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Mardi Gras 2012

New Orleans knows how to put on a party! It is fun any time of the year, but no time is more special than the annual Mardi Gras celebration. At this time of the year, the wonderful wrought iron balconies of the French Quarter are creatively...

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New Orleans, LA

New Orleans

Dance Party

When I think of Aspen, I tend to think of winter, fancy people, and the movie Dumb & Dumber. And when I hear the words jazz festival, I immediately hear tunes from Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding play through my head. So imagine my...

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Snowmass Village, CO

Aspen

The Alamo

Each year the city of San Antonio hosts a one-night-only art festival called Luminaria, which displays contemporary art in public spaces - such as this motion picture, which was projected onto the facade of the Alamo.

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The Alamo

San Antonio

Hints of Holi

Holi, a religious spring festival primarily celebrated in South Asia, is what you would call A Color Overload. Powder is sold along the streets in an explosive array of colors, from fuchsia to neon yellow, so bright your eyes almost can't take it...

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The Pink City

Jaipur

The Horsemen and the Standards

The Naadam Festival, that takes place every July in Ulan Bator, Mongolia, is full of tradition and pomp and circumstance. The three-day festival kicks off with an opening ceremony that begins with a contingent of thirty horsemen riding into the...

Party with the Locals

The Kuna Islanders that inhabit the San Blas Islands on the Caribbean coast of Panama, near Colombia, are said to be a bit reserved and certainly camera shy. I did not find that to be the case on my visit to the islands. I found the Kuna to be...

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Playón Chico

Guna Yala

Joust of the Saracen

The main square of the Tuscan town of Arezzo transforms into a jousting track when the bi-annual Joust of the Saracen - (a medieval term for the 'infidels' the Crusades sought to convert) takes place. The "primary" joust is in June, with the main...

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Piazza Grande

Arezzo

Over the peak

Our balloon as it hovers just above the peak. An eager photographer rushes over to take a close-up picture.

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Gallup, NM

Gallup

Saddle Up, It's Time for the Rodeo

Growing up in Colorado, I've been to my fair share of rodeos. Nothing prepared me for the rodeo in Sheridan, Wyoming. It's a four day festival when the rodeo comes to town, and the entire town shuts down for parades, block parties, country line...

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Sheridan

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Mardi Gras 2012

Dance Party

The Alamo

Hints of Holi

The Horsemen and the Standards

Party with the Locals

Joust of the Saracen

Over the peak

Saddle Up, It's Time for the Rodeo

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