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Visit Amsterdam Light Festival

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Daytrip to Zermatt in the Swiss Alps - The Solivagant Soul

After almost half a year living in Amsterdam I could not be any happier. Every weekend there is something new to do. For example, a couple of weeks ago, I participated in an “Ugly Sweater Run”. Then I went to the van Gogh Museum. And later, I visited the Christmas Market. And this is right in the middle of winter, when there are barely sunlight hours. Festivals and parties happen all around the city all year long. Even though in the summer there are music festivals everywhere in the Netherlands, there is a beautiful art festival going on in Amsterdam…

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A guide to the Loy Krathong and Yi Peng in Chiang Mai

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A guide to the Loi Krathong and Yi Peng Festival in Thailand | The solivagant soul

Last year I planned my trip Thailand so that I could cross off a point in my bucket list: The Yi Peng. This festival, happens once a year and it is mostly important in Chiang Mai. It occurs during the same dates that the Loy Krathong, another nation-wide celebration. Even thought the occur simultaneously, they are not the same. The Loy Krathong The Loy Krathong occurs every year in the 12th full moon of the lunar calendar, which translates into late October or early November. During this festival, thousands of people from all around the world gather around the rivers…

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