“Ug!” – the stirring response of the Mammoth Jump gold medal winner at the 20, 000 BC Olympics when asked by a member of the press, “Ug?” And here we are, all these milleniums later, just as vocal and crazy about our sports and games. So blend that passion for ‘elite’ competition with your love of holidays by cheering on the world’s best garden gladiators, high-heeled hurdlers, prancing poets or knife wielding chefs…
OK, not quite Formula One, but the racing’s just as cut-throat and exciting at the Lawn Mower World Championships on picturesque Krautsand Island, Germany from 2-8 May. Take your place amongst the 8000 or so avid spectators doing their best not to become grass clippings as the 50 competitors roar past in the tractor-sized vehicles.
After a day of mayhem, a relaxing spa and massage at the Grand Elysee Hotel Hamburg is just what the farmer ordered.
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Ladies, you’ll never complain about getting about in heels again after witnessing the obstacle course competition at The Drag Olympics being held at the Way Out Club in London on May 7. Drag queens will also go for gold in limbo, cabaret face-offs and catwalk sashays all in the name of being crowned the winner (and raising money for charity!).
Stay at the Apex London Wall Hotel and dine on European cuisine at the appropriately titled ‘Off the Wall’ restaurant.
See more great London hotel deals for 7 May.
They’ll be stretching and warming up those vocal chords to do poetic battle at the Barcelona Poetry Week from 11-17 May. The city gets into the spirit, decking out buses in verse and holding readings from local and international poets all around the city.
Get a dose of 19th century romanticism at the colonial-styled 1898 Hotel Barcelona, where you can live the life of a non-tortured artist relaxing in the spa and sauna.
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Is soup a food or a drink? You may have to attend the Golden Ladle Soup Festival in Lille, France on 1 May to find out. Chefs compete to serve up the tastiest liquid concoctions imaginable, using flavours from around the world – and you get to taste as many as you like.
The beautiful Mercure Lille Metropole has an in-house restaurant for when it’s time to feed tummy something more substantial.
See more great Lille hotel deals for 12 May.
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