Perceptive Travel Blog

Traveling fiddles: Hanneke Cassel

Kerry Dexter — Wed, 22 May 2013 06:02:41 +0000

Boston to the Isle of Skye in Scotland. Shanghai, in China, to New Zealand. India to Austria, Oregon to Germany to California to Kenya to Texas to Cape Breton: those a but a few of the places Hanneke Cassel has taken the music of her fiddle. Cassel grounds herself in the music of Scotland. Fiery

I Fondled a Bee Hive at the Waldorf

Alison J. Stein — Tue, 21 May 2013 11:17:11 +0000

If a bug lands on me, I’m just this side of hysterical at absolute best. I wrote that sentence last week in this space, and I thought of it a couple of days ago, when I was on the terrace of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in Manhattan. This outdoor space had previously been unused, and now

New Zealand’s weird and wacky festivals

Liz Lewis — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:04:34 +0000

From gumboot throwing in Taihape and the ‘running of the sheep’ in Te Kuiti to Wellington’s Wearable Arts, Queenstown’s Birdman competition, and Oamaru’s Steampunk festival, there’s no shortage weird and wacky festivals around New Zealand showcasing the country’s unique sense of humor, understated eccentricities, and the infamous Kiwi ingenuity. Here’s my top four favorite weird

Where I Like to Drink When I Go Out for a Drink in Singapore: JiBiru Japanese Craft Beer Bar

Brian Spencer — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:10:20 +0000

By Brian Spencer I’ll give you 40+ reasons why JiBiru Japanese Craft Beer Bar should anchor any Singapore booze crawl. Located at 313@Somerset mall’s open-air Discovery Walk, sandwiched between the Charlie Brown Café and Brotzeit German Bier Bar & Restaurant, JiBiru, as its name suggests, deals primarily in imported bottles and kegs from a fistful

Island merch: what you find at a Hawaii Target that you don’t see anywhere else

Sheila Scarborough — Thu, 16 May 2013 16:15:29 +0000

I was a fan of the Target stores even before my daughter Nancy started working there to pay for college. They have a clean, open layout that appeals to me, and their clothing, housewares and accessories are a particular favorite. Still, I did not expect to shop at a Hawaii Target while on vacation. I