Mystic India offers the trip of a life time to the Varanasi Ganges Festival. Sharon Evans, owner of Mystic India specializes only in India.
If… not India, how about London’s Continue reading
Mystic India offers the trip of a life time to the Varanasi Ganges Festival. Sharon Evans, owner of Mystic India specializes only in India.
If… not India, how about London’s Continue reading
This clever young man needed a “mask” for the annual Brazilian Carnival in Austin, Texas. What could be more up-to-the minute than an enlarged Facebook page (his Facebook page to be specific). He cut out a large rectangle to look like a photo. As he moved through the audience of approximately 6,000 half-nude revelers, everyone wanted to “friend” him. Gorgeous painted bodies would Samba up, have their picture made (along side of his) and write on his “wall”.
Now this puts a whole new twist to “pick-up-line”. Let’s just say, he didn’t go home alone.
Carnaval Brasileiro is in its 35th edition and was held at the Palmer Events Center on Feb. 4th. The tradition began at The University of Texas when Brazilian students missed the gaiety of their famous celebration. Instead of sulking, they just created their own Carnival away from home.
Mike Quinn, who hosts a Latin American music radio show, produces this event. His love of Brazilian Samba has brought names such as Milton Mascimento and Egberto Gismonti to Austin to perform.
I know for sure that Carnival in Rio de Janeiro is out of my reach. Maybe you feel the same. However, next year let’s plan to meet in Austin to show off, do some Samba and celebrate Carnival. I’ll bring my Facebook page!
My first reaction when I read Linda Ballou’s article (click on the link) Have Boots Will Travel, was curiosity.
When I saw the map of this circuitous 236 mile loop from Durango, Silverton, up to Ridgway, around to Telluride, circling Mancos and back to Durango, my reaction was OMG! How could I ever make a trip like that?
This is where Linda Ballou comes in. In her article, Have Boots Will Travel, Linda gives you the how, where, who and when you need to know to accomplish this awesome trip. You don’t have to be a twenty-five year old mountain climbing expert to achieve this adventure. In fact, if you are in reasonably good physical shape, you can claim this prize as your very own!
Get those boots broken in and follow Linda’s guide to Colorado’s San Juan Skyway.
In case you’re losing sleep over where to book your 2012 travel destination, make it London. The city is primping for the onslaught of visitors. The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee and the Olympics are the big ticket items. However, the great thing about London is that something fun is always happening. Whether you want sports, music, theater, museums, shopping…London has your ticket.
David Ingham, Ian P. Hardy (both Brits) and I wrote this guide. We designed 10 walks around the most interesting places in London and a couple outside London. The beauty of the book is that you can explore London without having to take a tour. You pick your time, see what you want to see.
Maps and direction keys make it virtually impossible to get lost. You have a step-by-step guide so you arrive at your destination relaxed and ready to explore.
Each walk has loads of pictures (thanks to Ian) and information (thanks to David). As you walk around, for instance…Trafalgar Square, we point out important things about the place so you get a feel for what you’re seeing. You get more than a “hummm” experience.
An aside about the Kindle version:
The Kindle version is well done. The Kindle version has links to videos about what you are reading. These are active links. You can click on a link and …zip…you’re watching a video. Now that’s cool!
For three glorious months, I called Winter Park, Colorado home. My goal was to chronicle as many adventures of the Colorado Rocky Mountains as possible. After several people mentioned High-Lonesome Hut, I knew it was time to investigate. A mountain “hut” can be anything from a lean-to to Andy Miller’s three-story luxury accommodation. I asked Andy if he would show me High-Lonesome Continue reading
Grapevine is TRULY the Christmas Capital of Texas, officially designated so by the Texas Senate in 2009, and the season from mid-November till the first week of January is THE place Continue reading
Thirteen strangers piled into the waiting raft at Lee’s Ferry on the Colorado River. It would be our transportation for the next eight days. Adam, our guide, greeted us with his eight-month-old son on his hip. Three generations of river guiding make his family as much a part of the river as the canyon wren, the pink rattler that has taken on the rosy hues of the sandstone walls, and the aloe—sustenance to the Native Americans who have called the Grand Continue reading
The Grand Avenue area of Downtown Los Angeles has become the cultural heart of the city. Many Californians and out-of-state tourists have thought about visiting this place but simply haven’t gotten around to it. Now that the holiday season is here, this vibrant area seems logical to add to an itinerary.
Located a couple blocks west of City Hall, up Bunker Hill, the Grand Avenue locale is bordered by Continue reading