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The World's Best Festivals for Throwing Things at People
Music festivals are great. Holiday parades are nice. But none of them let you hurl a fistful of something at a stranger. These ones do, and two are happening this month.
On June 13, Coxheath, England hosts the World Custard Pie Championship, exactly what it sounds like and better than you're imagining. Two weeks later, on June 29, the Haro Wine Festival soaks La Rioja, Spain in red starting at 8 AM. (Yes, wine for breakfast.)
From Italy's orange battles to tomato-splattered streets in Valencia, we rounded up seven of the world's messiest festivals.
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The Most Iconic Dessert From Each of Italy’s 20 Regions
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Pasta gets all the credit, but Italy's dessert traditions run just as deep. The south's heat calls for frozen everything, while the Alpine north goes for richer and more decadent. And then there are sweets protected by law that can only be made where they originated.
Here's your guide to eating your way around the entire country, one region at a time.
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June Edition
Where to travel: Forest Lagoon, Northern Iceland
What we’re loving: Melissa Doyle's snorkel session off Turtle Island
E V E N T S
Curaçao's Seú Festival Is 300 Years Old and Still the Best Party on the Island
Photo: Ciara Turner-Ewert
More than 3,000 people flood the streets of Willemstad in traditional costume for Seú (pronounced say-ooo), the Caribbean's oldest harvest festival and, by most accounts, its best one.
S P O N S O R E D
3 Ways to Choose Your Chill in Fort Myers
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH FORT MYERS - ISLANDS, BEACHES & NEIGHBORHOODS
Palm trees, calm Gulf waters, and a pace that doesn't ask anything of you. Fort Myers keeps the atmosphere unmistakably relaxed, whether you're kayaking through mangrove tunnels in the morning or watching spoonbills settle in at sunset.
You can make your day exactly how you want it.
S T A Y S
Aruba's Oldest Luxury Hotel Just Got a Boutique Tower — and a Rooftop Worth the Trip
Photo: Hilton
Aruba's newest opening earns its name: The Westerly is built around the island's legendary trade winds, and the breezy, boutique energy carries through every detail, from the rooftop lounge to the reef.
Here's what to expect.
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