Caroline Bay Carnival
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This summer the Carnival is expected to be as big as other years with the variety of activities and entertainment including the amazing midnight New Years Eve fireworks display. The amazing midnight New Years Eve fireworks display is a must to see and a excellent night of family entertainment. The holidaymakers are treated to fairground style rides, free daily concerts, along with a variety of activities such as Inflatables, Mini Golf, Truck & Trailer Rig, Amac Bungy Trampoline, Train Rides and events and competitions along with entertainment by popular New Zealand artists. The event starts at 10am in Timaru and everyone is invited! Read more at Motorhome hire New Zealand for more info on Caroline Bay Carnival.
Rhythm and Vines
Spend New Year’s Eve enjoying music and fireworks at the Rhythm and Vines festival on Gisborne’s Waiohika Estate. The Kiwi city is the closest in the world to the International Date Line and the first to welcome the New Year. For more reads, check out Motorhome hire New Zealand Travel Site.
This Week on Travel
Waimate Strawberry Fare
Every December, residents of Waimate paint the town red with a never-ending sea of strawberries as part of the Waimate Strawberry Fare, celebrating the little red fruit and its substantial contribution to the area’s economy. Read more at Campervan hire New Zealand Travels
Homebake 08
Homebake is a massive annual music festival that is exclusively for Australian bands. Held at The Domain in Sydney during the heat of early December, the sell-out event has become an annual institution, with four stages of live home-grown music. The event teams up with Amnesty International for its 2008 theme of “Peace in the Park!”………read full story
Bozeman Ice Festival
The Bozeman Ice Festival features lectures and workshops with some of the best ice climbers in the world. Whether you’re an expert or a beginner, the event aims to teach you something new and improve your skills. The Bozeman Ice Festival is reaching new heights. …..read more
Missed Updates on Travel!
Adelaide Challenge
Planning on going to Glenelg Beach? Lucky you, the Triathlon Australia presents the Challenge Series, a sequence of multisport events that takes place across the country between November and April. The Adelaide Challenge at Glenelg Beach is the first of the series and it’ll be in Glenelg Beach………read full story
Coromandel Dive Festival
The Coromandel Dive Festival off the coast of the Coromandel Peninsula is a refreshing chance to escape the summer heat. Scuba fans can immerse themselves in underwater photography competitions, chocolate scallop hunts, the Scuba Olympics and a Roman Toga Ball…. read more
Light Parade
Downtown Jacksonville rings in the festive season with its annual Light Parade, which includes a parade of boats down St John’s River and the famous “waterfall” fireworks on the Main Street and Acosta bridges. If you’re there, jot down on your planner – 7 p.m. At Downtown Riverfront…..read more
The Genesis Energy Lake to Lighthouse Challenge
body { background: #fff; font:85% Georgia; margin: 5px; padding: 0px; }Are you the sporty type? Enjoy New Zealand’s newest and most challenging Multisport Event ever. Take 196 km of stunning native bush tracks, back country roads and rivers from the beautiful Lake Waikaremoana, Te Urewera National Park, to the coastal township of Wairoa, Northern Hawkes Bay – by kayak, mountain bike and on foot. Need more info? Read more at the best Campervan hire New Zealand site there is at My Drive Holiday.
Pohutukawa Festival
Come and celebrate the 2008 Pohutukawa Festival when you’re at the Coromandel Peninsula. What’s a Pohutukawa? The Coromandel Pensinula’s celebrations of the Pohutukawa Tree, that’s what it is. A natural beauty and New Zealand icon. The festival kicks off with a “Red Hot” Party, where the dress code is fire-engine red like the Pohutkawa’s flowers. It’s an evening of good times, great company and live music by the Beat Lab…Read more at Campervan hire New Zealand
The Auckland Marathon
Most of us want to experience the adrenaline rush. Running wild and free. The Auckland Marathon is the perfect opportunity for just that. The marathon attracts thousands of runners, making it one of New Zealand’ s most popular events – full distance running, a half marathon, a quarter marathon and 5km walk. Read more at Campervan hire New Zealand Travel Site
October Updates in The World of Travel
Australia Swan Festival of Lights 2008 – 24 Oct 2008 – 26 Oct 2008
Perth was dubbed the ‘City of Lights’ in 1962 by American astronaut John Glenn. It was called so when the city turned on its lights to greet him as he passed overhead while orbiting the Earth. Pretty neat trick, huh? The beautiful city of Perth, with the majestic and life-sustaining Swan River flowing through it works with multiple cultural connections through peace and harmony. Its cultural diversity celebrates through art, music and dance at………..Campervan hire Australia
Mildura Jazz, Food & Wine Festival 31 Oct – 02 Nov 2008
The unique blend of wineries and rugged Mallee landscapes, Mildura is always an enticing destination, but it will be simply irresistible this 31 October until 2 November when the city comes alive with jazz in the streets, the wineries, by the river and on the paddleboats at……….Campervan hire Australia
Tauranga Moana Tauranga Tangata Festival – 24 Oct 2008 – 26 Oct 2008t
“Our Place and Our People”. This year’s Tauranga Moana Tauranga Tangata Festival will do just that. It’s a celebration of Maori arts, crafts, culture, entertainment and festive activity. On October 24 until 26, prepare yourself and your family or group as you drive down to Tauranga and experience the Marae/Hapu Kapa Haka, Waka Kaupapa, fashion and variety shows, Te Reo Maori, exhibition, workshops, Kai or food stalls, entertainment and inter-marae sports programme and more! at…….Campervan hire New Zealand
ASB Queenstown JazzFest
The ASB Queenstown JazzFest is one of Queenstown’s premier events. Celebrate ten days of live music in God’s amph-itheater. Be dazzled with jazz, and jazz-influenced styles for everyone, young and old. Queensland gives you a taste of quality music and entertainment ranging from traditional jazz to the blues, from jazz rock to soul or fusion and hip hop. There will be performances, concerts and themed events in downtown Queenstown or amongst the vines in Gibbston Valley, the festival delivers a unique experience for everyone to enjoy at…….Campervan hire New Zealand
USA Chatsworth Cranberry Festival- 18 Oct – 19 Oct 2008
Driving down or driving through Chatsworth this weekend? Celebrate the two-day Chatsworth Cranberry Festival in the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. Relish the waxy red berry that everyone savors in Thanksgiving tables across the land. There are around 160 craft booths and cranberry bogs at …………US Motorhome rental
Traveling around much?
Planning to travel but don’t know exactly what to do or where to start?
All you have to do is:
- Schedule your travel dates ahead especially during peak seasons. There is sometimes a need to be flexible.
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- Consider the destinations too.
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More Updates for September
The Annual Scarecrow Festival
The Annual Scarecrow Festival in Fort Kent is an autumnal family event, full of outdoor fun. It includes a scarecrow-building competition, a kids day, a parade, tent festival, a pumpkin hunt, races, games, entertainment and lots of lovely food. This year it’s scheduled on September 19 – 21, 2008. This free-to-attend family event offers tons of outdoor fun………..read US RV Rental Holidays for more
Tempo 08 – New Zealand’s Festival of Dance
A celebration of dance in New Zealand! The festival will feature last year’s favorites plus new performances from New Zealand and abroad! Tempo’s philosophy is to increase, enhance and support society’s appreciation and experience of dance and how it relates to them. Offering a broad range of events, workshops, classes and performances……read more at Campervan hire New Zealand
Australia Trek the Trail
Mundaring is the place to be on September 21, as the Perth hills community presents Trek the Trail 2008. Witness or join in on this celebration as walkers and cyclists travel 7 kilometres along the railway reserve spur line, passing through scenic forested countryside on the way to the iconic Mundaring Weir……..read Motorhome rental USA for the full story
