THE HIGH LIFE BLOG

Madrid
Take a trip and see the new galácticos – Ronaldo, Kaka and Benzema – kick off for Real Madrid as the new Spanish football season gets under way. realmadrid.com

Mumbai
The glitterati will be out in force for Lakme Fashion Week, which is celebrating its tenth year. From 18 to 22 September. lakmefashionweek.co.in

Cape Town
Pick up an Avis hire car and head to the West Coast National Park, an hour’s drive away, to see the wildflowers in spectacular bloom. sanparks.org

Munich
It’s bottoms up at the annual beer-drinking extravaganza that is Oktoberfest. Confusingly it starts on 19 September. oktoberfest.de

New York
The festival of San Gennaro, patron saint of Naples, is celebrated with ten days of eating, drinking and music in Little Italy. From 10 September. sangennaro.org 

Nairobi
The Rift Valley Festival, a new international music event on Lake Naivasha, has its inaugural party on 5-6 September. The main festival follows in Easter 2010. riftvalleyfestival.com