'La Tomatina' - Spanish Annual Festival!

~ La Tomatina ~

The biggest tomato fight festival, yes tomato fight held annually on the last Wednesday in August. The host,  Bunol, a small town neighbouring Valencia where party-seekers, locals, backpackers from all over the world flock to the streets to throw rotten tomatoes at each other in the streets...seems crazy right? The fight usually lasts between one and two hours.

The Bunol tradition all started in the 1940's, although no one is really certain how the more than half a century old tradition originated, theories such as food fights and locals throwing tomatoes at local councilmen is a popular one - from there on, it became an annual event.

The week long festival host also features music, parades and dance. 

LaTomatina.org

 

 

Some photos I came across from an awesome travel blog on Tumblr with some amazing photos! 

Thanks to, http://travelsaroundtheworld.tumblr.com/

The Bangkok Boomerang

Hello Again!

I haven't posted on here for a long time now and it's not for any particular reason either. I couldn't say I have been really busy, because I haven't.  I would like to say I was traveling and having the time of my life and seeing the most amazing sights, I have just been going to university and to my new job. I am due to finish university June 2013 and am already planning my trip!

Bangkok Boomerang Map

A website I usually look at to make myself travel depressed  is STA Travel. They have a wide range of flights, round the world trips, tours, volunteering experiences, hotels, destination ideas and useful travel tips and guidance. I always seem to end up looking at the costs of flights etc dreaming on...

A ROUND THE WORLD TRIP which recently caught my eye is the Bangkok Boomerang stopping at...

LONDON > DUBAI > BANGKOK > SYDNEY > CHRISTCHURCH overland to AUCKLAND > MELBOURNE > KUALA LUMPUR > DUBAI > LONDON

Check It Out Here!

This round the world trip costs £1,199 (For Students & Under26/ 26+ £1,269). From past experience and some knowledge of the basis of flights to that area of the world I would say that is a really good deal and extremely attractive. For example, a flight to Bangkok, Thailand alone would cost around the £650-800+ mark and Australia even more. I am planning on doing this trip next year after I have finished my university degree course and go out into the big world of adult life. I know that some of you may think that I am avoiding going to work and earning some money; however this may be the only time we ever get to do this and take full advantage of our youthful fitness (Somewhat mine is limited, I will get fitter by then). I am already working and saving for this, it makes me excited every time I think about going to these places! Last year on the UH Media Thailand Summer School, I spent 4 weeks in Bangkok. It's such a fantastic city and I really would love to visit again, which I think attracted me a lot to this particular trip but to stop off to a favorite city of mine along a once in a life time trip.

 I'll try to update more. I am always looking at places to go so I should be adding in more exciting destinations for you to have a look at! Be back soon!