15 UK Music Festivals 2021 Guide
Robert Spellman has rounded up 15 UK music festivals this summer that are due to go ahead covid-permitted for Travel Begins at 40. The idea of a summer music festival…
21 Reasons to Visit Colombia in 2021
Colombia is a country of contrasts. Where the past lives seamlessly with the present; where much loved cities border unexplored terrain; where mountain ranges kiss deserted beaches, all waiting to…
National Museum of African American Music
With music running through the veins of the city it is only right that America’s first ever National Museum of African American Music (NMAAM) should open in Nashville. Located in the new Fifth…
EFG London Jazz Festival 2020 Goes Ahead
Festival spirits have not been completely doused for London’s greatest annual music event. Like so much in the arts, the EFG London Jazz Festival 2020 has taken a big hit…
Rick Astley Plays Picnic in the Park
Michelin starred Chefs Tom Kerridge, Paul Ainsworth and Atul Kochhar will cook at Picnic in the Park – a brand new socially distanced food, music and comedy event with headliner…
Passport Back To Our Roots for Live Music
In a bid to help the UK’s small, grassroots music venues survive the coronavirus pandemic, The Pet Shop Boys, KT Tunstall, Russell Watson and Passenger have all agreed to perform…
Derby Festé Street Festival 2023
The streets of Derby will resound with dance, music, comedy and contemporary circus this September, as Derby Festé hits the ground running for a thirteenth successive year…
New Mexico Road Trip: UFOs, Ghost Towns & Country Music
On their two-and-a-half week New Mexico road trip Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise discover a Land of Enchantment and a rich cultural heritage. You quickly understand why they call New…
Festival Verdi 2020, Parma and Busseto, Italy
To mark its 20th anniversary the Festival Verdi 2020 is taking to the streets of Parma and Busseto in Emilia Romagna, Italy. The festival celebrates the music of Giuseppe Verdi…
Ronnie Scott’s To Reopen 1 August
London’s most famous jazz club, Ronnie Scott’s, is to stage its first shows in more than four months following closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. On Saturday 1 August the…
Spoleto Festival 2024, Spoleto, Italy
The spectacular Umbrian city of Spoleto will once more host the Spoleto Festival (Festival di Spoleto) this summer. The 67th Spoleto Festival of Two Worlds will take place from 28…
Waterperry Opera Festival 2023, UK
Just like most festivals and events in the Uk this summer, the Waterperry Opera Festival has faced numerous challenges. However, the team has devised an innovative approach…
Jamaica Holidays Revisited
Roger Hermiston and Eileen Wise return to the Caribbean to go on their Jamaica holidays and discover great Caribbean food, wonderful birdlife and the home of reggae. Some thirteen years…
Watch Wagner’s Ring Cycle in Paris
This November, a new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle by the controversial Spanish director Calixto Bieito will take place, bringing together an exceptional cast…
UK Staycation Ideas to Learn a New Skill
From the Hebrides to Cornwall, Irene Caswell runs through some UK staycation ideas where you can learn a new skill – from beekeeping to surfing or even playing the fiddle…
See Wagner’s Ring Cycle in November
This November, a new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle by the controversial Spanish director Calixto Bieito will take place, bringing together an exceptional cast, along with…
Dancing to Cuban Music in Havana
With the coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic affecting most travel plans at the moment, Elinor Goodman suggests that while planning your next trip you might consider drinking in Cuban music on a…
Fleewinter Lands in Cuba
Fleewinter has launched a new programme to Cuba, with six recommended itineraries from eight to 13 days in duration. When it comes to holidays with a difference, few places can…
Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, Caribbean, 2024
The Saint Lucia Jazz & Arts Festival, is an international music festival running from 30 April to 12 May, 2024 in the Caribbean island. The 2024 festival will star Air…
Soul Beach Music Festival 2024, Aruba
Soul music on a tropical island with great beaches and water sports. Interested? Then the Soul Beach Music Festival held each year in May, could be the place for you…
Jack in the Green Festival, Hastings, Sussex
The Jack in the Green Festival takes place in the Sussex coastal town of Hastings – 1066 and all that – traditionally over the May Day Bank Holiday weekend. A…
Stonehenge Summer Solstice 2024
The longest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the Summer Solstice is a time when the days really get long and the nights are short. There is no…
Festival du Voyageur 2024, Winnipeg, Canada
The largest winter festival in Western Canada, the Festival du Voyageur, or “Festival of the Traveller” for the non-Francophones out there, is a celebration of all things wintry. Held every February…
Henley Festival 2024, Henley-on-Thames, UK
Rustle out your DJ as the UK’s most glamorous festival, the Henley Festival presented by Westcoast returns to the banks of the River Thames in July 2024. Expect Michelin star…
