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Delhi Yoga and Vegan Festival, 26th November 2017

November 7, 2017

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Rejoice vegans and fitness freaks! Delhi is hosting the first ever Delhi Yoga & Vegan Festival. With yoga and meditation sessions in the offing, happiness is coming your way. Yummy vegan and raw vegan food will be available to devour and also vegan products will be there to shop for. Know more with many talks and vegan cooking demos that have been organised. The Delhi Yoga & Vegan Food Festival aims at celebrating a change for the better through yoga and veganism. Home to many yoga gurus, vegans and yoga schools, find it all in one place. Get to know and experience veganism – a healthy and cruelty free lifestyle. A completely volunteer run event, it shall donate all proceeds to fund partner charities.

What to Expect

Yoga Sessions

You can attend any of the many yoga and meditation sessions conducted by expert yoga teachers with an entry ticket. With ample sessions to choose from, you will be able to pick a time slot that suits you best. Learn varied styles of yoga that will put you ahead of your game.

Vegan Food

Enjoy vegan and raw vegan food made by one of the many stall holders. The finest ingredients, put together with much love, make for wonderfully healthy and spiritual dining. Also on offer are demos for preparing yummy vegan at home.

Talk Sessions

Prominent speakers on topics ranging from yoga, meditation, health and veganism will indulge your love for knowing more.

Shop

Vegan, ethical and 100% cruelty free products are available at the many stalls put up by independent traders who source and create only the best products.

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Timing & Fee

Date: 26^th November, 2017 from 10:00 – 18:00

Entry Fee:
INR 100 (approx S$2) for Standard Entry, which is Inclusive of all yoga sessions, stalls, workshops and talks for free

INR 500 (approx S$10) for VIP Entry, which is limited in number and entitles you to fast-track entry and a vegan goodie bag.

Free entry for children (under 6 years of age)

The event has partnered with brands accross India for the goody bags, including The Body Shop, India, who will be donating their products for the goody bags. The Body Shop’s products are vegan and not tested on animals.

Buy Tickets:
The tickets for the Delhi Yoga & Vegan Food Festival will be available at the door for purchase . You can also purchase the e-ticket here.

Delhi Yoga and Vegan Food Festival: Spring Meadows Public School, Dwarka Mor Metro Station, Delhi, India

Bali Vegan Festival 2017 at Ubud (6-8 Oct)

September 13, 2017

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Bali Vegan Festival 2017

A shout out to all vegans who might be travelling to Bali in October! It’s time to gear up for the 3rd Annual Bali Vegan Festival 2017. And for those who aren’t around Bali during that time, doesn’t it just boost your morale when you read about events like these?

The Bali Vegan Festival is an annual 3-day event held at Paradiso Ubud and the surrounding area from 6-8 October, 2017. It celebrates animals, the environment and the earth and is a great event for vegans and those who are exploring a vegan lifestyle. The festival aims to inspire, educate and enlighten people regarding an alternative way of living.

The festival will be held at the Paradiso Ubud, which is a one-of a kind space in Bali that boasts of the world’s first organic vegetarian & vegan cinema. Paradiso is adjacent to Earth Café & Market, Bali’s original organic plant-based eatery.

The Bali Vegan Festival partners with Taksu Spa for internationally trained and accredited massage by wellness and beauty practitioners. It also has two healthy eating restaurants and multiple yoga spaces that are centrally located, but away from city’s buzz.

The Bali Vegan Festival was established by Down To Earth Bali in 2015 to inspire people to choose a healthier, compassionate, ethical lifestyle through plant based eating.

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Bali Vegan Festival 2017 – What to Expect

There shall be expert education, cooking demos, talks, fantastic vegan products and community discussions to expand the plant-based community and spread the message of one peaceful world through nutrition. The Vegan Festival features food and drinks from local restaurants in Ubud, and further afield in Seminyak and Canggu.

Past festivals have featured a children’s circus, family-friendly films and documentaries, art and craft workshops, children’s yoga and all-ages entertainment.

Entry to the main part of the festival is free; while talks, workshops and classes all made as accessible as possible for all the community to enjoy. Tickets to talks, workshops, cooking classes and screenings are available here. Tickets will also be available for purchase at Paradiso Ubud. A Day Pass Ticket is IDR600,000 (approx S$68) and a 3 Day Pass is IDR1,700,000 (approx S$180).

For more information and details about the event and the line-up of speakers, check out Bali Vegan Festival’s website.

Bali Vegan Festival: Paradiso Ubud, Jl. Goutama Selatan, Ubud – Bali, Indonesia

Singapore Coffee Festival ’17 at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre

July 19, 2017

Singapore Coffee Festival, organised by The Straits Times and DBS Bank, is back for its second year, and its slated to be bigger and better. The event seeks to serenade coffee lovers with all things coffee – brewed drinks, beans, gadgets and machines you can buy.

The festival will be held at the Marina Bay Cruise Centre from 3^rd to 6^th August, the first day being reserved for trade and media. The remaining days have been divided into two sessions – brunch, from 10am to 3.30pm; and sundown, from 4.30pm to 10pm.

The most loved cafes and coffee players from around the world will treat you to the best in café culture. Exhibitors at Singapore Coffee Festival will include coffee pioneers like Common Man Coffee Roasters, Chye Seng Huat Hardware, Symmetry and Dapper Coffee; and newcomers like Jewel Coffee, Caffe Vergnano, Park Bench Deli, and Brawn & Brains.

From stunningly designed social spaces to beautiful waterfront views, pick your favourite setting to enjoy your cuppa in. Book yourself in for lab sessions, treat yourself to retail therapy, and enjoy well-known music acts sourced from around Singapore. Other activities include barista competitions, fragrance-making workshops and even a Hatha Yoga workshop.

The Singapore Coffee Festival is a ticketed event and there are discounts for DBS cardholders and ST subscribers. Check price details and discounts here. Each ticket comes with a festival goodie bag that includes 2 sampling drinks and an SCF card that entitles you to exclusive discounts in participating cafes in the month of August.

What’s more is that children under 12 are free and there are storytelling sessions and child-friendly activities to keep them busy. So, hurry and get your tickets today!

Singapore Coffee Festival 2017: Marina Bay Cruise Centre, 61 Marina Coastal Drive, S018947.

The Truffle Festival, Australia (Canberra Region, June to Aug 2017)

May 24, 2017

(Image: Truffle Festival – Canberra Region)

In its ninth consecutive year, the Truffle Festival in Canberra is the first and largest festival of its kind in Australia. Each year from June to August, more than 250 individual events are held across the Canberra region, showcasing the region’s Black Winter Truffles. Events range from truffle hunts and forages to degustation dinners at venues across the city.

WHAT’S ON

Eat & Drink

Enjoy Meals Highlighting Truffles (Image: Truffle Festival – Canberra Region)

The major draw of the Truffle Festival, Canberra is the food. To give you a glimpse of what’s on the plate, venues like Pod Food, Piallifo Estate, Redsalt Restaurant, Bentspoke Brewing Co. and many more will be serving local black truffles throughout the season. At Blackfire Restaurant, you can enjoy a special four-course truffle dinner. At Mount Majura Vineyards, you get to taste a flight of three wines matched with truffled brie, complete with a truffle hunt at a neighbouring truffle farm. To see a list of other restaurants hosting course meals highlighting truffles, click here.

Cook & Forage

Be a Master Chef – Learn to Cook with Truffles (Image: Truffle Festival – Canberra Region)

Join them dogs on a truffle forage (Image: Truffle Festival – Canberra Region)

Want to learn to be a master chef in the kitchen with truffles? Attend one of the truffle festival’s cooking classes where you can learn how to cook with truffles, and how to purchase a good quality truffle. You can even join an event where you can learn to forage for truffles, by accompanying the dogs hunting for this elusive black gold. Not just that, you can also shop for a range of truffles and their products during the three-month long festival.

Stay

The Accor Hotels Group in the Canberra Region are the exclusive accommodation partner for the festival, with a range of accommodation options to suit truffle travellers. Their properties are scattered throughout the lovely region and include Novotel Canberra, Mecure Canberra, Ibis Styles Canberra and Ibis Styles Eaglehawk.

For more information about the festival, to make reservations or to book a hunt, visit The Truffle Festival’s website.

Know more about What Truffles are and What Makes Them So Expensive.

Four Quirky New Bars in Melbourne

May 16, 2017

The green-themed interiors of Absinthesalon

* This feature originally appeared in http://www.visitmelbourne.com. Parts of it might have been edited for this website

A fun palace mini-golf bar, a new neighbourhood hotspot, a whisky specialist, and an ode to Absinthe – Melbourne’s bar scene never fails to surprise and delight. Here are four such Melbourne bars.

The Elysian Whisky Bar

Image credit: James Neilson

Bringing rare and unique bottles of whisky to Fitzroy, this recently-opened whisky bar merges Japanese small bar culture with modern Australian flair. Focusing on independent bottlings, this is the place to try drops not available anywhere else in Australia. The Elysian’s knowledgeable bartenders love to whip up inventive whisky cocktails and introduce guests to new and old pours from Scotland, Ireland, Japan and beyond.
113 Brunswick Street, Fitzroy, +61 3 9417 7441.

Absinthesalon

Image: Absinthesalon

Absinthesalon – dedicated to the hypnotic delights of the Green Fairy

Guests are asked to politely ring the doorbell to gain entry to this salon that has more than a little Parisian je ne sais quoi. While this refined-yet-fun bar dedicated to the hypnotic delights of the Green Fairy is located next to a gritty car park, inside the green-themed interiors transport guests to the streets of Paris in a flash. Thematic murals, hundreds of hanging lights disguised in upside-down tulip bulbs strung up on the ceiling and an impressive display of absinthe bottles makes this one of Melbourne’s most unique spots to imbibe.
82 Rose Street, Fitzroy, +61 406 207 903.

Holey Moley Golf Club

Holey Moley Golf club (Image: www.visitmelbourne.com)

With Melbourne’s love of golf and quirky bars – it was only a matter of time before the newest bar craze was introduced to the city. Holey Moley is a mini-golf club which combines a putt-putt course crossed with a cocktail bar and karaoke – all rolled into one crazy and chaotic venue. Located in the heart of the city and masterminded by the originators of Strike Bowling Bar and Exitus Escape Rooms, Holey Moley Golf Club is expected to set the par even higher. Holey Moley, which opened on April 20, features three nine-hole courses, with 27 uniquely themed holes split across two levels. There’ll be a nod to much-loved TV shows (think Game of Thrones and The Simpsons) and classic childhood films (Willy Wonka & The Chocolate Factory and The Wizard of Oz), as well as tributes to nostalgic games and toys (Pac-Man, Tetris and Barbie).
590 Little Bourke St, Melbourne, 1300 727 833.

Uncle Joes
Everyone needs an uncle like this friendly new neighbourhood bar in East Brunswick. Using the same winning formula of its sister bar, Joe’s Shoestring, in nearby hipster Northcote, the venue offers a quality drinks menu with local tap beers, a substantive but curated wine menu, and all the cocktails including a cracking Negroni. Vibe is cool but friendly with stools at the window and around the bar, perfect for solo patrons, and cosy booths and an outdoor bit for bigger groups. The venue is located in the buzzing East Brunswick end of Lygon Street and next to popular middle eastern woodfired pizza joint, Mankoushe, where hungry customers can order their dinner.
325 lygon street, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, +61 9380 5637.

Qatar Airways Offers Free Transit Visa & Free Hotel Stays

May 12, 2017

Doha Skyline (Image Courtesy QTA)

If you are flying to Europe or USA for the summer holidays, you now have a compelling reason to book on Qatar Airways.

Qatar Airways in partnership with Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) has launched a unique stopover package which gives you the opportunity to discover Doha with complimentary luxury hotel stays and free transit visas.

So turn your layover into a stayover, with a completely free night and a second night’s stay for a modest USD 50 booking fee. Passengers can choose from hotels such as The Four Seasons, Marriott Marquis, Radisson Blu and Oryx Rotana.

Al Zubarah Fort - Enjoy Doha with Qatar Airways' free transit visas and hotel stays

Al Zubarah Fort (Image Courtesy QTA)

The free hotel accommodation, available throughout the summer, will offer passengers the opportunity to explore Doha and the chance to experience city tours, desert safari adventures or a dinner cruise aboard a traditional dhow, giving visitors a taste of authentic Arabian hospitality, courtesy of Discover Qatar. This ground-breaking offer is available for all Qatar Airways passengers, both Premium and Economy.

Validity Period: Book from 1st May to 31st August 2017 for travel between 7th May and 30th September 2017 (excluding the Eid holidays and black-out dates).

For the free hotel stay: To be eligible for this offer, simply book your flight on the Qatar Airways website, select ‘multi-city’ and choose your hotel once you receive a flight confirmation.

For the free transit visa: The online transit visa application is also free and is eligible for those in transit between five and 96 hours.

For more information, check out the FAQ’s or contact Discover Qatar.

The Best Afternoon Tea in London

May 5, 2017

(Image credit: Brigit’s Bakery)

What is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of London? If you said Big Ben, Buckingham Palace or Afternoon Tea (and chances are you did), you’re going to love this.

Here is a tour that brilliantly combines all three, and more. The B Afternoon Tea Bus Tour is a unique way to get a glimpse into British culture, history and landmarks, whilst sipping on a lovely cup of tea and enjoying the exquisite tastes of France.

This hugely popular tour is offered by Brigit’s Bakery, a family-owned bakery in London, that specialises in ‘Afternoon Tea with a French Twist’. While they also offer tea at their glamorous Tea Salon and on the River Thames with their B Afternoon Tea Boat Tour, the Afternoon Tea Bus Tour is what especially caught our eye as it gives you a chance to experience London history and sightseeing along with the classic English afternoon tea.

Onboard the shiny 1960s vintage London double decker bus (Image credit: Brigit’s Bakery)

So, if you’re heading to London for the summer holidays, the B Afternoon Tea Bus Tour is something that you need to put on your must-do list now.

You start your tour by boarding a shiny 1960s vintage London double decker bus that will drive you around Central London. During the 90-minute bus ride, you’ll get to see some of the city’s iconic landmarks like The London Eye, Big Ben, The Houses of Parliament, Westminster Abbey, Buckingham Palace, Hyde Park, The Royal Albert Hall, Piccadilly Circus and Downing Street, to name a few.

Bite into dainty sandwiches, mini quiches, macarons, cupcakes, scones and pastries (Image credit: Brigit’s Bakery)

All this sightseeing while sipping on delightful English Breakfast Tea and biting into dainty sandwiches, mini quiches, macarons, cupcakes, scones and pastries. And don’t worry, they also have vegetarian, halal and gluten-free options onboard.

Move over Hop-on Hop-off, you’ve got some serious competition. And we can even keep our heels on for this one!

For more information regarding the route, timings, or to make your reservations, click here.

Mumbai Goes Underwater – Mumbai Underwater Festival, May 2017

April 18, 2017

Image: Pune Underwater Festival 2016

Mumbai is all geared up to host its first underwater festival. The Mumbai Underwater Festival aims to celebrate the underwater world and spirit of adventure.

The two-day aqua-sports event takes place on 6^th and 7^th May 2017, at Prabodhankar Thackeray Krida Sankul, a sports complex in Vile Parle, Mumbai.

The festival will operate in 3 zones – Underwater Zone, Action Zone and Visitor Zone, and be open to both swimmers and non-swimmers, aged 10 years and above.

The Underwater Zone features an Underwater Obstacle Course for certified divers, and Underwater Hockey for swimmers. Non-swimmers can sign up for an introductory session to SCUBA Diving with fun activities and a photo-booth in an 8 feet pool. Equipment for all underwater activities will be provided, you just need to bring along your swimwear.

Those who want to stay dry can head to the Action Zone and opt for Skateboarding (at the freshly built skatepark) or Slacklining (balance walking on a slack rope), or try their hand at Spikeball – the funky 2 vs 2 game which is kind of a modified and intense version of volleyball.

The Visitor Zone will showcase movie screenings and talks by experts, an underwater-photography exhibition, performances by professional slackliners, information and exclusive deals on SCUBA Diving around the world, and food trucks to satisfy your hunger pangs.

Tickets start from Rs. 500 (approx. SGD10) depending on the activities you choose,
and are selling out fast. For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the Mumbai Underwater Festival website.

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