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Say hello to
Hello Kitty
Theworld’s favouritecat
celebrates40 yearswith the
world’s first official HelloKitty
Conventionat LA’sMuseum
ofContemporaryArt. Expect
everything fromHelloKitty
games to tattoos andcosplay.
sanrio.com/hellokittycon
To Budapest
From3-19
October, cafés,
theatres and
galleries across
Budapestwill
takepart in theCafé
Budapest contemporary
arts festival. Expect
everything fromcircus
acts toorchestral
performances.
cafebudapest
fest.hu
Juggle in Helsinki
Practise your circus skills at the5-3-1
Festival ofNew Juggling inHelsinki (17-19
October). There areworkshops, lectures and
demonstrations, including aperformance from
surreal Swedishcircus groupCompagnieVu.
531festival.com
Like a Beast
RemoteNorwaymeetsbuzzy London
at Beast, thehyped (andpricey) new
restaurant from the teambehind the
phenomenonBurger&Lobster. The
menu revolves aroundNebraskan
beef andNorwegian redkingcrabs,
shipped fromBugøynesnear the
Russianborder.
beastrestaurant.co.uk
In New York
Foodies takenote: theNew YorkCityWine
&FoodFestival ison from 16-19October.
Highlights include theMeatopiaCarnivore’sBall,
DumplingMaking 101, andaWonderland-themed
partyhostedby cronut kingDominiqueAnsel.
nycwff.org
Vegetarian in Bangkok
For ninedays (until 4October) Thailand goes vegan inobservation
of aChinesecleansing festival. Across thecountry, street vendors and
restaurants cutmeat from themenu,while things get abitmoredramatic
inPhuket,where festivities include graphic actsof self-mutilation.
bangkok.com
To Ruka
Ruka, a ski resort not far fromRovaniemi inFinnish
Lapland, claims the longest non-glacier ski season in
Europe,with snow frommid-October tomid-June.
Aswell as 34 runs, the area is great for
kids –especiallynearbyKuusamo’s
AngryBirdsActivityPark.
ruka.fi
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In Grace
GraceHotelshave a growing reputation for lavish luxury, and
November’sopening in the foothillsof theAtlasMountainsnear
Marrakech is a stunner – theold villageof Tamesloht hasbeen
converted into 18 suites and lofts,mostwith terraces and
private gardens.
gracehotels.com/marrakech
With Google Glass
LeDomaine, ahotel located
in a 12th-century abbeynear
Madrid, recentlymoved into the
21st centurywhen it became
thefirst Europeanhotel tooffer
guests useofGoogleGlass.
Justmake sure your holiday
reading includeshownot tobe
a“glasshole”.
ledomaine.es
In a floating truck
Truck-A-Float is anewkindof
hotel on thepier atRockaway, in
theNew YorkboroughofQueens.
You sleep inoneof four pods
made fromold trucksby the two
Venezuelan architectsbehind
theComboColabfirm– abit like
campingon thewater.
truckafloat.com
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