The Enchanting Spectacle: Discovering the Magic Fountains of Montjuic The Magic Fountains of Montjuic is a spectacular water, sound and ballet type dancing fountains and one of the city’s main attractions. Situated in the heart of Barcelona, the Magic...
Experience Halloween celebrations around the world Hard to believe that Halloween celebrations now happen around the world with parades, festivals and dress up events that originally where more American focused but with other cultures adding their own twist and fun...
Broadway for Orlando I couldn’t think of anything to contribute, help or even write about this entire senseless tragedy with Orlando recently. It seemed like all the current news or any updates seemed to be spiralling into that endless cycle of...
Merrie Monarch Parade in Hilo (crafts fairs, demonstrations, parades and hula competitions) 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...
Celebrating Culture and Tradition: Merrie Monarch Festivals and 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...
A hill tribe visit and stay in Northern Thailand My driver picked me up from my Chiang Mai hotel early afternoon for a short one hour trip to the Lisu hill tribe in Northern Thailand. This area has been settled with a variety of tribes that immigrated from...
Hi, I'm Noel, a writer and photographer based in San Francisco and Hawaii. I write about delicious food and wine indulgences, thoughtful luxury, and adventure travel. I share camera tips and techniques while exploring new and unusual places around the world. My site explores culture and history, art and architecture, world heritage sites, exotic locals, along with nature tours and natural landscapes worldwide. Quite a mixed bag of curiosities and quirky interests, just like myself.