ST PATRICK’S DAY IN DUBLIN

Dublin, Ireland, Frid 15 – Mon 18 March 2013

4 Day 3 Night Hostel Tour – £175

The centre of Dublin turns into a sea of green as everybody hits the streets at 12 noon to watch the traditional St Patrick’s Day parade, including marching bands and floats. During the evening everybody heads to the centre to celebrate, and local Irish pubs are overflowing with people listening and singing along to Irish bands and having a good ‘CRAIC’, while of course enjoying a Guinness or two!

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Anzac Day on the Western Front

France & Belgium, Tue 23 to Thur 25 April 2013

3 Day Coach & Hotel Tour – £269

Join us for a 3 day 2 night emotional tour to some of the major ANZAC battlefields and memorials of North France and Belgium, and attend the ANZAC Day dawn service at Villers-Bretonneaux to commemorate ANZAC involvement on the Western Front

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Shin Kicking at the Cotswold ‘Olimpicks’

PLUS many other ‘Sports’

Cotswolds, England, 2012 dates TBC

2 Day Hostel Tour – £125

“… one of the most entertaining and bizarre sporting competitions in England and many of the original events such as welly wanging (throwing), the sack race and climbing a slippery pole are still held. “.

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Ladies Day At Royal Ascot

Ascot Races, England, Thursday 21 June 2012

1 Day Coach Tour – £90 (Grandstand tickets £130)

Ascot Races, England, Friday 22 June 2012

1 Day Coach Tour – £65 (Grandstand tickets £105)

Ascot Races, England, Saturday 23 June 2012

1 Day Coach Tour – £75 (Grandstand tickets £115)

Royal Ascot is considered the highlight of the British racing calendar, and one of the main society events of the English summer alongside Wimbledon.

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Running of the Bulls, Pamplona, Spain

Pamplona, Spain, Wednesday 4 July to Saturday 14 July 2012

Various Tour Options – £225.00-£255.00

The fiesta of San Fermin in Pamplona is famous for the Running of the Bulls, however this 9 day festival is regarded by many as the biggest and best party in Europe, and one of the most exhilarating experiences on earth.

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British Grand Prix

Silverstone, England Friday 6 to Monday 9 July 2012

In 2010 over 230,000 people attended the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, and 2011 promises to be bigger and better as 2009 F1 champion Jenson Button and 2008 champion Lewis Hamilton participate in their home GP.

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Ramshackle Rallies

Krakow: 28 July to 1 August 2012

Split:11 to 16 August 2012

You and a group of up to 4 friends have £150 to buy a car, decorate it however you like, wear fancy dress to match, and then drive your rust bucket to the other side of Europe, participating in a number of challenges and having great fun along the way.

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La Tomatina – The Tomato Fight

Budol, Spain, Tues 28 to Thurs 30 Aug 2012

3 Day Coach & Hotel Tour – £155.00

Join Pillow for our tour of the crazy La Tomatina food fight and a Wine and Water festival in Spain. On the last Wednesday of August each year the small town of Bunol (near Valencia) welcomes 40,000 people and over 100 metric tons of tomatoes for the biggest food fight and party in the world.

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Munich Beer Festival (Oktoberfest)

Munich, Germany, 21 September to 8 October 2012

6 Day Coach & Camping Tour – From £209.00

The Munich Beer Festival, also known as Oktoberfest, or Wies’n by the locals, is a public beer festival held once a year in Munich, Germany. Every year around 6 million people attend, consuming 4 million litres of beer, half a million roast chickens and 200,000 pairs of pork sausages, making the Oktoberfest one of the biggest parties in the world! [more]

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Running of the Tar Barrels

Ottery St Mary, England, 2012 Date TBC

2 Day Coach & Hotel Tour – £155.00

The people of the UK have celebrated the anniversary of Guy Fawkes trying to blow up Parliament by making bonfires and setting off fireworks. However the people of Ottery St Mary in Devon do things a little differently, and carry large burning “Tar” barrels through their streets!

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Christmas Markets

France and Belgium, 2012 Date TBC

3 Day & 2 Night Coach & Hotel Tour – £189

Get into the Christmas spirit by visiting Europe during the traditional Christmas market season. This amazing tour offers the chance to visit 3 Christmas markets, including the famous Brussels winter wonderland. We also visit Bruges & Lille markets. We stay in a central Lille hotel for the duration of the tour.

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Hogmanay

Edinburgh, Scotland, Sun 30 Dec 2012 to Tue 2 Jan 2013

4 Day Tour – £265

Let Pillow take you to one of the best New Years celebrations in the world. The annual event in Princes Street is something everybody should experience at least once in their lifetimes!

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