an avid traveler, the first spot that I seem to gravitate towards at any destination is a market. Markets I believe help you ‘get your finger on the pulse’ on any destination as they are usually busy and bustling places of commerce which are full of exciting sights, sounds and smells. Here are some of the world’s famous markets which are also considered to great tourist attractions.
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