Category: Cultural Events

Mardi Gras at The Backstreet Cultural Museum

by Kendra | Aug 15, 2017 | Cultural Events, North America, USA | 0

Many people have dreams about visiting New Orleans during Mardi Gras. They go, shake their booty...

Experiencing Canada’s Aboriginal Traditions: A Powwow

by Kendra | Mar 23, 2017 | Canada, Cultural Events, North America | 0

Have you ever seen a powwow?

Chilly Festive Times at Winterlude

by Kendra | Mar 10, 2015 | Canada, Cultural Events, UNESCO Sites | 8

Winter sucks. I’ve lived in Canada for most of my life and I still have been loudly unable to...

Mash Up in Guyana!

by Kendra | Feb 27, 2015 | Cultural Events, Guyana, South America | 4

One of the benefits of slow travel is that it greatly increases your chances to run into some form...

A Limpia in the Sierra Norte

by Kendra | Jan 13, 2015 | Cultural Events, Mexico | 4

Travellers tend to enjoy random experiences and I’m no exception. The more random (but connected...

A Temazcal in Sierra Norte, Oaxaca

by Kendra | Jan 11, 2015 | Cultural Events, Mexico | 6

One of the things that I think enhances travel is finding an opportunity to participate in...

Lovin’ the Lucha Libre

by Kendra | Jul 31, 2014 | Cultural Events, Mexico | 6

What I find pretty awesome about travel is that it gets people doing things they normally wouldn’t...

Trinidad: A Colourful Children’s Carnival

by Kendra | Mar 9, 2014 | Cultural Events, Lesser Antilles, Trinidad and Tobago | 10

One of the main events and highlight of Trinidad and Tobago is Carnival. And yet, as a full-grown...

Why You Should Experience the Whirling Dervishes

by Kendra | Jan 30, 2014 | Bucket List, Cultural Events, Turkey | 6

The first time I had heard of Whirling Dervishes was when I read Mrs. Pollifax and the Whirling...

Who Am I?

My name is Kendra and I am a cubicle escape artist: I try to find ways to keep my job while also trying to escape it as often as possible.

When I travel, I’m generally that solo woman you see wandering with a camera firmly clutched to her face as she traipses around while narrowly avoiding being hit by some form of local transportation.

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