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Proving that September's not all about going back
to school, the Pilot team drop in on Nevada's
Burning Man Festival, stand well back from
some festive wrestling at the Fiesta of San
 Miguel in Bolivia, join some of the world's
shyest tribes at Papua New Guinea's Goroka
Show and finish up on top of the world down
under on New Zealand's wondrous Fox Glacier.
If you're looking for the bizarre look no further
than the Black Rock Desert from late September
to early October when it hosts the Burning
Man Festival that began in the 1980s as a
beach party in San Francisco. Justine Shapiro
finds that years later it may be bigger but
it's still true to its hippy roots, attracting
colourful people and crazy antics.
Bolivia is famous for its spiritedness;
Ian Wright arrives in Uncia on 29 September
for the Fiesta of San Miguel and a real
taste of Bolivian abandon. Having taken in the
colourful procession of dancers, he heads to a
nearby  village to catch a decidedly dangerous
looking traditional 'Tinku' fight in which
the whole village takes part (even mums!) and
finds that there's no point in crying over spilt
blood - it's seen as an offering to mother earth
and ensures a good harvest.
Papua New Guinea is home to some of the
world's most reclusive tribes so what better way
to meet them and their traditions than a visit
to the bi-annual festival, the Goroka Show? Jonathan Atherton joins the biggest party
in the Eastern Highlands Province and meets some
of the colourfully clad tribesmen.
Feel a little dicey when it's icy? Ian Wright
experiences the dramatic beauty of the Fox
Glacier on the South Island of New Zealand from the safety of a helicopter then rustles up
the courage to climb it with a guide. Despite
the difficulties of negotiating the glacier, it's
well worth the effort as Ian is plunged into a
white wonderland of awesome views. |
