by Noel | | Delicious Food, Italy, Local ritual or event
Tortellini of Valeggio, Italy Tortellini is made throughout Italy but also well celebrated with a large yearly festival dedicated to this favorite pasta in the Valeggio district of Lake Garda, Italy. This area is just like those movies set in Italy bustling with...
by Noel | | Hawaii, Local ritual or event, Special event or performance, Travel Photography
Merrie Monarch Parade in Hilo, Hawaii The Merrie Monarch parade caps a week long celebration of hula dance, music performance and creative arts in Hilo, Hawaii. It was a beautiful day celebrating the best parade filled with tropical flowers, beauty queens, colorful...
by Noel | | Hawaii, Local ritual or event, Special event or performance, Top Attractions
Merrie Monarch Festivals 2016 Ho’ike night The entire week of Merrie Monarch festivals in Hilo, Hawaii celebrates everything focused on hula dance, art and other creative performances. Many of the Hilo performance venues are free and open to the public...
by Noel | | Indonesia, Local ritual or event, Markets and street food, Travel Photography
Markets in Bali – a photo essay There are so many markets all around the island of Bali, most of them are tourist driven with the typical assortment of vendors selling cheap clothing and other souvenirs that everyone flocks to for cheap buys to bring back...
by Noel | | eco tours, Hiking Adventure, Local ritual or event, Nature or landscape photography, People photography, Thailand, Travel Photo Mondays
The area north of the Chiang Mai province in Thailand is dotted with many hill tribes of different ethnic groups that have immigrated to this hilly area from neighboring regions. This includes the surrounding countries in Laos, China and Tibet where many of these...
by Noel | | culture or special exbhibit, Local ritual or event, Thailand, Travel Photo Mondays, Travel Photography
A visit to a Laotian village in Northern Thailand for Travel Photo Mondays It was surprising to learn that there are a few settlements of Laotian villages throughout Northern Thailand. This was due partly to an exodus of whole tribes into Thailand to avoid the...