Notting Hill Carnival. A Notting Hill Carnival parade participant.
The Notting Hill Carnival is an annual event that since 1964 has taken place on the streets of Notting Hill, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, London, UK each August, over three days (the August bank holiday Monday and the two days beforehand).[1] It is led by members of the West Indian community. The carnival has attracted around one million people in the past years, making it one of the largest street festivals in the world.[2] Despite its name, it is not part of the global Carnival season preceding Lent.[3] History[edit] A young woman parading in Ladbroke Grove in 2013 The roots of the Notting Hill Carnival come from two separate but connected strands.
Among the early bands to participate were Ebony Steelband and Metronomes Steelband.[7] "Notting Hill Carnival became a major festival in 1975 when it was organised by a young teacher called Leslie Palmer Public order[edit] Five murders have taken place since 1987: See also[edit] Gallery[edit]
How to plan & book a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railway. Here is a summary of all the most important trains on the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Make sure you read the notes! The times shown are departure times unless it says otherwise, at most stations you can assume the arrival time will be 5 to 15 minutes before departure. There are other slower trains not shown here, simply use the Real Russia online system here to find train times for all possible trains, or to confirm these times. All trains run to Moscow time whilst in Russia, and all Russian timetables quote Moscow time, even though local time can be up to 7 hours ahead of Moscow. So the times shown in the timetable below for all Russian locations are Moscow time, but the times shown for locations in Mongolia and China are local time. Fun with time zones... Eastbound timetable... * Mongolia reintroduced Daylight Saving Time in March 2015. ** Moscow-Beijing is 7,622 km (4,735 miles) via Ulan Bator or 8,986 km (5,623 miles) via Harbin.
Note A: Rossiya. Note D: Vostok. Note E: Runs daily. Packing Tips From Professional Travelers. Living with less, but only the best. – 11 May , 2010Posted in: Minimalism Great article from the New York Times on how this lovely flight attendant packs for 10 day trips.
I love it being shown in pictures. I am definitely going to do something like this before packing for Europe for 6 weeks. I promise This is what she packs: Three pairs of shortsThree pairs of dress pantsOne skirtThree pairs of casual pants or jeansThree nightgownsThree bathing suitsOne sarongThree lightweight sweatersFour dresses10 casual shirtsSix dress shirtsA clutchToiletriesTwo pairs of shoes She’ll wear the third pair of shoes, as well as jeans and a longer sweater. Personally, I wouldn’t bring nightgowns, shorts or bathing suits, or as many casual shirts, but I’ll post my list and justifications for my lifestyle before Europe.
This is the way she manages to pack her suitcase carefully: And she ends up with this: Instead of this, with the traditional flat pack way with the SAME amount of stuff (incredible, huh?)