Jan 21st, 2013 at 9:00AM:
Have you ever landed in a place to find out you arrived just after the town's can't-miss event of the year? Well, hopefully that won't happen again this year. Gadling bloggers racked their brains to make sure our readers don't overlook the best parties to be had throughout the world in 2013. Below are more than 60 music festivals, cultural events, pilgrimages and celebrations you should ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Jan 21st, 2013 at 9:00AM:
Have you ever landed in a place to find out you arrived just after the town's can't-miss event of the year? Well, hopefully that won't happen again this year. Gadling bloggers racked their brains to make sure our readers don't overlook the best parties to be had throughout the world in 2013. Below are more than 60 music festivals, cultural events, pilgrimages and celebrations you should ...Luxury Travel: Six Hotels To Spot The Rich And Famous
May 18th, 2012 at 3:00PM:
Over the next two weeks, celebrities galore are flocking from Hollywood and New York to Cannes, where they'll be celebrating the industry's biggest film festival of the year. Don't have the money to anchor your mega yacht in the southern French waters? Don't worry, neither do we.
Instead, we've gotten the inside scoop from Hotels.com on where the celebs like to hang out in the states, so ...Extreme seagull steals GoPro camera in Cannes, treats us to bird's eye view
Jun 25th, 2011 at 3:30PM:
Seagulls are annoying bird brained creatures - beach vagrants with a tendency to pilfer picnics and poop on heads. This seagull in Cannes, France goes one step further, making off with some electronics and filming his proud heist. The enterprising seagull thieves a GoPro video camera and absconds with it to his secret hideout. The comedic shouts of an enraged human fades as the bird takes ...
Summer Travel: Seven great luxury beach getaways
Apr 27th, 2011 at 2:00PM:
The weather is warming and we're itching to hit the sand (after a few more weeks in the gym, naturally). Summer travel stories are often full of suggestions for budget and family-friendly getaways ... but what if you just want to splurge? Economy be damned. Play up the "luxe" factor at these great summer beach destinations for those seeking to see and be seen, enjoy world-class restaurants ...Parisians fight male nudity, rest of France fine for bare chests
Aug 18th, 2010 at 2:00PM: France used to be cool. City officials across the country used to turn a blind eye when it came to going topless ... though I think a few of them were probably peeking. Now, they're making people cover up and even throwing in some fine. Going bare from the waist up will set you back €38, money you could have used to buy a t-shirt to accomplish the same result.
Perpignan is the latest city ...Cannes spa special in two nights
May 30th, 2010 at 12:00PM:
You deserve to be treated like royalty. So, skip the local spa and head off to Cannes for a couple of nights. The 1835 White Palm Hotel has a great new package that provides just the quick fix you need to recharge.
The two-night "Summer Spa Extravaganza," which is available through August 31, 2010, includes six treatments per person in the hotel's 32,000 square foot Thermes Marines de Cannes ...How to Crash Cannes - a 101 guide
May 25th, 2010 at 10:00AM:
The Cannes Film Festival is an invitation-only, very glitzy affair which attracts hundreds of celebrities and elite guests from around the world. It's no wonder that many of us fantasize about going. For most people, that dream may seem an impossible one. Well, guess what? It's not.
This year, I was invited by Stella Artois, one of the main sponsors of the Cannes Film Festival 2010, to ...Daily Pampering: Screen Your Own Film at Cannes
Feb 15th, 2010 at 4:00PM:
If you are thinking of heading to the Cannes Film Festival this year and only 5-star accommodations will do, you have a new option. Palais Stéphanie has just completed a 38 million euro renovation and received the coveted fifth star.
"Through the recent restoration, this classic hotel was transformed into a vibrant and fashionable destination reflecting its glamorous film heritage," ...Gadling + BootsnAll - Picks of the Week (5.29.09)
May 29th, 2009 at 1:00PM: Gather round dear readers, it's Friday and that means it's time for our weekly roundup of links from our friends at BootsnAll. Think of it like a travel website "cage match:" hundreds of travel stories go into the ring, only five of the best come out alive. Got it? Then to the winner the spoils! Here's what we found this week:
Calm Those Flying Fears - I have a secret confession. Despite the ...Photo of the Day (3.7.09)
Mar 7th, 2009 at 4:30PM: March marks the shifting of weather from cold to tolerable or from warm to cool. For those of you who are looking forward to warmer days and a little more fire, even a brief glance at this gorgeous photo from tysonwilliams will brighten your day. Talk about fire in the sky -- and I'm not alluding to the aurora borealis this time, I'm actually referring to that bright orange, fiery glow that is ...Beer babe's favorite European bars
Feb 15th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Katarina Van Derham, the 2009 St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel, doesn't like to spend all her time in one place. The Slovakia native now lives in Los Angeles and still loves to get out on the road as much as possible. When she's home, her favorite place to grab a pint is Barney's Beanery in Santa Monica. She can have a relaxing drink on the patio, which is a prime people-watching spot. Of course, she ...France is romance at Valentine's Day
Feb 7th, 2009 at 9:00AM: Put your economic woes an ocean away with a trip to France on Valentine's Day. Concorde Hotels & Resorts is offering great deals from February 13 to February 16 at its Parisian hotels, with rates starting at $172 a night. They're sweetening it with a daily buffet breakfast for two, a 50 percent discount on the second night and a special surprise gift that they wouldn't even reveal to me (ugh). ...Cannes Cam 2007
May 18th, 2007 at 1:46PM:
Can't make it to Cannes this year? Me either. But that's okay -- The IFC's website is streaming a live video feed from a camera hovering over the red carpet at Grand Théâtre Lumière at the Palais. According to IFC, "Most film premieres take place around 7pm and 10pm local time, or 1pm/4pm ET," but action on the carpet is dead right now (save for a few birds and honking ...
