Wonderfruit Festival pulls together all of the things I value most in a great festival experience; epic stage builds, a diverse musical line-up, attention to detail on the decor, delicious food, thoughtful and intriguing workshops, robust sustainability initiatives...
Back in March 2017 on my first travels through India I spent the incredible festival of Holi in Pushkar which is one of the biggest traveller hubs for this hectic colourful festival. I've had quite a few questions about my experience and always seem to have a load of...
On my first trip to India in 2017 my fourth stop was a visit to the lovely beachy area of Gokarna in north Karnataka. I happened to be there in mid-February and some pals I met told me I had to stay for the Shivaratri festival, as a temple town predominantly...
And so Festival Season 2018 commences.... as my two Indian festivals of 2017 (GOAT in January and Magnetic Fields in December) neatly bracketed the year does this mean there is no such thing as an actual festival season anymore!? I wasn't planning on heading to...
Magnetic Fields reverberated its way on to my radar back when I was in India last year as a load of people I met through working on GOAT festival had been and come back to Goa raving about it... A weekend music festival set not just in a palace, but in a palace...
A state wide booze ban for election week, no wifi, a broken foot, licensing issues, resizing of venue two weeks before the festival, drastic downsizing, cutting artists, haggling, delhi belly, another change of venue 1 week before the festival, a case of typhoid,...