from
14
march
GET FREAKED OUT
Theme-park season starts this
month. Sick bags at the ready for
our pick of the new boneshakers...
The Swarm... goes backwards
The UK’s first winged-seat
rollercoaster, just outside
london
,
now has backwards-facing seats.
Eek!
thorpepark.com
all month
BECOME A PARISIAN (IN ONE HOUR)
Those wondering how to be ‘in’ in the City of Light should try Olivier
Giraud’s wildly successful stand-up show (150,000 tickets sold!). The
Parisian in our office had a few suggestions for Giraud’s repertoire...
See ‘How to become Parisian in One Hour?’ in Paris and London.
oliviergiraud.com
19–20
march
WATCH A BALLET BOUT
Float like Madame Butterfly,
sting like a bee, as Rocco,
which blends ballet and
boxing, hits
amsterdam
’
s
Frascati Theatre this month.
theaterfrascati.nl
4.
TAKE LONG,
WINE-FUELLED
LUNCH BREAKS
AND TAKE
EQUALLY
CRAZY-LONG
HOLIDAYS
5.
CALL YOUR
CHILDREN
NAMES LIKE
MELCHIOR OR
HIPPOLYTE
1.
BE ARTFULLY
DISHEVELLED IF
YOU’RE A LADY OR
HAVE EIGHT
GIRLFRIENDS
AT A TIME IF
YOU’RE A GUY
3.
PUT ON
OVERDRAMATIC
DISPLAYS
OF LOVE OR
HATRED
IN PUBLIC
2.
FLIRT AT EVERY
OCCASION.
NOT WITH REAL
INTEREST – SIMPLY
AS SOCIAL
LUBRICANT
Aquila
copenhagen
’
s Tivoli Gardens
welcomes a 4G-spin ride that
whirls and flips passengers on
giant eagles.
tivoli.dk
The Storm
Star of
sicily
’
s brand-new
Etnaland, The Storm has two
air-time humps, a double helix and
1.5
rolls at up to 90km/h.
etnaland.
The Smiler
This mysterious newbie, an hour
from
manchester,
will have eight
inversions, plus a world-first
element.
alton-towers.com
Toboggan
Prepare for the highest free-drop
slide in Europe at
barcelona
’
s
PortAventura: 31m (12 storeys)
at 6m/s.
portaventura.es
WORDS
MARIE-NOËLLE BAUER, RHONDA CARRIER
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