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- 18 MarAdam in Amazing Places | NO COMMENTS
The Chasing of Melbourne
The national longing of origins put some imprint above the second largest city of Australia
Farmers, cattle keepers and gold diggers, these were the founders of the city, the second biggest of Australia and the eternal rival of Sydney. Judging by their history, the two sisters should have been sisters, Melbourne being the younger, although it looks older. For a long time, the two cities fought for the honor to become the capital of Australia. Despite the whole fight, Canberra succeeded achieving the capital in 1913.
- 07 DecTudi in Travel Planning | NO COMMENTS
Cool Underground Fests Around the World
It can be quite refreshing and intellectually stimulating to attend, from time to time, some less conventional manifestation. In the modern world, we name these less formal events “underground festivals”. Underground fests are a good opportunity to get familiar with some new ideas, meet some interesting people and see today what will be tomorrow’s trend. However, underground is not a synonym for ‘esoteric': yes, it might address a certain audience or focus on some unorthodox topic, but everyone can join or contribute. With each edition, these fests are becoming trendier and trendier (although it’s hard to say when an underground fest has gone mainstream). So far, we managed to make selection of the most popular alternative fests, no matter what their theme is. …