We Blog The World http://www.weblogtheworld.com The Global Voice for Travel & Events Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:02:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en-US Liming Baby Liming: Where TO LIME in the Caribbean Upon first hearing the term “liming,” I thought it was describing a culinary term; however, in Trinidad & Tobago, liming is an actual activity. Referring to the art of doing nothing while sharing food, drink, conversation and laughter, liming is an important part of the country’s island culture. In fact, it’s not uncommon for locals to say something like “let’s go lime” to mean “let’s chill or hangout.”

Why Is Liming Cultural?

Trinidad & Tobago is part of the Caribbean, and therefore has that laid-back vibe and carefree way of thinking present in many island cultures. Here, however, they take doing nothing to another level. For hanging out to be considered…
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1. Get To Know The Locals

If you’re having trouble finding interesting things to do in the town you’re in, look to the people to satiate your curiosity. Get to know interesting locals like artisans, bartenders and chefs and hear their stories. Learn about their up upbringings, what they do in their spare time, their jobs…
Read more...]]> http://www.weblogtheworld.com/countries/northern-america/how-to-hang-in-a-small-town-top-ten-travel-bonuses/ Lodi’s Wine & Roses Spa For a Soak, Plunge Pools, Sauna Time & More I arrived an hour early to soak in one of the spa’s two outdoor plunge pools.  After a late deadline and an early flight, I needed it. Under gentle pines and elegant landscaping, I watched the leaves fall beside me as a jet gave my back a pre-massage. Then I headed to the outdoor sauna with a looking…
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Read more...]]> http://www.weblogtheworld.com/countries/eastern-asia/taiwan/city-taipei/hello-kitty-everywhere-experience-all-things-pink-at-hi-lai-plaza-hotel/ Arizona’s White Stallion Dude Ranch Sits Between Mountains and Desert because you always want another helping, whereas “desert” only has one, because who in their right mind would want a second helping of something so dusty, dry, and hot?  Mrs. Brown certainly knew a thing or two about spelling tricks, but she had clearly never spent much time in a desert, or at least the one I was in. The White Stallion Ranch in Tucson, Arizona, is nestled between mountains and desert, with the sky reaching as far as the eye can see.  Early to bed and early…
Read more...]]> http://www.weblogtheworld.com/formats/featured/arizonas-white-stallion-dude-ranch-sits-between-mountains-and-desert/ Portugal’s Sao Joao Festival, One of Europe’s Quirkest Events Jao Joao Festival which is in Portugal‘s second largest city of Porto. Saint John, the patron saint of lovers, watches over as the town gets all lit up, decked out, and the good food flows like sweet Port wine. The festivities have been held in the city for more than six centuries, yet it was during the 19th century that Saint John’s day became impregnated in the city’s culture and assumed the status of the city’s most important festival. An interesting tradition among the people of Porto during the ‘Festa de São João’, with roots in pagan courtship rituals, is to hit each other…
Read more...]]> http://www.weblogtheworld.com/events/portugals-sao-joao-festival-one-of-europes-quirkest-events/ Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art – Minerals and Food at the Hip This breakfast plate at the Lizzadro Museum of Lapidary Art, 220 Cottage Hill Avenue in Elmhurst, Illinois, may look edible, but it’s not. Everything on the plates is stone — logical in a museum established to share the beauty of gemstones and promote the study of earth science. As Sara Johnson writes in the museum’s newsletter, “Minerals are defined as solid compounds derived from geologic processes. Rocks are aggregates of minerals that are found in the earth’s crust. Together rocks and minerals contribute to everything on the earth, from the water we drink, to the plants we harvest, to the livestock we…
Read more...]]> http://www.weblogtheworld.com/events/lizzadro-museum-of-lapidary-art-minerals-and-food-at-the-hip/ Celebrating Iceland’s National Independence Day in the North Akureyri. Icelandic National Day is known as the day of the nation’s celebration and is an annual holiday in Iceland which commemorates the foundation of The Republic of Iceland on June 17, 1944 and its independence from Danish rule.  The date was chosen to coincide with the birthday of Jón Sigurðsson, a major figure of Icelandic culture and the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement. Both Reykjavik and Akureyri held parade celebrations, including a brass band at the fore. Riders on Icelandic horses precede the brass band and flagbearers from the Icelandic scout movement follow the brass band. It…
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I spent a few days in Pasadena California last week and over the past few years, I’ve found Pasadena to be a lovely perch for Southern California visits.
Provided you don’t want to get to the beach, it provides fairly convenient access to much of LA as well as its own cultural highlights (I didn’t get to the Norton Simon Museum this trip, but it’s definitely on my radar for my next visit).
Pasadena also provides a good perch for birds. As I learned observing the local Alameda peregrines, there’s a nesting pair of falcons on the AT&T building smack in
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Rome

The current capital of Italy and former center of one of the largest empires in history, Rome’s streets have an electric energy flowing through them that’s palpable and intoxicating.

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