Social season in Greater London

27 February 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, London, Opera Houses, Theaters, Libraries, Palaces, Castles, Manors, Parks, Sport Reading Time:  10 minutes

Trooping the Colour - Horse Guards Parade © Corporal Paul Shaw/MOD/OGL v1.0

Trooping the Colour – Horse Guards Parade © Corporal Paul Shaw/MOD/OGL v1.0

The social season, or Season, refers to the traditional annual period in the spring and summer when it is customary for members of the social elite to hold balls, dinner parties and charity events. Until the First World War, it was also the appropriate time to reside in the city (generally meaning London in Great Britain and Dublin in Ireland) rather than in the country in order to attend such events.   read more…

Tailgate party

22 February 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Sport Reading Time:  5 minutes

© Library of Congress - Carol M. Highsmith

© Library of Congress – Carol M. Highsmith

A tailgate party is a social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle. Tailgating, which primarily takes place in the United States and Canada, often involves consuming alcoholic beverages while barbecuing and grilling food.   read more…

Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara

7 February 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Bon appétit, Sport Reading Time:  7 minutes

© Microsoft Copilot

© Microsoft Copilot

Imagine it’s February 8, 2026. You wake up in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the air in Santa Clara is practically vibrating. It’s not just any Sunday—it’s Super Bowl Sunday, and this year is the big “LX,” the 60th anniversary.   read more…

La Plagne in the Alps

12 January 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Sport Reading Time:  7 minutes

The 'Steamer of the snow' in Plagne Aime © DimiTalen

The ‘Steamer of the snow’ in Plagne Aime © DimiTalen

La Plagne is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise (Savoie). Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resort of Les Arcs form the Paradiski ski area. It is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes.   read more…

Musselburgh in Scotland

6 January 2026 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Sport Reading Time:  3 minutes

Scottish Racing Handicap 2010 © flickr.com - Ian Robertson/cc-by-2.0

Scottish Racing Handicap 2010 © flickr.com – Ian Robertson/cc-by-2.0

Musselburgh (Scots: Musselburrae; Scottish Gaelic: Baile nam Feusgan) is the largest settlement in East Lothian, Scotland, on the coast of the Firth of Forth, five miles (eight kilometres) east of Edinburgh city centre. It had a population of 21,100 as of 2020.   read more…

Wembley Arena in London

12 September 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Sport Reading Time:  7 minutes

© geograph.org.uk - Des Blenkinsopp/cc-by-sa-2.0

© geograph.org.uk – Des Blenkinsopp/cc-by-sa-2.0

Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool, currently known as OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, Greater London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is Greater London’s second-largest indoor arena after the O2 Arena, and the ninth-largest in the United Kingdom.   read more…

UEFA Women’s Euro 2025: The venues

12 July 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Sport Reading Time:  10 minutes

© UEFA

© UEFA

The 2025 UEFA Women’s Championship, commonly referred to as UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 or simply Euro 2025, is the 14th edition of the UEFA Women’s Championship, the quadrennial international football championship organised by UEFA for the women’s national teams of Europe. The tournament is being played in Switzerland from 2 to 27 July 2025. It is the third edition since it was expanded to 16 teams. The tournament has returned to its usual four-year cycle after the previous tournament was delayed to 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. England are the defending champions, having won the 2022 tournament.   read more…

Kiawah Island in South Carolina

23 May 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Sport Reading Time:  5 minutes

Golf course © Umc1640F

Golf course © Umc1640F

Kiawah is a sea island, or barrier island, on the Atlantic coast of the United States. Located 25 miles (40 km) southwest of Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina, it is a seasonal beach and golf community. It is home to the Kiawah Island Golf Resort, with vacation houses and condos, beaches, golf courses, and other resort-like amenities.   read more…

French Haras du Pin National Stud

15 May 2025 | Author/Destination: | Category: General, Sport Reading Time:  15 minutes

Entrance gate © Selbymay/cc-by-sa-4.0

Entrance gate © Selbymay/cc-by-sa-4.0

The Haras national du Pin is a French national stud located in Le Pin-au-Haras district, in the Orne (61) department of the southern Normandy region. It is the oldest of the French “Haras Nationaux” (National Studs).   read more…

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