Feb 06 2010
The Canary Islands and Hawaii are very much alike, both areas are strings of underwater volcanoes. The Canary Islands are part of Spain and they are scattered over 300 miles of the Atlantic Ocean. Tenerife is the largest Canary Island. It is about 790 square miles wide, and the landscape is dominated by the [...]
Oct 18 2009
Every year the Rio Carnival takes before the eyes of the visitors all around the world – a unique show, which brings together an impressive number of tourists. For this competition, participants train all year long, from movement to music, costumes and performance. For this occasion, the samba stadium was built, known as Sambodromo. [...]
Feb 18 2008
The festival takes place annually in February, in Winnipeg, W Canada. It is free and it is opened all day long.
The Festival du Voyageur in Winnipeg is Western Canada’s largest winter festival. Reflecting the country’s unique French-Canadian heritage, the ten-day celebration recalls the fur trade era of the 18th-century Red River colony.
Historically, voyageurs were the [...]
