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Published 14 April Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A performing arts festival venue has opened in Coventry, to form part of the finale for its UK City of Culture year. The Assembly Festival Garden on Little Park Street will remain open until late September and host artists from around the world. It has been set up by event group Assembly Festival, which has been involved with the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for 40 years. General manager Dani Rae described it as "a city centre oasis". She said they had listened to feedback after the festival was held in the city last year and promised a "new programme with some familiar faces". The festival in 2021 was put together in just six weeks she said, because of uncertainty over Covid restrictions, and they needed to rely on expertise brought in from Edinburgh. But this year she said there would be more local people … [Read more...] about Festival Garden opens as part of UK City of Culture finale

Published 26 March Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A pop-up alternative department store has opened in a West Yorkshire town as part of an arts project based around the "golden days" of shopping. The K-Town Shopper Project aimed to bring a "retro" feel to the former Sunwin House shop on Hanover Street, Keighley, organisers said. Independent businesses from around the town have set up stalls inside, including food and drink sellers. Aimee Grundell, from the project, said it was a "trip down Memory Lane". She said: "The idea was to get footfall back in and around Keighley as some businesses weren't quite getting the customers they wanted, post-Covid. "It's getting back that buzz for shopping and what it used to be. It's about saying, let's shop local and support local businesses - but in a very creative way. "We've taken over this old department store, which has … [Read more...] about Keighley: ‘Golden days’ of shopping return at retro store

Ben Groundwater is a columnist, blogger, feature writer, and host of Traveller's podcast Flight of Fancy. He was named travel writer of the year by the Australian Society of Travel Writers in 2014 and 2015. "Do you agree to this currency conversion?" This is a new one. I'm standing in front of a Bankomat ATM on the shores of Lapad beach in Dubrovnik, trying to withdraw enough Croatian kuna to get me through the next few days. I've done the standard thing, looked up the exchange rate online, guessed at how much cash I'll need, calculated the rough exchange, and punched the amount into the ATM (using a debit card that doesn't usually attract any foreign conversion or withdrawal fees). READ MORE: Who offers the best pre-paid travel currency card? Holiday spending money gouges could drive uptake of Facebook's digital currency Don't pay in your own currency with credit cards overseas But now something strange is happening. The ATM is displaying its conversion rate, … [Read more...] about I avoided a new travel rip-off simply by pressing a button

A shocked American tourist is planning to go to the police on the Greek island of Mykonos after being charged close to NZ$1000 for two cocktails and a snack at a beach restaurant. The huge cost also included a NZ$129 tip. Eye-watering prices are not uncommon in Mykonos, but even by most standards this bill has left a distinctly bad taste. The unnamed tourist was with her daughter when she sat down at the restaurant. READ MORE: 'That salad is sadder than my life' - The $11 'rip-off' lunch in Germany Tourists charged $200 for 3 hotdogs and a sandwich in Italy Tourist charged $4500 for kebab platter in Jerusalem In messages to her travel agent and reported by Proto Thema , the woman ordered two drinks and some crab legs and sat on deck chairs on the beach for up to three hours. “While we knew that the bill would not exceed €200, suddenly they ask us to pay €600! In fact, they put three men in front of us when I refused to pay because what they were asking for … [Read more...] about How much would you pay for two cocktails and some crab legs? One Greek restaurant says $1000