Tag Archives: 2012

Wandering through Mercado de San Lucas

When you’re travelling, you’ll always find that the main tourist thoroughfare will be overpriced in comparison to the local haunts. Antigua is no different from any other tourist place – the only difference is that the overall price is still so low, that tourists from North America/Europe/Australia really don’t care. For those visiting Antigua, Guatemala – I do suggest that …

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Chocolate making classes in Antigua, Guatemala (ChocoMuseo Review)

On the list of activities to do in Antigua, the ChocoMuseo is usually a hit with the kids and the foodies alike. Basically, it’s two hours of talk and discussion about chocolate. The guides in their very decent English (The standard to English at the center ranges from decent to very good – so no fear of not understanding something). …

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Oppa Lantern Time … Seoul Lantern Festival 2012

Lighting lanterns along a stream that runs through the middle of Seoul is a big thing.  Here is the route that runs through the city. I ended up walking the entire length of the festival during the day …  however at night, it’s definitely pretty. Getting into Seoul during this time was rather nice as I haven’t seen “lanterns” in …

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Carnival Tribe is not about Carnival … it’s about printing money and pushing THEIR idea of the Carnival experience

Playing mas in Trinidad is a bucket list highlight for many people, especially those second and third generation Trinidadians who’ve only heard about how great Trinidad Carnival is while playing mas in New York, Toronto, Miami etc. As a veteran “fete sket“, I’ve crossed the stage multiple times with Poison and now Tribe and to be perfectly honest, I couldn’t …

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