By John Hutchinson
There are many ways to make Vietnam holidays extra-exciting. One of the brilliant things about Vietnam is the enormous number of motorbikes on the road and how easily available they are to visitors. The British television series Top Gear even dedicated a special episode to this way of seeing the country.
A video of burning love.
There is no better way for untrained mountaineers to experience the highest ridges and peaks of the most scenic range of mountains in the Alps than via ferrata in the Dolomites. Via ferrata is a system of cables, steps, and ladders embedded in a mountainside that enables untrained adventurers (with proper safety equipment) to ascend to peaks and ridges formerly accessible only to experienced climbers. The best place for via ferrata is in the Italy’s Domlomite Mountains, where it was first developed.
“You should have brought better boots.” Jeremy informed me at the base of the glacier. “Kicking footholds in the snow is going to kill your toes.” He was wearing stiff leather hiking boots. I was wearing a pair of synthetic sport hiking shoes.
One of the most unique ways to see the aurora borealis (also called the northern lights) is to stay in an igloo at the Igloo Village in Finnish Lapland where you will be able to gaze up at the curtains of light as you fall asleep. Read on to find out more about the Igloo Village, what causes the aurora borealis, when the aurora borealis is most visible, and where the aurora borealis occurs.
La Tomatina in Bunol, Spain is basically the world’s biggest and messiest tomato fight festival. This orgy of tomato throwing in Spain occurs each year on the last Wednesday in August. Keep reading to find out about the history of this bizarre festival, how it goes down, and how you can plan a trip to do some tomato throwing in Spain this year.
La Tomatina in Bunol, Spain is the biggest tomato fight festival in the world. This year La Tomatina will take place on Wednesday, August 21st. On that day the city of Bunol will dump over 100 tons of tomatoes in the streets and festival goers will have one hour to pelt each other with them. Here the top three YouTube videos of this madness.