Part 3 of a 3-part series on lesser-known, but no-less-hot, Carnival celebrations. On the tiny Caribbean island of Trinidad, four-hundred years of recorded history under various European flags and immigration from the four corners of the globe have shaped and molded the look and feel of Trinidad and Tobago Carnival into one of the most […]
Part 2 of a 3-part series on lesser-known, but no-less-hot, Carnival celebrations. Growing every year by word of mouth, the Carnaval de Barranquilla on the Caribbean coast of Colombia is more an expression of folklore and regional culture than random debauchery and merriment. In 2003, the festival was named a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible
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Part 1 of a 3-part series on lesser-known, but no-less-hot, Carnival celebrations. While most of the world looks to its more famous neighbor to the south as the epitome of pre-Lenten debauchery, Brazil’s first capital, Salvador da Bahia, is truly where you find Brazilian Carnival. Or, rather, Carnival for Brazilians. You don’t “see” Carnival in Salvador
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I was in college when I first started traveling frequently by plane, between Florida and the Northeast on Delta or the defunct MetroJet by US Airways. This was the late 90s and my musical horizons, already broad for having grown up with a band-directing father and a soprano-singing mother, were being expanded even further beyond
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Many years ago, edgy London-based airline Virgin Atlantic came up with a kitschy but cool marketing campaign aimed at Jetrosexuals, the breed of international traveler who “leaves terra firma behind each day to move business and culture forward.” Though that particular campaign with its snazzy Bond-like mini-movies showcasing the amenities of each US-UK flight has
“Just as there are destinations you ‘must visit before you die,’ there are also must-do travel experiences. High on the list: traveling luggage-free. ‘Will you be checking bags or just carrying on?’ The next time you respond to that question with a proud ‘neither’ you’ll be embarking on one of the most enjoyable journeys of
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Itau 19:06Originally uploaded by anselmoportes If you hate math, traveling overseas might be somewhat of a headache. You knew the balmy reputation of Jamaica before you booked the ticket, yet you packed a couple of sweaters, just in case, when you read the average temperature was 25 degrees. And you had to do a double-take
A true Fly Brother or Sister is restless. They cannot stay put in one place for very long, lest neurosis set in. But many aspirants are not yet in the habit of stepping out the front door for anything other than work, personal errands, or picking up the mail. With Netflix, broadband, and on-demand cable,
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With international travel more accessible than ever before, most everyone should have a passport, and there’s no better time than now to start the process. We’ve tried to make the process a little easier by sifting through the US State Department’s travel site – travel.state.gov – for information on obtaining a US passport. The State Department operates
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Calling all Planeteers in Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia! Join us at WJCT Public Media for a FREE evening of travel, conversation, and connection.Monday, April 7, 20256:30pm-9pm ET@ WJCT Studios100 Festival Park AvenueJacksonville, Florida 32202We’re screening two episodes from our award-winning television travel docu-series about friendship and connection, “FLY BROTHER with Ernest White II,” plus
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