The Chinese tiger starts to roar

The Chinese tiger starts to roar

On February 14th, Chinese New Year celebrations will get off to an explosive start in the Hong Kong megalopolis with dragon dances, age-old symbolism and superstitions, and fireworks - lots of fireworks - lighting up the skyline of state-of-the-art skyscrapers.

Venice hosts drama and drag queens

Venice hosts drama and drag queens

The place they call Serenissima, the city of light and canals, is preparing to serve up a sensual experience of masks and music, dances and drag queens, pageants and parades.

A winter market in the Arctic

A winter market in the Arctic

Since 1606, the indigenous people of Swedish Lapland have held their Winter Market at Jokkmokk. Today, the event includes demonstrations of traditional ice fishing, reindeer sleigh races and maybe even an aurora borealis.

The thud of hooves on ice

The thud of hooves on ice

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