Hump day getaway: summer solstice celebrations
Posted on June 17th, 2009 – 8:33 AMBy Elizabeth Larsen
The Northern Hemisphere summer solstice is just around the corner. From the Pagan hippie crowd at England’s Stonehenge to the rowdy party scene in Norway to the folksy celebrations in Austria–where people build bonfires on mountaintop ridges–see how people celebrate the longest day of the year.Â


Kerri Westenberg has globe-trotted for National Geographic and other magazines. Now she zips around the region, on the lookout for travel news you can use.
Elizabeth Larsen lived in Salzburg, Austria, and has traveled throughout Europe and the Americas. She can say "diaper," "bottle" and "crib" in four languages.
Troy Melhus has heli-skied on glaciers, dived alongside Monk seals and raced for 24 hours on a mountain bike. All this, and he rarely spends more than $500 on a trip.