The last day on the Island of Freedom promised yet another full day of programmes including the end show with Hardwell and fireworks. The weather forecast was also showing a giant storm coming on the Sziget Festival around the time of the end show, just like last year. What a coincidence! I started off my […]
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Sziget Festival 2016 – surreal experiences on day 6
The adventures on the Island of Freedom are nearing their final hours but there is no need to be sad! Because it is quite not over yet. The sixth day of Sziget Festival 2016 brought over UK bands to the Dan Panaitescu Main Stage and the night program was closed by Sia from Australia. Do […]
Sziget Festival 2016 – David Guetta and the Magic Mirror
How does a Sunday at Sziget Festival 2016 look like? Well, like any other day. Except that you do not really know it is Sunday. It seems that people are no longer getting lost, and the Szitizens were lucky one more time because it did not rain at night. What did the fifth day of […]
A sneak peek at Sziget festival 2016 – two days to go
Do you know this feeling when you were a small child looking so much forward to the Christmas morning? That is my feeling when entering the Sziget Festival yesterday night and judging from the number of people being already on the Island of Freedom; I was not the only one. The gates of Sziget Festival […]
10 reasons why you should not miss Sziget Festival 2016
The gates to the Island of Freedom will open again this year. If you are still hesitating whether to come or not, wait no longer. Why? The passes are expected to be sold out by the month end. So what is awaiting you at the Sziget Festival 2016? Here are 10 reasons why you should […]
Places to avoid: Zrce beach, Pag Island, Croatia
My Croatian friends warned me: Do not waste your time at Zrce beach. But I am stubborn, and I did, and what I experienced was worth a thousand and one warnings. So, I am giving the same advice to you: Do not waste your time at Zrce beach. Zrce beach, Croatia’s answer to Ibiza Zrce […]
Sziget Festival summary: Day 4 Heat & dust on fire
Day 4 was the dustiest and crowdiest day at the Sziget festival. I read somewhere that the organizers had a special spray to apply on roads to prevent the dust from coming up, but they had a runout already on Day 2. This special substance was not available anymore in Hungary so they were trying […]
What to not miss out at Sziget
What to not miss out at Sziget and other special things that are good to know. Last post before the festival, come back for more during Sziget! Thematic parties Every day before the big names start their shows on the main stage, Sziget offers thematic parties. In 2014 that was: balloon party, flag party, beach […]
Colours of Ostrava 2015 – Day 2
Day 2 of Colours of Ostrava was in the sign of omnipresent heat, endless sun and Kasabian! We also managed to explore the festival area and close surroundings in a bigger depth. We were not the only ones who took advantage of the nearby shopping mall Nova Karolina to get a proper food and to […]
Everything you need to know about Sziget
Since 1993, every August, Budapest holds the Sziget Festival, which attracts over 400 thousand people during the week of the event. What it feels like to be at Sziget? What makes it unique and unforgettable? This mini-series about the cult Sziget experience should reveal you answers and aims at giving you valuable insight to make […]