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Edinburgh Festivals Scotland

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August - $Varies

This is a long one... I know. But I've also never seen anything like this. It's not one festival in Edinburgh, not two at the same time but 7 official festivals at the same time: The Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo from 2 - 24 August 2024, Edinburgh International Festival from 2 - 25 August 2024, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 2 - 26 August 2024, the Edinburgh Art Festival from 9 - 25 August 2024, the Edinburgh International Book Festival from 10 - 25 August 2024, the Edinburgh International Film Festival from 15 - 21 August 2024, and the Edinburgh Science Festival from 5 - 20 April 2025. I can't write about them all... I don't have that much time haha.

The Fringe Festival: Dance exhibitions, Comedy shows, Theatre performances, Circus shows, Cabaret, Exhibitions of all kinds, Music Sets, Opera, Spoken Word, and many other kinds of performances... The Festival Fringe is truly a one-of-a-kind arts festival held over 25 days and featuring more than 50,000 performances of 3,500+ different shows in 300+ venues. This festival is for up-and-coming talent, whereas the big names will be featured in the Edinburgh International Festival (held at the same time).

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Perseid Meteor Shower

ONLYTIME

Aug 12 to Aug 13 - $Free

There are an expected 100 meteors per hour during this particular date range. The shower is active between July 17th and August 24th but it will peak from the 12th to the 13th of August. To see the crazy natural phenomenon you basically just have to be in the northern hemisphere and find some dark sky with an unobstructed view. The darker, the better. A little hint for you, apparently all of the meteors originate from the same place in the sky so once you see one, just keep looking at it's starting place to find more. Fun Fact: The meteors will be traveling at 7 to 45 miles per SECOND (in relation to the earth).

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Jellyfish Lake Palau

ACTIVITY JUNKIES

May to September - $200

Some people's worst nightmare, but fuel to travel for others, there is a marine lake (salt water) in Palau with an abnormally high population of jellyfish. Don't freak out, these ones cant harm you. They are technically still poinonous but the sting is painless and harmless to humans so you maybe you can use this as exposure theorapy to get over you fear... or maybe that's not a great idea, haha.

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The Stonehenge Wiltshire, UK

BEST TIME

June to August - $35

Constructed around the same time as the Great Pyramids of Giza, Stonehenge is one of the most well known artifacts of human history. If you can go during summer soltice, the sunrise actually perfectly aligns within the ruins. There are a ton of human burial sites surrounding the ruins.

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Lech Austria

CHEAPEST TIME

April to November - $Varies

An exclusive ski resort town sits right across the border from Germany that in the summer is absolutely stunning. Outdoor sports of all kindscan be enjoyed from some spectactular hiking to tennis, golf, mountain biking, climbing, paragliding and fishing. Summer is the cheapest time to be there because there's no snow on the ski mountains but that doesn't mean the charm is completely gone.

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Indigenous Plant Medicine Amazon Rainforest

CHEAPEST TIME

June to August - $2,500

This is the only socially acceptable form of extreme psychedelic experiences because it is steeped in a long history of indigenous culture in the Amazon so you're just "experiencing the culture". These drugs, often called medication, should not be taken lightly, nor are they recommended for recreational use. Ayahuasca is no joke, neither is DMT or Rapé which they use to purge and clean your system. If you are interested in retreats for this purpose, you can find a lot of places that will offer a wide range of choices from 1 dose to 21 days of soul healing through two dozen doses of the intense medications. The $2,500 price tag is for a 7-day retreat.

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