Bath Highlights – Bath Film Festival 2009

One of the undoubted highlights in Bath this autumn is the return of the Bath Film Festival. This year festival organizers have promises one of the strongest line ups yet. Around a quarter of all screenings will be previews of films yet to be released in the UK which will be accompanied by the creative talents behind them. Along with the previews cinemas around the city will also be showing the very best in recent documentaries, sporting films as well as a few little gems which have not been seen in the city before. This years festival will be taking place between the 12th – 21st November 2009.

Some of the films previews include the new Steven Soderbergh film The Informant starring Matt Damon. Stephen Poliakoff will present his new film Glorious 39 at the festival in person. The film is set on the cusp of the Second World War and center around the Keyes family who idyllic family life begins to fall apart then a batch of gramophone records are discovered. Poliakoff examines a time when inhuman decisions were made and family bonds play second to concerns of the nation. The film stars Romola Garai (recently seen in the BBC’s adaptation of Emma and Atonement), Bill Nighy and Eddie Redmayne (The Good Shepherd, The Other Boleyn Girl and Tess of the D’Urbervilles)

Some of the documentary highlights include Afgan Star which follows the contestants who take part in a TV talent show which has taken Afghanistan by storm, a show which would not have been possible during the Taliban rule. The documentary won the best director and audience award at the Sundance 2009 awards. Big River Man is the story of one of the world’s most unlikely endurance swimmer who is attempting to swim the length of the Amazon River which at 4,000 miles will take an epic 66 days. Not only is the length he has to swim a challenge but the Amazon is one of the most dangerous rivers in the world with a number of inhabitants such as Piranhas and Snakes just a few of his potential hazards.

In between cinema visits the City of Bath is well worth your time to look around and explore with many fascinating and interesting places to see and visit.

Harare Travel

Zimbabwe’s biggest cause to move in is certainly the majestic Victoria Falls, which is one of the Seven Wonders of the World. The country began as part of British Crown colony but now it has its own government with English, as a national language. The country has other national attractions which attract tourists towards it such as. Harare, Kame Ruins, Great Zimbabwe National Monument, Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Mana Pools National Park, Eastern Highlands, Bulawayo and Matobo, Gona-re-Zhou park and unique species etc..

Harare the capital of Zimbabwe, The city contains modern buildings, wide roads, numbers of huge parks and gardens. The whole city is lined up with flowering trees and moderate climate which gives a green feel. The city is very rich in cultural and historical heritage and many old building has been prevented from decaying. The city is popular in manufacturing of textiles, chemicals and steel and it trades tobacco, maize, citrus fruits and cotton. You can find priceless collection of Africana in the form of notebooks and diaries placed in National archives. Queen Victoria Museum and the Queen Victoria National library are worth to be visited by the tourists. You can easily get a flights to Harare because Harare International Airport is the gateway of Zimbabwe that is the most advanced airport in the country.

The city presents different large open spaces such as 68ha National Botanic Garden, there you can find more than 900 species of wild trees and shrubs from all over the country and Mukuvisi Woodlands which is 277 hectares of prevented natural woodland that postures the banks of small Mukuvisi stream, there you can find different variety of birds and wild animals such as giraffe, zebra, tscssche, impapa bushbuck, wildebeest, reed buck etc. So if you are nature lover then just book a flights to Harare right now.

A tourist can experience shopping in flea market at Mbare, where visitor can find an array of Food, clothing, baskets and other items on cheap prices. In Harare there are many western style or European style restaurants are available which serve all kinds of foods on very cheap rates. It is a place where you can feel all type of cyclic weathers that’s shy it has very pleasant and healthy climate. The average annual temperature is 17.95C and this is because of its high altitude position. May and August is the coolest time period so these Months are good to visit.

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