Testimonial
52 Weekends in 2010
'For there are but 52 weekends in the year, 104 days of freedom and joy (plus statutory bank holidays), and it is a mortal sin to waste them.'
Thou shalt not put up shelves. Thou shalt not cut the grass. Thou shalt not stay in watching telly and thou certainly shalt not go to Ikea.
Thou shalt shun the shopping mall and the multiplex and the garden centre and Homebase, and thou shalt go to the local only on week nights. If thou hast a church, thou shalt make thine excuses, and if thou likest a lie-in, thou canst sleep when thou art dead.
For there are but 52 weekends in the year, 104 days of freedom and joy (plus statutory bank holidays), and it is a mortal sin to waste them.
June 25-27: Black magic and music, Morocco
“Un festival pas comme les autres” is how they describe the annual Gnaoua world-music festival, in Essaouira, which celebrates the sounds spawned by slavery. Encompassing influences as diverse as Haitian voodoo, delta blues and Brazilian candomble, the event combines African magic and Islamic rituals to refresh the parts that other festivals can no longer reach. Original Travel (020 7978 7333, originaltravel.co.uk) has three-night breaks from £462.
Chris Haslam
