World Reviewer blog

As scout masters and bank managers all over the world will tell you being prepared is as a smart lifestyle choice - and though we can’t see into the future we can definitely offer some sage suggestions for how to prepare for November.  Recently nominated resident where-to-go-when expert Lara has kindly prepared us for the Best of November as well as finding out where to find the best November Festivals.

If you’re missing the sun already then my contribution to our calendar efforts is an article about where to bask in the heat of the suns rays in November.

We haven’t solved the credit crisis but at least we’re offering you the best places to escape it to…

My film making attempts for World Reviewer are on the basic side when it comes to the big screen, but if my efforts have inspired you to visit London you’ll be able to get a look at some serious film making talent if you’re here in October for the London Film Festival.

If not you can have a look at a list of Flim Festivals which might be closer to home and find out how you could find yourself sitting in the same dark room as Brad Pitt.

If you’re always looking to the future and you’re in the mood for something festive, as well as give us a list of Great things to do in October, Lara has also given us a list of October Festivals to go out of your way for. Now is the perfect time to book and you’ll have something to look forward to as the days get shorter and cooler…

If those festivals sound a bit too fattening - lets face it October is the time to Celebrate the Harvest! here’s an article suggesting some Totally Unique Places to lay your Head which will give you something to talk about that’s not the credit crunch - your friends and colleagues will thank you for it.

…And just when I thought I’d found the most unique experience of the day, the Baby Jumping Festival comes along.  Yes, grown men dressed as devils jumping over tiny babies…  Bet you have to have a read of that one…

World Reviewer is a constant source of surprise and mirth to me – there are frankly some unusual things going on in the world which without this site I may not have ever heard about. So I would like to share one of my latest finds with you here: the Festival of the Pig from France.  It’s not just about eating - they also race piglets and even more fantastically have competitions to mimic pigs both in appearance and sound.  You have to believe it - there is no way anyone would make up anything so outlandish.