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T H E J O U R N E Y
12
november
TELL SOME PORKIES
Are your whoppers whopping? Could you beat old wives and fishermen with your story-
telling? Then join other big fibbers at this year’s World’s Biggest Liar Contest in Cumbria for
a chance to win a baby elephant. Honest!*
Fly to Manchester. santonbridgeinn.com/liar
15
november –
23
februrary
SEE SPLODGES
Not everyone understands Jackson Pollock’s giant splotchy artworks
(above)
, but
according to the curators of news
Revolutionary Roads
exhibition, Danish artist Asger Jorn
was on the same wavelength. Visitors to the Louisiana Gallery will be able to compare and
contrast the two slap-happy daubsters and – just maybe – make head or tail of their work.
Fly to Copenhagen. louisiana.dk
we want
GET A BLAST OF THE 80s
It may be made of cardboard, but there’s nothing
ghetto about this new portable sound system.
Be assured the make-it-yourself, 80s-styled Berlin
Boombox (€65), which can be plugged into any
smartphone or mp3, is still down with the kids.
berlinboombox.com
11
november
DRINK SOME FOOT WATER
Doesn’t sound alluring? What if we told you
foot water – or
água pé
– is actually an alcoholic
drink created from grape remains after they’ve been
pressed? Yes, we thought that might sway it. The
beverage is traditionally consumed in Portugal as part
of Magusto, a chestnut festival held in honour of St
Martin’s Day. The mini-carnival, which unsurprisingly
also includes a roasted chestnut or two, celebrates
the maturation of the year’s wine production.
Fly to Faro. jf-marmelete.pt
