As a first time volunteer and a first time attendee, I found the experience exhilarating. So…read morevibrant and colourful is this festival that it left me on a high. For those who have never been, you are missing out! This world music festival is a must for young and old and everyone in between. It is fun, it is vivacious and it embodies a global community spirit. The food stalls were fantastic, featuring cuisines from all around the world. I felt spoilt for choice. The entertainment and speakers was world class. One of the highlights for me this year was hearing David Suzuki speak. He is one of earth's greatest ambassador and I have a deep respect for him. It is a clear testament to just how wonderful this festival is by the high profile personalities and acts it drew. Massive kudos and high fives to the organisers and volunteers for making this festival successful every year. My only regret is not attending all the years before this. I look forward to next year's festival with much anticipation.

I've been attending the World Music Art and Dance festival in Adelaide (WOMADelaide) since it first…read morebegan back in 1992, when I was 11. Since then both myself and this festival have grown bigger and bigger. In recent years the festival has gone from biannual to annual and from three days to four. It's mainly known for its world class world music performers, 70% seem to be somewhat unknown to the audience that throngs to this experience every year. That's half the fun, seeing performers you've never seen before and going "hey, I like that". These artists also sign autographs and CDs during scheduled sittings. The amount of space of Botanic Park that is covered by the festival is almost all of it, ergo really really big. Either print out a map and schedule from the website beforehand or get one from one of the information areas. There's also a phone app which I've not yet used but I will. Stage 1, the main stage, is always exposed to the sun during the day, so too Stage 2 so hats/umbrellas are recommended. There is a St. John's tent where you can make a donation and get sunscreen though, or buy a whole bottle at National Pharmacy's trailer. To keep cool there are water stations where you can fill up you water bottles and sprinkler tents to run through. The Morton Bay Fig Stage is a smaller stage set amongst the Botanic Park's giant rooted trees. One year whilst at the MBF stage the crowd burst into dancing whirpools and I and my Callipo were whisked away by these happy tides to the sounds of Romanian gypsy violin. There are a host of other stages including those designed for workshops and more intimate performance, about 8 or so stages in total. Parking is difficult and beer tents are plenty so go the public transport route. Many walk from the Adelaide train station but there are usually additional event specific buses and designated taxi areas. The only booze on offer is Coopers, a collection of SA wines and Aussie Cider, my favourite! There's also a specific Coopers garden bar. The food is from all corners of the globe and delicious. With that in mind the organisers have added a Taste the World stage where artists and chefs are brought together to teach the crowd some of their favourite dishes. Now tickets are expensive, or at least more expensive than they used to be, but the experience is worth it. Many chose to volunteer their time to the festival in exchange for a pass and I too did that one year. You work a set amount of hours on agreed days, then the rest of the time at Womad is yours. The bar is frantic but fun. It has almost become an Adelaide rite of passage to try and sneak in to WOMAD but it being nigh on 20 years since it first began, security has worked out what it's doing. A lot of people try every year to scale the botanic gardens fence into WOMAD but this is the worst place to try of all of them. One year a friend of mine tried that, slipped, and impaled himself by the bicep on the spiked fence. He didn't see any of WOMAD just the nearby Royal Adelaide Hospital. He very luckily missed a crucial nerve and he is not the only case of impaling on that fence, so just buy a ticket!

Don't be fooled by the sign that says 'quality fresh fruit and veg at wholesale prices'. I think…read morethey must have confused wholesale with retail prices because you pay exactly what you would pay at Coles or Woolworths, if not more. The fruit and veggies they stock are definitely fresh though, no doubt about that but I was just expecting something different and cheaper than it turned out to be. In terms of choice, it's nothing out of the ordinary or too big either. I'd much rather go to a supermarket then where I can get everything I want, all at once and at exactly the same price as here.

contrary to the other reviewer, i find it a great place…read more they do wholesale at the back and retail at the front. and you can subscribe at no cost for a 10% discount... you don't see that at a faceless supermarket. the staff are friendly and informative, much different to a large supermarket, and their prices tend to go down bit before other places, as stock comes into season.