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Top 12 European Festivals

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Traditions Create Companions: Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling
by  Chip Conley
This experience has helped me underscore that being “culturally curious” also means being “culturally respectful” and not making assumptions.
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Kirkpinar Oil Wrestling: Is A Picture Worth A Thousand Words?
by  Chip Conley
Turkey's honorable oil wrestling competition dates back 650+ years and brings men and boys to a modern battlefield.
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Wife Carrying, Body Painting, or Oil Wrestling? Tough Choice!
by  Chip Conley
I returned to Turkey after last year's Whirling Dervish Festival to the World Oil Wrestling Championships.
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Spoleto: Perfect Location, But Where Are All The People?
by  Chip Conley
More balloons than attendees, Spoleto burst my expectation bubble for this once-thriving arts festival.
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Il Palio: It Ain't Derby Day!
by  Chip Conley
The whole affair will be done in 90 seconds with a wild gallop around the course 3 times. Worth the price of a good seat!
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I Left My Heart in Siena: Lingering Thoughts on Il Palio
by  Chip Conley
For days to come, I bet I’ll be dreaming of flags, banners, or men in medieval uniform.
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Il Palio’s Piazza del Campo: The World’s Best Stage
by  Chip Conley
It feels like an epic Merchant Ivory film and I almost expected Sophia Loren or Gina Lollobrigida to pop-up at any moment.
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El Colacho Unmasked
by  Chip Conley
A young man tells his story.
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Siena Stirring: The Lovely Foreplay of Il Palio
by  Chip Conley
Siena’s neighborhood rivalries make the Montague’s and Capulet’s spat in Romeo & Juliet look like child’s play.
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Fes Festival of World Sacred Music: Why I Went
by  Chip Conley
Breaking down cultural barriers in Morocco
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The Whirling Dervishes in Fes: Imagine My Surprise
by  Chip Conley
Magically transported back to Rumi
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Fes: The People You'll Meet At The World Sacred Music Festival
by  Chip Conley
Around the world in a day
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Burgos: The Unexpected Collateral Benefit of El Colacho
by  Chip Conley
A big surprise on the way to El Colacho is now on my Top 10 List of places
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El Colacho: In Spain or Insane?
by  Chip Conley
Racing with the Devil in Gothic Spain
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El Colacho: Life Without Gadgets
by  Chip Conley
Unplugged in the Tiny Village of Castrillo de Murcia
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Soul Cleansing in the Streets: El Colacho Baby Jumping
by  Chip Conley
Babies don't sleep in Spain: They Count Colachos
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Cooper’s Hill Winners, Say “Cheese!”
by  Chip Conley
An American takes the cheese at this uproarious hometown event in Gloucester.
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The Soul of the Cheese Roll: Making New Friends
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Bumps, bruises and other connections as we all fall down Cooper's Hill.
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“Will You Do The Cheese Roll?”: Trepidation Sets In!
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Hurdling Towards Gloucester's Annual Cheese Rolling Romp
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Scoping Out The Competition At The Cheese Roll
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Ninjas, Teddy Bears & Captain America climb to the top and tumble together for the cheese.
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The Guilty Hotelier: My First Airbnb Experience
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No frills in London provides a different view
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Bay to Breakers: The Best Costumes of 2013
by  Art Gimbel
Sunshine, sharks, gnomes and nudes.
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BottleRock Napa Festival in Review: A Solid Pour
by  Art Gimbel
Napa Valley's first major festival concludes with a glass half full
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Pics From Day 3 of Napa's BottleRock Music Festival
by  Art Gimbel
The Black Key's Headlined Day 3 at BottleRock

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