Royal Ascot

Royal Ascot: The dresses, the millinery, at one of the British social scene's most glamorous occasions

Geordie Greig, editor of Tatler:

"It can be a great experience to go to Ascot. But sometimes I think it would not be top of my list of things to do. I would rather go surfing in Bali or see kangaroos breed in Australia or many of the wonders of the world, say, than go see a lot of people in top hats. While it is fun, I'm not sure it should be on the list; is it seeing the pyramids at dawn? I don't think so. It is not in the do or die bracket"

Cannabis Cup

Cannabis Cup: A five-day "harvest festival" in Amsterdam

Marijuana activist and editor of High Times, Steven Hager:

"I started the festival 21 years ago to establish a worldwide standard for quality of cannabis and it is held every Thanksgiving [fourth Thursday of November], and basically growers and breeders come to compete for the prize of the best harvest. If many other plants have harvest festivals then why shouldn't cannabis? Cannabis is on of the most revered plants on the planet despite the propaganda and campaign of persecution against it. And now we have an opportunity for people to get together and celebrate the plant and select the finest flower for the year. Do we have fun? Sure, there's a lot of pot smoking going on."