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Falling for Fallas
Las Fallas (in Spanish), or Las Falles (in Valenciano), is a week long fiesta that engulfs the entire city of Valencia, Spain. Hoards flock to the streets to party and to see the hundreds of individual works of art (Fallas/Falles) … Continue reading
MSS at Manchester Day 2018
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We went to Jamaica Carnival 2018 and got our whole lives (WATCH) — Gossiping Heifers
If you’ve ever been to a Carnival celebration in the Caribbean, you know the experience can be life-changing. Aside from partying, drinks and a good time, there is an uplifting power in soca music, freedom of expression, and an elevation … Continue reading
Dancing With 10-Foot Stilts
In Trindad and Tobago, “moko jumbies” soar high during Carnival. The traditional art of stilt dancing is a highlight of Trinidadian celebrations, but for stilt walker Adrian Young, it’s an everyday practice. For the past 21 years, he has been … Continue reading
Artist Okuda San Miguel Sets an 82-Foot Sculpture Aflame for the Falles Festival in Valencia
Earlier this month in the city of Valencia, Spain, the annual five-day Falles Festival hosted the construction and burning of some 400 sculptures in neighborhoods across the city amidst fireworks, parades, and enormous bubbling skillets of paella. The festival is … Continue reading
Carnaval 2018, Rio De Janeiro — Never Ending Gap Year
https://videopress.com/embed/giLFIFQl?hd=0&autoPlay=0&permalink=0&loop=0 In seven years of travel blogging no story has been as difficult to write as this experience of Rio de Janeiro’s Carnaval. A week after the event I’m still processing and debating with myself what I should and shouldn’t … Continue reading
Beija-Flor Wins 2018 Rio’s Carnaval Parade — Brazilian Nites
With a political statement, leader singer Neguinho da Beija-Flor brings the champion samba school spirit to L.A. via Beija-Flor Wins 2018 Rio’s Carnaval Parade — Brazilian Nites
Rio Carnival Parade – Day 1 – 11 February 2018 — Rio the Guide
Photos courtesy of RioTur – the city of Rio Tourist Authority. via Rio Carnival Parade – Day 1 – 11 February 2018 — Rio the Guide
The UK woman leading the dance at the Rio Carnival
Samantha Flores from London is leading out the first float at the world-famous carnival. Source: The UK woman leading the dance at the Rio Carnival
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