As a proud sponsor of WorldPride 2012 Hilton is giving two lucky people the chance to win 2 VIP tickets to WorldPride 2012 and two nights’ accommodation at The Waldorf London with Stay Hilton. Go Out. package benefits and breakfast!
The winners will get access to the VIP tents in Trafalgar Square during Parade Day on Saturday 7th July and a luxury double room on Friday 6th & Saturday 7th July at The Waldorf Hilton, a stone’s throw from the hub of activity during WorldPride 2012.
To enter the competition go to www.hilton.com/facebook. The competition is live now so click through to enter! Closing date for entries is 25th May.
Arosa ski week has become one of the biggest Gay and Lesbian winter events in Europe. The vibrant and colourful week takes place from 8 – 15 January 2012 and is supported by Arosa and Swiss Tourism.
Last January, the organizers welcomed just about 400 participants from over 30 countries, from Australia to America and many others! Countless new friendships were made and people spent many unforgettable evenings. From skiing and snowboarding amid the beautiful Arosa mountain scenery and sun tanning on the Tschuggen Hut to dancing at night – in short: it was a fantastic time and the most successful Arosa Gay Ski Week ever! (more…)
Martyn Andrews is a travel and food expert who spends most of his time between Moscow, London and Cyprus. He has presented over a hundred programmes on the Russian capital, with its glittering new shopping malls, towering skyscraper bars, and breathtaking restaurants. With a staggering history welcome to the most misunderstood city in the world – Moscow… where vodka can be cheaper than water! (more…)
Switzerland is synonymous as a winter-wonderland-lover’s dream. Recently I was advised that there are 6 reasons to fall in love with Switzerland; Cities, Mountains, Respect, Transportation, Water and Winter. All facets to this peace-loving country which make it an ideal travel destination, not only in winter but all year round, whether for a week-end city break or for a holiday in the great outdoors it really does have something to offer for everyone. (more…)
“I understand the artist to be someone who, amidst the silence of others, uses his voice to say something, and who has the obligation that this thing not be useless but something that offers a service to man. For the fact of being able to say something, when the majority of people do not have the option of expressing themselves, obliges this voice in some way to be prophetic. To be, in a certain sense, the voice of its community…” Joan Miro. (more…)
Estonia has been occupied, divided, invaded, annexed, enlightened, revolted, renounced, attacked, and re-occupied by numerous countries in its long history.
Estonia: south of Finland, north of Latvia, west of Russia, with a 370okm Baltic Sea coastline to its east. Boasting a chain of some 1500 islands, including Saaremaa, Hiiumaa, Muhu and Vormsi. In its final and arguably most successful effort at self-determination and during the collapse ofthe Soviet Union, on 16 November 1988 the Estonian’s declared sovereignty. This plea for independence was supported by the unique approach of the Singing Revolution. In a landmark demonstration for more freedom called The Baltic Way, a human chain of more than two million people, stretching through Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, was formed. All three nations had similar experiences of Soviet occupation and similar aspirations for regaining independence, but the people demanded an end to their oppression through song rather than through aggression. Formal independence was declared on zo August 1991. The Soviet Union recognised the independence of Estonia on 6 September 1991. In 2004 Estonia joined the EU. (more…)
