Lying on the beach and soaking up the rays is not the ideal holiday for everyone

From Oktoberfest in Germany through to the Pamplona running of the bulls in Spain, there are many exciting and exhilarating events and occasions throughout Europe that are held every year to really make a holiday that has a massive difference.
Lying on the beach and soaking up the rays is not the ideal holiday for everyone, which is why an activity holiday or an adventure holiday can be a fantastic alternative if you are looking for something different.
Many European locations have lots to see and do, but have you ever considered trekking in Nepal or seeing a different side to Morocco, with many of the leading adventure holiday companies offering reasonably priced and affordable breaks that offer something different for their customers.
Not all adventure holidays have to be packed full of danger and thrills, as you can quite easily find adventure holidays that will still get the pulse racing but will allow you to keep two feet firmly on the ground, with trekking and exploring a big favourite for many people looking to experience something different on holiday this year.
It is important to remember that there are many different types and levels of activity and adventure, so never just disregard an adventure holiday as too scary, as it may well allow you to see and do things that you might never get to see on a “normal” holiday.

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Seeking experience that you might be looking for

Many people think that adventure holidays and adventure activities have to take place abroad, when in fact there are many UK based adventure holidays through this country that can offer you the thrill seeking experience that you might be looking for.
From canoeing to abseiling and rock climbing to hill walking, there are literally hundreds of different things that you can do, without the cost of having to travel abroad and all the hassle that can sometimes accompany heading overseas.
There are plenty of UK Adventure Activity firms that will organise a day, weekend or even week away for you, offering loads to do across a broad range of activities and events. The best thing you can do is a quick search on Google for Adventure Holidays or Adventure Weekends and you will be presented with a list of firms that can offer the kind of things that you require.
Or, if you know the type of activity that you are looking for, you can easily search locally if you do not want to tread too far from home.
No matter where you go for you adventure seeking thrills, it is important that you always use a company that is qualified to deliver the activity and that they always have the correct and relevant insurance.

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Adventure travel is a bug that hits many of us

Adventure travel is a bug that hits many of us during the course of our active years, with the urge to do something different when it comes to holidays or trips abroad.
Although most of us are generally used to very relaxing and almost static breaks, either in the UK or abroad, there are many alternatives to beach breaks and these can be anything from trekking in Nepal right the way through to white water rafting in an exotic country half way around the world.
It is probably true to say that adventure holidays are not for everyone, but it is often something that you might not know you like until you try, because once you have the adrenaline and exhilaration rush from taking part in something special, you just probably won’t understand if it is for you or not.
It is important to never just disregard adventure holidays because you think they might be a bit too much for you, as there are of course different levels of adventure, with some more daring and lively than others.
Going onto video sharing sites like YouTube and Daily Motion can help you get an understanding of just what any particular activity is going to be like and you can also enjoy such a holiday in the UK, it doesn’t always have to be abroad.

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Tomatina will always be trying to get clean afterwards

Soon the big day arrived, and I turned up at the Ibis hotel in Valencia to meet my tour group. The first thing we did was visit a wine and water festival in a town nearby and I was really surprised by what an amazing night I had. Our tour leaders told us the cultural, family driven nature of this event, and we spent time enjoying a lovely atmosphere in the town centre with the locals. Then after a firework display, we headed to the local bull ring where there were live bands and much singing and dancing until the early hours. This was an authentically Spanish experience, and a real bonus considering I really only was here for the tomato fight.

The following day was amazing fun! From 9am we were in Bunol waiting for La Tomatina to start. I watched people trying to climb to the top of a greasy pole to get a ham which was attached to the top, and then enjoyed they total mayhem of the tomato fight. My lasting memory of La Tomatina will always be trying to get clean afterwards. Never in my life before have I found it acceptable to wash in a river, and then walk around town asking locals to hose me down with a garden water hose. And I guess in a nutshell that’s why these festivals are so popular. You find yourself doing things you would never normally do, you drop your guard, and suddenly you enjoy the camaraderie of washing yourself in a river with hundreds of other people all trying to get tomato off their bodies. You also experience a different culture and the sunshine defiantly helps!


Also Pillow Tours were amazing, well organised and gave great information about how to make the most of the events. I strongly recommend going with a group, as I made loads of friends and sharing an experience like La Tomatina with other people makes it even more fun. All in all I had a fantastic experience, and was finally able to join in with conversations about European festivals, and will even be booking a tour to Oktoberfest later in the year.

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One of these famous festivals to see what all the fuss

As a young Australian living in London, I hear a lot about Europe’s amazing summer festivals. Almost every week during the summer my friends are heading off on tours like Pamplona for the Running of the Bulls or Oktoberfest for the Munich Beer Festival. It seems these festivals have become a right of passage for young backpackers living in London, with people treating you like a social outcast if you have not visited at least one of these “must do” events.

With this in mind, I decided to try one of these famous festivals to see what all the fuss was about. I did not fancy running down a narrow street being chased by six or seven 1 tonne bulls at Pamplona , and I am more of a wine girl so drinking litre stein’s of beer at Oktoberfest also did not really appeal. That left the last of the “big three events”, the world’s largest food fight called La Tomatina in Spain. I liked this idea a lot, an organised food fight in sunny Spain, and I even like tomatoes so it seemed the best option for me. After doing some research I decided to book a tour with Pillow Adventure Travel Company, who also included a trip to a local wine and water festival the night before La Tomatina.


Once the tour and my flight was booked, I decided to do a little research on the history of La Tomatina, and quickly realised there was no history. It seemed the event started around the 1940’s but nobody really knew why. Some stories claim locals threw tomatoes at an unpopular politician during a speech. Other accounts claim people threw tomatoes at a bad musician during a performance, and a truck carrying tomatoes was involved in an accident and its load was spilt over the road. The event really started to get popular in the 1980s, and now attracts up to 40,000 people a year to a tiny town called Bunol, which normally has a population of 9,000 people.


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