If you don't come away from Basler Fasnacht with confetti oozing from every orifice - you haven't done it properly. Many of the very colourful Waggis are duly equipped with many sacks of confetti especially for chucking at the Fasachtler.
There's no escape.
My personal advise on what to do and see in Rome
Mt Egmont seen from the King Edward Park playing fields in Stratford
The Stratford Glockenspeil in Taranaki
The Antelope - your local, dog friendly, beer friendly pub
Must see ancient monuments around Rome
Historical information about the gothic Antwerp Cathedral
What to see, where to stay and eat in historic Antwerp
Recommended hotels in Vienna, Salzburg and Bregenz
Europe - Travel information from around Europe
Zähringen - Brief history of the Noble family of Zähringen
The Life of St Susanna - Notes from the life of St Susanna
Travel pictures - Pictures from my travels in Switzerland, Italy and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand - Travel stuff from around Australia and New Zealand
United Kingdom pictures - A gallery of pictures from my travels in United Kingdom
Berne - Information on and about Berne
Australia - Travel stuff from around Australia
Eclipse chasing - Essential total eclipse trip planning information from 2010 to 2019
Total Solar Eclipse 2006 - Travelogues from a trip to Libya to see the Total Solar Eclipse in 2006
Mark Sukhija is a travel and wine blogger, photographer, tourism researcher, hat-touting, white-shirt-wearing, New Zealand fantatic and eclipse chaser. Aside from at least annual visits to New Zealand, Mark has seen eclipses in South Australia (2002), Libya (2006), China (2009) and Queensland (2012). After twelve years in Switzerland, Mark moved back to London in 2012. You can follow Mark on Twitter or Facebook