It may be the season for Christmas festivities, but winter as a whole is full of absolutely incredible festivals all around the world.

Ahh the modern age, where gadgets are abundant and the world is small, so travelling is easier than ever.

If we’re all being realistic, we all know where the best Oktoberfest is going to be. But, for the sake of debate and perhaps to learn something new, let’s pretend that Germany isn’t going to take up every one of the spots on this list.

Happy skyscraper day to all! Well, it may not mean that much to the regular layperson, but to the architects who help change the skylines of the world, it’s probably one of the best days of the year.

It’s a favourite question in pub quizzes. Who were the first people to colonise North America?

As the summer weather starts to get a bit shaky and we regret ever complaining about the heatwave, you’d start to think about perhaps extending your summer with another holiday next season.

With France advancing to the finals of the World Cup, they have a lot to celebrate.

From woodblock art to colourful manga, elegant Geishas to eccentric Harajuku fashion, a lot of things in Japan have changed throughout history.

From sea to shining sea, America the beautiful is certainly one of the most varied places you could ever hope to go.

The bastion of the takeaway world, loved by food snobs and the uncaring alike, pizza is (in my humble opinion), the best possible food to eat at anytime, anywhere.

Not only is it the season that finally, finally, brings a slow end to the coldness of winter, but it's when the flowers begin to bloom, the baby animals appear in fields, and when the world wakes up in a fantastic way after a long, dark time.

What can be said about trains? They're fast, efficient, fairly stable modes of transport. Fantastic for commuting or transporting lots of heavy goods, and great at getting people to the heart of a destination with a fairly small amount of fuss furore.