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July 22 - July 28
Seasonal Lime, Cheap Dubai, Comic heaven, Hunt with a Bow, Poland, City of Gamblers, Craft a Sword, Ghent Light, Crazy Airshow, Tomorrowland
Logan Gross
May 03, 2024
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Boryeong Mud Festival South Korea
ONLY TIME
Jul 01 to Jul 31
a HUGE summer festival attracting 2 million people annually to Boryeong, where the mud has many special characteristics that lead many people to use it for skincare. They host a race on mud, slides into mud, pools of mud, mud painting, mud parties, a mud street, mud carnival games and huge stages for some K-Pop (and other genres) performances. All of the mud is sterilized.
Learn More - Video
Lima Peru
BEST TIME
May 01 to Sep 30
With over 11 million inhabitants, the capital city of Peru, which is the gastronomic capital of South America, has many attractions for the tourist. It has a rich history with Incan ruins. It has luxury shopping, a great nightlife scene, a bunch of museums and pretty architecture. In the Peruvian winter, tourism is at a peak due to the cooler weather, lack of rain, and a handful of local festivals like the Independence Day of Peru, held of July 28th. And don't forget that this is a great starting place for any hiking trip that you may want to start in Peru (Rainbow mountains or Machu Pichu).
Learn More - Guide
Dubai United Arab Emirates
CHEAPEST TIME
Jun 01 to Aug 31
One of the most, if not the most modern looking city in the world is a dream destination for many, including myself. Dubai was conceived with the tourist in mind and is a rich person's ultimate playground with countless crazy activities (Dune Bashing, Freediving indoors, Skydiving & so much more) but these things cost quite a bit so going around July can really help decrease that financial burden, as long as you're willing to battle the heat. Fun facts: 88% of the residents are foreigners. They seem to have an obsession with world records as they have the world’s tallest building, the largest shopping mall, the tallest in-suite hotel in the world, and the fastest Police Car (just to name a few out of 300 records).
Learn More - Guide
Comic-Con San Diego, USA
ONLY TIME
Jul 25 to Jul 28
Let your inner-geek out and don some cosplay from your favorite anime or comic to meet your people. You may be judged by people outside the walls, but inside you are in a sea of like-minded nerds and can truly feel like you are in another world. Meet the show creators and the voice actors, buy some merch, check out some replicas and some real movie props.
Learn More - Guide
Bow Hunting Safari South Africa
ACTIVITY JUNKIES
May 01 to Sep 30
This is not for everybody, honestly, probably not for anyone receiving this newsletter, but I just like learning about these types of things so I think y'all might too. Bow hunting is one of the most difficult practices of hunting and doing so in the African environment is an apex experience for any experienced bowman. There are three forms of hunting there; Blinds (enclosed all-directional stands), deer stands (open-air 1-directional stand), and walk and stick (stalking the prey on your two feet). The difficulty of these logically follows the order of how I wrote them.
The cost of a hunting safari ranges astronomically depending on what you want to hunt: from $50 for a monkey to $12,000+ for a Cape buffalo. There are a ton of companies that have huge plots of land just for hunting so picking one may be a hard choice. Btw you don't need to be incredibly talented or experienced to do this, they say that you only need to be "proficient enough with that equipment to shoot sub-4” groups out to 30 yards". If you know what that means, you're on the right track.
Learn More - Guide
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Best Time
This time of year offers the best that this destination has to offer.
*Lima Peru - May 01 to Sep 30 - Highlighted above- Guide
Krakow Poland - May 01 to Sep 30 - As a Jew myself who has visited Poland before, I can't talk about Krakow without mentioning how truly moving it was to experience the well-preserved Auschwitz, and I would highly recommend it to everybody no matter your ancestry. But the city of Krakow is home to a lot more than just their history with castles, markets, museums and an awesome salt mine. Krakow is quite affordable, and the summer holds great weather and more lively streets and markets. - Guide
Cheapest time
This one is self-explanatory.
*Dubai United Arab Emirates - Jun 01 to Aug 31 - Highlighted above - Guide
Las Vegas USA - Jun 01 to Aug 31 - An adult playground where the buildings look like toys, the night holds more light than the day and the streets funnel you into casinos. We've all heard a story of when a friend or friend of friend walked away a few thousand dollars richer, and it sparks a glimmer of hope which is all but likely to die if you dive in headfirst to the city of slots, the city of black and red, the city of bachelor parties. If you want to save some money on a hotel so that you can lose more in the casino, head to LV in the summer as the heat keeps the hotel occupancy low. FYI if you want a day without degeneracy, you can head to REd Rock canyon for a beautiful escape from the indoors. - Guide
Activity Junkies
For anyone like me, who is addicted to doing new and unique stuff.
*Bow Hunting Safari South Africa - May 01 to Sep 30 - Highlighted above - Guide
Blacksmithing Course Herefordshire, England - May 01 to Sep 30 - Who wouldn't want to craft their own knife or sword out of a chunk of metal by smashing a huge hammer against a giant metal anvil? Herefordshire has a long history of blacksmithing for agriculture, but they've learned to pivot and now make cool knives and swords for the thrill-seeking tourists. There are different options for shorter and longer courses (3 hours, half day, full day, and two-day options for you metal lovers). - Official Website
Only Time
These are temporary events that you need to go during this travel window to experience.
*Comic-Con San Diego, USA - Jul 25 to Jul 28 - Highlighted above - Guide
Boryeong Mud Festival South Korea - Jul 01 to Jul 31 - Highlighted above - Video
Ghent Light Festival Belgium - Jul 19 to Jul 28 - A free-to-attend 10-day music and theater festival with over 1 million attendants that come to experience not only the stage events, but also a ton of street performances, exhibitions, animations (for children), fairs and more. - Official Website
Oshkosh WI, USA - Jul 22 to Jul 28 - The EAA AirVenture Oshkosh Fly-In (crazy name...) is an annual airshow bringing over 10,000 airplanes and 600,000+ attendants where there are countless airshows and effectively infinite planes to explore on the grounds. They stream all of the airshows live so if you can't make it in person, maybe you just want to mark your calendars to see some cool footage of the crazy air displays. - Official Website
Tomorrowland Boom, Belgium - Jul 19 to Jul 28 - A big-name EDM festival that attracts 400,000+ attendants annually. It was voted the "Best musical event of the year" five times in a row at the International Dance Music Awards. Headliners: David Guetta, Armin van Buuren, Tiësto, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Steve Aoki, Swedish House Mafia & more. - Official Website
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