Oerol Festival, Terschelling

Terschelling: island with two faces

Advantages: Largest beach of the Wadden
Disadvantages: Sometimes overcrowded (Oerol-festival!)

Terschelling has two advantages: it's villages are small-scaled and the island has something to offer for everybody. Sun lovers will enjoy the broad beach along the north coast, cyclists will love the special cycling paths along the entire island and furthermore there are plenty hotels, B&B's, restaurants and pubs. Especially in the villages West and Midsland. Terschelling can be reached by (car) ferry from the mainland (Harlingen) or by hydrofoil from Vlieland. The car ferry docks immediately outside the village of West. During the Oerol-festival (June) it's hard or impossible to get a hotelroom and also most camping sites will be full. If you haven't made reservations months before the festival, don't even try to find a place to sleep. Everything is packed. But if you have the chance to attent the festival, take it! If you ...

Wadfietsen 22.10.2006 (25.10.2006) · Read full review
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Folk festivals.

Advantages: great atmosphere.
Disadvantages: So many festivals, so little time!

Almost every weekend between April and October there is a folk festival going on somewhere in the Uk. They aren't always that easy to find out about - most do have websites these days though. Here's some usuful information about folk festials. Normally, folk festivals run from Friday night to Sunday night, weekend tickes include camping, there is almost always access to bed and breadkfast.(There are several week long festivals, Sidmouth and Whitby that I know of.) The campsites tend to be civillised. Most festivals have activities for children. While some festivals will include professional performers, sessions, sing arounds, celidhs, dance displays, mummers and crafts, many specialise - it's worth checking as theres not point going to shanty festival if all you actually want to do is dance! The average festival will cost about £35 ...

Bryn_Pearson 18.07.2001 · Read full review
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Andy's Guide To Reading Festival

Advantages: It's always a good laugh
Disadvantages: Not everyone is there for a good time, Be careful with your valuables

It's V festival this weekend and Reading and Leeds the weekend after so I thought I'd bring this to the fore for anyone planning a trip to either. I'll be at Reading as usual so anyone going let me know. ******************** The festival season is coming to an end with only a few weeks remaining, so I have decided to combine my 150th Op on Ciao with a guide to festival survival. I didn?t intend on making this 150 I was just going to pass it by but hey never mind that music op will have to wait till 151. For the purpose of this op, I?m going to draw on my experience from Reading Festival over the last 3 years and my preparations for the next one in 2 weeks time. Tickets ****** The first thing to do of course is decide whether you fancy just 1 day or if your going to be daring and go for the whole weekend. Me I?m a weekend ...

Andy.mack 07.08.2003 (17.08.2004) · Read full review
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