by Valerie Bonk | Oct 31, 2014 | Culture, Entertainment, Fall, Festivals and Celebrations, Holidays, videos
Photography by Claudio Cruz/ LatinContent/ Getty Images The “Day of the Dead,” or Dia de los Muertos in Spanish, is a national holiday celebrated in Mexico on Nov. 1 and 2. Families and friends gather together to remember and pray for those who have died. Dia de los...
by Zoe Silverman | Oct 24, 2014 | Festivals and Celebrations, videos
Photography by Swiss-Image Samnaun, Switzerland, has one of the quirkiest holiday traditions in the world. On Nov. 29, hundreds of Santa Claus impersonators will form teams and compete to win the title of Santa Claus world champions. Events in this snowy competition...
by Kathleen Rellihan | Oct 21, 2014 | Culture, Festivals and Celebrations, Our Type of Traveler, videos
Mickela dances with women celebrating at the Asrlar Sadosi Festival in Navoi, Uzbekistan. Whose dream isn’t to dance around the world? Mickela Mallozzi, host and creator of the travel TV series Bare Feet, ”experiences the world one dance at time,” and boy,...
by Matt Dewhurst | Sep 20, 2014 | Entertainment, Festivals and Celebrations, Food and Drink, videos
Photography by Oktoberfest Zinzinnati With the fall finally here, it’s a good bet that you and your friends will be headed out to arguably the most traditional festival of the season — Oktoberfest. And while I think it’s safe to say most of us won’t be making the trip...
by Krystyna Barnard | Sep 17, 2014 | Festivals and Celebrations, Food and Drink, videos
Joe & Misses Doe Honey Beer (Photography by Nancy Borowick) Raise your steins! The annual 16-day Oktoberfest celebration, which pays homage to German beer, kicks off Sept. 20 in Munich. And if you’re not among the lucky few making a trip to Germany this year,...
by Zoe Silverman | Sep 15, 2014 | Festivals and Celebrations, videos
Photography by Lakeview Photography Get a dose of Southern comfort at the Kentucky Bourbon Festival this fall. The weeklong event runs from Sept. 16-21 and is absolutely worth a trip to Bardstown, KY. This famous bourbon celebration started in 1992 to bring together...