In 2005 UNESCO started the Global Alliance’s Creative Cities Network to recognise cities that are centres for excellence in all manner of creative arts. There are only 28 cities at present but the list is sure to expand in the future. Here are some of the cultural cities we want to visit – if you [...]
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Birthdays, Christmas, a cup of tea in the morning, a Full English after a heavy night – we all have rituals that we adhere to religiously. But we’ve come across some traditions areĀ even odder than waiting for a fat bearded man to deliver wrapped gifts down your chimney while you wait next to an indoor [...]
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Admittedly, there are few of us who would turn down a luxurious sojourn filled with swanky hotel suites, glamorous restaurants and extravagant shopping sprees – but here at dealchecker we like to find out what lies beneath the sometimes glossy veneer of the places we visit! Visiting the indigenous peoples of a country can be [...]
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