Show us your moves Dublin. This clarion call reverberates across the dynamic capital of the Republic of Ireland every May with the two-week-long Dublin Dance Festival. The 2012 edition runs from May 11 to 26 and boasts a brimful programme of avant-garde contemporary acts from Ireland and, indeed, all over the world. As one of … More

The Boston and New York City marathons may rule the urban circuit but when it comes to scenery and world wonder cred, one event in China is tops. The Great Wall of China Marathon takes place every May on the Huangyaguan Pass of the paragon UNESCO World Heritage Site in north Ji County, Tianjin, some … More

It is (bar South by Southwest) the most important music festival in the United States of America. Well, if not the most important, the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is without doubt the most popular music festival in the country. With two long weekends of back-to-back-to-back big name acts and as many as 100,000 … More

Like a good party and to festoon yourself in orange? Then hop a flight or catch a high-speed rail line for Amsterdam on April 30. Koninginnedag, or Queen’s Day, the national holiday of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, is a glorious time to be in the capital city. The day not only marks Queen Beatrix’s … More

With Easter around the corner, the Bells Beach Rip Curl Pro Surf and Music Festival is back. The premier ASP event in Torquay, Victoria hands out the famous “Bell” trophy to one lucky surfer every year, from Gold Coast native Joel Parkinson in 2011 to the likes of Kelly Slater and Mark Richards. So take … More

Australia has a new sports star. Perth native Daniel Ricciardo is Formula 1′s fresh new face and probably the best interview on the circuit at the moment. His debut at Albert Park in Melbourne was up and down – last after the first lap, a fortunate escape from a dust-up and a wild last lap … More