Newcastle is the focus of an 80-day festival this summer that aims to celebrate Northern England’s culture while also searching to define the identity of the region.
Vienna Marks Centennial of Gustav Klimt’s Death with Modern Art Extravaganza
A century after it was humbled by war and tragedy, Austria’s capital is alive with art, culture and sophistication. All of which will be on display in 2018, when it celebrates Vienna Modernism, honoring Gustav Klimt and other notable artists.
Three days in Austin, Texas, a place where music thrives in every corner
Arrive in Austin on a Friday, or a Thursday, or even a Tuesday and it doesn’t take long before you hear music, live music. It pours out of big restaurants which take up a whole block and in tiny storefronts where five is a crowd. Music is the heartbeat of this city, the pulse that…
Amazing Accra : How to spend 72 hours in and around Ghana’s colourful capital
By Mark Sissons, VacayNetwork Writer @marksissons ACCRA, GHANA — Tucked above the Gulf of Guinea along the infamous Gold Coast, Ghana’s capital of Accra is everything you imagine a major West African city to be – steamy, chaotic, colourful and steeped in history, much of it involving the region’s tragic legacy of slavery. Now you…