Trinidad Carnival 2020: The Global Carnivalist Recap

Trinidad Carnival 2020 was bittersweet for me. While there were some amazing moments, there were challenges that blemished my overall experience. I partnered with D Travel Plug, to assist with showcasing Trinidad Carnival in a different light to carnival virgins and veterans and there were several bumps along the road; let’s get into this recap […]

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Global Carnivalist travels to Crucian Christmas Festival 2020

St. Croix is a land of rich cultural diversity and beauty, with 84 square miles of beaches, rainforests and hillsides. It is the largest island in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Crucians celebrate their carnival each year starting in December; closing out with a carnival parade on the first Saturday in January of the New […]

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New Years in the Tropics: St. Kitts Carnival (SugarMas 48)

Happy New Year Readers!! Hoping your 2020 is abundant and blessed and all things cheery with whipped cream on top. Now let’s talk about CARNIVAL ON NEW YEARS DAY! What better way to open up 2020 than dancing in the blazing sun, in beautiful carnival costumes, dancing to soca music and drinking rum. There are […]

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Miami Carnival 2019: Revel Nation Carnival, Jouvert & More

Miami Carnival festivities concluded on October 14 and I AM STILL tired!! I have been sleeping like a newborn for days trying to catch myself. But of course I’m exhausted, on carnival Saturday, I attended THREE fetes, napped for two hours then went on the road for carnival. SMH. Anyway, let’s talk about these parties. […]

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Caribana 2019: Band Reviews

August hosts so many carnivals each year and Toronto Carnival, formerly known as Caribana, is one of the popular carnivals occurring in the summer. While I personally did not attend, masqueraders submitted their feedback. *Caribana 2019 pictures are not pictures of the masqueraders and the stories enclosed*  Band: Dream Carnival  This was my first year […]

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Antigua Carnival 2019: Myst Carnival & Top Shelf Events

Myst Carnival 2019

Can you believe it? It was only a week ago I was jamming down Factory Road singing OOH Tanya at the highest octave possible, now I’m typing about my experience. In January, Top Shelf Events and I partnered to market, and push the Antiguan Carnival Experience. I’m happy I got to see with my own […]

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St.Lucia Carnival 2019: Xuvo Carnival

Xuvo Carnival Majesty

Exactly one week ago today, I was taking pictures in one of the prettiest costumes I’ve worn for 2019. I knew since 2018 after having the time of my life that I would be back in St.Lucia for carnival. I was worried; worried because I had such a great time in 2018 that I didn’t […]

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Bermuda Carnival 2019: Pumping with Party People Entertainment

Bermuda Carnival now done, and as my legs were aching remembering how much fun I had on the road, I was sad it ended so quickly. If you read my planning guide, I mentioned that Bermuda’s Carnival is a blast and also has relaxing elements [like those beautiful pink sand beaches and flamingos]; it’s the […]

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Bahamas Carnival 2019: A Review of Bahamas Masqueraders

Before bands launched and a fete flyer could pop up on my Instagram Feed, I knew Bahamas Carnival 2019 was a go. I had previously seen a video of Bahamas Masqueraders on the road and also had the chance to interview them in 2018. That said, after partying and relaxing in St. Maarten for 5 days, […]

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St. Maarten Carnival 2019: The Road, Carnival Village & More

As I type, I am suffering from what is known as the ‘carnival flu‘. For me it’s a combination of actually being sick due to so many weather changes AND having carnival tabanca. I enjoyed five days in St. Maarten and now I’m here to talk about why. For those of you that don’t know, […]

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