Kuala Lumpur Events

ThaipusamThe most important Hindu festival in Malaysia, celebrated mainly by Malaysian Hindus with Tamil origins. The celebrations are vividly colourful and marked by acts of self-mortification, with devotees adopting painful body piercings before parading en masse to the Batu caves.

California Weather, climate and geography

Weather and climateBest time to visitSummers are very warm, with cool evenings, while the spring and autumn months are mild, with cool evenings. The winter 'rainy season' is gentle and occurs between January and March. Much of the state has a Mediterranean climate, with hot, dry summers and mild, rainy winters.

Things to see in St Petersburg

AttractionsKhram Spas-na-Krovi (Church of the Saviour on Spilled Blood)Modelled on St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow, this church was built on the spot where socialist radicals assassinated Emperor Alexander II on 1 March 1881. It’s crowned by a fantasy collection of tiled onion domes and has a stunningly restored interior of gleaming marble and glittering