August 3 - 5, 2007
Europe, Hungary
Are you a lover of fast cars? I mean very, very fast? Do you like a smell of rubber, loud noise, race in circles, beautiful girls, and adrenaline...? O, yeah! This is event just for you! We are talking about Formula 1, if you still have some doubt. Formula 1 makes its annual visit to Eastern Europe with the Hungarian Grand Prix at the Hungaroring.
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As usual, the three-day event leads up to the Grand Prix itself on the Sunday 3. Formula 1 is the king of motor sports and it brings you all we recount few lines up. The sheer speed of the cars is hard to comprehend, and the noise from the track is almost deafening.
Starting in Australia, there are 17 races in the Formula 1 season, across four continents, ending with the big finale in Brazil. Highlights include the Monaco Grand Prix, set on the roads of Monte Carlo, and the Italian Grand Prix at Monza. Smell the rubber and of course, remember who had the best legs, ups, position!
August 3 - 11, 2007
Europe, Poland
The world's largest and oldest Chopin Festival takes place in the beautiful Polish spa town Duszniki Zdroj.
If you are Chopin lover this festival is just for you. The festival is well known for its intimate atmosphere, which enables contact between the audience and artists after concerts. A fantastic opportunity for the classical music fans. Olga Kerne opening the festival with recital, and Alexander Kobrin will close it at August 11.
Chopin music is great event by itself, but those who visited Duszniki Zdroj will have a special advantage to see the town's stunning location in a valley of the Stolowe Mountains National Park. After beautiful evening you can relax you body in spas and peaceful walks thru the valley of national park.
August 2007
Europe, Portugal
Everybody likes to eat a good food. The physicians especially recommend Mediterranean food for health and long living. This time we offering you chance to discover some of the local culture and escape the chips and burgers. One of the most important gastronomic events in the Algarve is the Festival do Marisco (what coincidence, this is a seafood festival) in the fishing town of Olh'o in Portugal.
In the rows of stalls all kinds of fresh fish dishes are for sale. But there is more than eating:: dancing and singing and concerts by internationally renowned artists. Beautiful dishes, typical of the region, offer the chance to discover some of the local culture. Enjoy, like we will if we only could.
August 2007
Europe, Turkey
The province of Canakkale lies on both sides of the Dardanelles which connects the Sea of Marmara to the Aegean Sea. Its shores touch both, Europe with the Gelibolu Peninsula, and Asia with the Biga Peninsula, and there are regular ferries between the two sides. Every summer, the site is brought to life with guided tours, re-enactments and folklore displays, providing a great opportunity for visitors to take in the highlights.
International Troy Festival give you a privilege to meet a history of Troy in the ground where history really started. Meet Canakkale this summer if you are in neighbourhood and remember the stories about Hector, Achilles and Achaean Greeks, Helen, Paris, Agamemnon and Priam.
August 9 - 11, 2007
Americas, USA
For three days, the finest lifeguards in the US will be competing in a variety of sports and races on the sun drenched beaches of San Diego. So, if you are ready for lot of swimming, running, kayaking, "surf swimming" etc., you are welcome in the San Diego lifeguards championship which is free to the public. Myrtle Beach Police Dept will protect your life and life of the lifeguards 24 hours a day from Wednesday, August 8 until Sunday, August 12.
So, if you decide to come you life will be safe on the sea and on the ground. Competition begins at 10 AM with landline relay, and then leads surfboat and beach flags for men and women. In three days you can see two Iron Man competitions, a 4x100 relay and a Rescue Race. There's also a Junior Lifeguard Championship testing the Hassellhoffian prowess of nine to seventeen year olds from around the country. Remember the dates!
August 11, 2007
Asia, India
A little bit different continent, a little bit different event. If you are of those who dream about India, some different culture, peaceful places and different costumes, the Nehru Trophy Boat Race is maybe place for you. The Nehru Trophy Boat Race takes place each year of the second Saturday in August. The venue of the boat race is the Punnamada Lake in Alappuzha, Kerala. Story about Trophy begins 1952 when India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, visited Alappuzha. Chundans (snake-boats) are an impressive sight, measuring more than 100 feet in length, with a raised prow.
The former colonial rulers, who based the name on a native boat found in Norway, although Kerala’s Chundans bear little resemblance to their European namesakes, called them snake-boats. One of the most colourful boat races in Kerala, Nehru Trophy Boat Race seeks to promote sportsman sprit as well as unity and fraternity among people. We don't expect anything less. ■